With the MLB trade deadline long past, most pundits and analysts would tell you that if a trade were to occur it would most likely be small in all sizes. The deal that is being reported as almost complete between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red Sox does not come close to the word small. The deal would send first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, out fielder Carl Crawford, starting pitcher Josh Becket, and infielder Nick Punto from Boston to LA in exchange for James Loney and 3 minor league prospects. Los Angeles would agree to pay almost every dollar of Crawford’s, Beckett’s, and Gonzalez’s contracts, which in total amount to more than $250 million.
Such a deal has never occurred in MLB history. The Dodgers were recently sold by former owner Frank McCourt after the team declared bankruptcy. The Guggenheim Partners, LLC bought the team from McCourt and seems to be willing to infuse the team with large sums of money. This deal is unprecedented.
For the Red Sox, things haven’t gone very well this season. After their historic collapse last season combined with the media stories about players eating fried chicken and drinking beer in the clubhouse. This season, with the addition of manager Bobby Valentine, the Red Sox have done very little to improve their ball club. In response, General Manager Ben Cherington decided to shake things up and release huge contracts giving them great financial flexibility t improve their team in the two years.
Deals like this come along once a decade and almost never after the non-waiver trade deadline of July 31st. Pay attention.
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Authentically Speaking Trivia: In what year did the Dodgers wear green in their uniforms. Answer to come Monday.
Friday's Answer: 2003
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(Editor’s Note: Philadelphia-area writer and longtime sports apparel industry researcher and developer Jared Wheeler writes weekly for Authentically Speaking.)
By Jared Wheeler
Throughout its history the game of baseball has reflected the state of American society. In 1933, the economic depression was a paralyzing force on a defeated society. American’s took refuge in days out to the ballpark. Arch Ward, sports editor for the Chicago Tribune, understood the important impact that the game had on our society. Ward proposed the idea of an All Star baseball game to coincide with Chicago’s Century of Progress Exhibition.
On July 6, 1933 the holy grounds of Comiskey Park welcomed the best players from both the National and American Leagues for the first All Star Game. The American League players wore their team uniforms while the National League wore a customized hat and jersey, identifying their league. It would be the only All Star Game in which one team wore a uniform that identified their league instead of their team. The All Star Game became an annual event and is now known as the Mid Summer Classic.
The Bronx born Frankie Frisch played in the first All Star Game at Chicago’s Comiskey Park. Frisch was a member of the St. Louis Cardinals and their famous Gas House Gang. The Hall of Fame seconded baseman was the best of his times. Frisch played in 8 World Series during his career with both the New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals. In 1937, after playing in just 17 games, Frisch called it quits. He finished his career with a .316 clip and just 120 hits shy of the holy hit number, 3000.
This uniquely styled navy wool fitted hat is attributed to Frankie Frisch of the St. Louis Cardinals. Frisch wore this hat during the 1933 All Star Game. This is a six-panel wool hat constructed by the Spalding Co. The front two panels hold the unique National League logo, NL, stitched in white thread. A navy wool covered metal button rests at the top of the hat. The eyelets are accented with navy thread. The under-visor is lined in green cloth. The aged, sweatband is made of tanned leather and shows signs of wear. The Spalding Co. logo is stamped beautifully in silver on the leather band in the rear of the hat. The cap is tagged by an archivist denoting the date and player that are attributed to the artifact. This rare historical piece remains in the vaults at the National Baseball Hall of Fame Museum and Library.
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Authentically Speaking Trivia: In what year did the Phoenix Suns introduce their alternative orange uniforms? Answer to come tomorrow.
Thursday's Answer: 1956-1960
The Marlins wore this uniform as a minor league team in the International League, in both the Philadelphia Phillies and Baltimore Orioles organizations.
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The 1990’s version of the Philadelphia Phillies best resembles a roller coaster. In the beginning of the decade they shocked the world and made the 1993 World Series. Unfortunately, by 1995 they were back to their losing ways. In fact, in 1995 the Phillies best player was Ricky Bottalico who posted an rWAR of 2.8.
In memory of the few good years, the Phillies celebrated the 1990’s at retro night last night when they played the Cincinnati Reds. The uniforms the two teams wore came from 1991, a year in which both the Reds and the Phillies posted records of mediocrity.
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Authentically Speaking Trivia: In what year did the Miami Marlins wear this jersey? Answer to come tomorrow.
Wednesday's Answer: Bernie Parent. Parent played for the Philadelphia Blazers. He was the first NHL player to move to the new WHA and did so in 1973. He left the team the same year and eventually worked out a trade to make his way to the Philadelphia Flyers.
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Two major NCAA football schools have upgraded their jerseys going into the 2012-2013 season. The Texas A&M Aggies, partnering with Adidas, released their new Lone Star TECHFIT football uniforms. The new jerseys will harken back to the 1970’s utilizing the stripe on the shoulders. In 1975, the Aggies, while in the Southwest Conference, won the conference championship. In 2012 Texas A&M will play it’s first season in the Southeastern Conference, known as the powerhouse conference in America, hoping that the new TECHFIT jerseys will provide some luck as they go up against the likes of LSU, Alabama, and South Carolina. The new uniforms also include a new logo that combines the “ATM” mark with an outline of the state of Texas.
In addition to the boys in College Station, the Oregon Ducks have also unveiled new uniforms for the 2012-2013 season. While the Ducks have previously unveiled somewhat audacious uniforms including liquid metallic helmets, the 2012 uniforms will take a step back from the flashy past. Oregon will continue to wear the metallic helmets, but instead of chrome, they will go with the team’s signature green. The actual uniforms will come in yellow, black, and green, but will feature the duck feathers on the shoulders and around the neck. Each jersey will feature two colors with one color solely on the feather region.
Authentic Store Buzz: Pro League Authentics has announced a new sale. Currently, all MLB jerseys, including batting practice, on field, replica, and authentic jerseys. This includes when you purchase the jersey in store or on the internet.
Authentically Speaking Trivia: Only the Colts, (expansion) Cowboys, Rams, Eagles, Cardinals, and Redskins wore logos on their helmets in ‘60. By the next season with the expansion Vikings sporting a logo, the Lions, Packers and Giants followed suit, while the Browns went numberless. The Bears, 49ers and Steelers added logos in 1962.
Monday’s Answer: The Cleveland Browns and the Pittsburgh Steelers sported number on their helmets in the 1960 NFL season.
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For the first time since the 2005 game in Houston, there will be no mention of Major League Baseball, or its initials on the 2013 All Star Game Patch (pictured above) which was unveiled last week and is already being sold by retail outlets.
Even more unusual, no mention of the host New York Mets, only the well-known Skyline logo. There hasn’t been an All Star Game logo that plain, only the year and logo of the host team, since the 1957 game at Sportsmen’s Park in St. Louis.
In honor of former Red Sox great and longtime ambassador of the club Johnny Pesky who died last week at the age of 92, the team is wearing a black armband on their right uniform sleeves when they wear gray.
For the alternate blue jersey, worn Friday night at Yankee Stadium, instead of an armband the team wore a white “number 6” on their left sleeve.
The Dodgers and Braves wore the Civil Right Game logo as patches on their caps in a weekend series at Turner Field.
One NFL Note: Great color combination in Denver Saturday night. The Broncos hosted Seattle in their now regular orange home jersey, against the Seahawks who unveiled the new white jersey, which looked nice with the navy blue pants – just one of many combinations for Seattle this season.
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Authentic Store Buzz: In celebration of retaining the Olympic Gold in basketball in London, there are a couple of sweet USA Basketball Tees from Nike. A Gold Medal team caricature tee along with an “Unstoppable Greatness” tee (pictured above l to r).
Also, one of Nike’s most popular and leading selling retail jacket products, the women’s Eagles conversion top (pictured above right), perfect as the calendar eventually turns more into “football weather.”
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Authentically Speaking Trivia Time: In the 1960 NFL season, only 6 of the 13 teams had logos on their helmets, while two teams sported numbers on their helmets instead. Name those two number-bearing teams? Answer on Tuesday.
Friday’s answer: The Los Angeles Lakers switched from royal blue and white with power blue trim, which they wore after moving from Minneapolis in 1960, to ‘Forum blue’ and gold jerseys (‘Forum blue’ is what then owner Jack Kent Cooke called the shade of purple the team wore) in the 1967-68 season.
The Lakers added an alternate home white jersey, usually worn Sundays and designed in honor of 42-year team broadcaster Chick Hearn who died in 2002, during the 2002-03 season.
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(Editor's Note: Philadelphia area sports writer Ben Horrow contributes weekly to Authentically Speaking.)
By Ben Horrow
Men dominate professional sports. Men comprise the athletes who play in professional sports leagues, they govern most of the behind-the-scenes activities, and most importantly, most consumers of sports are male.
These are generalizations that cannot be overlooked, but in no way does acknowledging this one-sidedness imply that women do not play an ever-growing and serious role in the world of professional sports.
The National Football League, the largest and most lucrative professional sport in the United States, does not dispute or ignore the idea that women are fans of football. The league quickly understood that both sexes were potential consumers of NFL products.
In response, in 2011, the NFL announced the production and promotion of women’s lines of jerseys, t-shirts, hats, and other apparel. They attempted to produce different colors, fabrics styles, cuts, and other aspects of apparel that flattered their female consumers.
Also in 2011, a poll was conducted to find out which player’s jerseys women wore most. Not surprisingly, the football team’s with huge overall fan bases and storied traditions found themselves on this list. Troy Polamalu, the Steelers’ Safety, found himself on the top of the list, but by holding three out of ten spots, the Dallas Cowboys combined sold the most jerseys to women.
Now, the NFL is once again promoting towards it’s female fans. Their latest advertisement features a number of successful and famous women wearing different gear, many supporting their favorite teams.
They include, former Secretary of State Condalizza Rice, Summer Sanders, Melania Trump, and D.J. Kiss. The women featured in this campaign range from younger to older and represent the gamut of races. They show off different styles and do so fairly tastefully.
Major League Baseball, with the help of actress Alyssa Milano, also launched campaigns to attract female customers, but no league has the potential to affect this group of fans like the NFL.
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Authentic Store Buzz: Please check out the new ‘FRANK’S PICKS’ and ‘CREATIVEPLAYER$’ tabs on the website. Frank Knuckles of Philly’s legendary band The Roots now regulars on NBC’s Late Night with Jimmy Fallon has been a member of the PLA team from day one.
A long time avid sports fan, Frank is also known for his taste in fashion and he will regularly present his personal selections of apparel. One of the first items is a Creative Player$ Phillies X Kente custom strap-back hat (pictured above).
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Authentically Speaking Trivia Time: What year did the Los Angeles Lakers switch from blue and white uniforms to their current “Forum Blue” purple and gold uniforms? Answer on Monday.
Thursday’s answer: The Edmonton Oilers wore this patch to mark their 25th anniversary during the 2003-04 NHL season.
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(Editor’s Note: Sports apparel “Guru” Ray Jannelli, the president of PLA, has some thoughts this week on his days as the former manager, buyer and sales trainer at the "Original" Mitchell & Ness.)
By Ray Jannelli
In my twenty some odd years in the sporting goods/sports apparel business I am always asked what was it like being the head buyer and retail store manager in the "glory days" at the "Original" Mitchell & Ness?
My reply always: "It was always about the customer.”
Our customers were part of an inclusive club, sports fans all! We knew all of our customers on a first name basis; even new Mitchell & Ness recruits coming out of school were encouraged to turn a potential customer into a friend, friend into a customer, customer into a loyal-repeat customer.
First name basis. Club atmosphere. Elite customer service. I am pleased to see my customers finding me at our new sports apparel company Pro League Authentics.
The second question I am always asked is: “What happened to the "Original" Mitchell & Ness"?
My reply: "The 1980s, '90s and early 2000s were truly a magical time at Mitchell & Ness, original products, strong customer base, great employees that had a genuine interest in sports, the products, and the customers.”
Great time, personally. I must have trained over 50 college graduates in the highly competitive world of sporting goods sales. (Thank you, Brian Tracy and the Sandler Sales Institute.)
The problem started in the spring of 2004, actually earlier, maybe late 2003 when I saw a distinct paradigm shift of alienation of our core, loyal customers of many years. The Zen Koan certainly applies here, "Look inside for answers- not outside.”
Take note future MBA's. When a company looks outside for a level of expertise (consultants) it usually means that company did not look for answers from within. The company's "mind" is the level of expertise of the employees that work for that particular company." It’s academic, though it is a double-bind.
A real world example: At Mitchell &Ness in early summer ’04 we brought on board a company called DMI Partners, a simple SEO firm, that came off the local Mensa bench (no, they weren't starters).
DMI, which had NO sports apparel business experience, started to interfere in major business decisions, overstepped their bounds so to speak, the Mitchell & Ness execs listened to them, the beginning of the end.
Long, sad story short, Mitchell & Ness had to sell to Reebok.
The lesson: Business students (if you ever own a business) and current business owners - listen from the REAL experts - your employees. Your employees are the boots on the ground, a sounding board, and your customers are your market validation.
That consulting fee could be put to better use.
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Authentic Store Buzz: In Philly, the Super Bowl theme is picking up steam in the shop as more people are grabbing Eagles merchandise every day. Into the store this week; some great fashion fit retro Kelly green Eagles gear from Junk Food for both men and women (pictured above).
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Authentically Speaking Trivia Time: What team wore this patch? Answer on Friday.
Wednesday’s answer: The Seahawks wore gray facemasks in their first season, 1976. In fact, the team wore gray through the 1982 season, when they then switched to blue facemasks.
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And, as a bonus, it’s unwashed. So, if you’re willing, click here.
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Authentic Store Buzz: Two of the manufacturers that the folks at Pro League Authentics have been involved with in their extensive sports apparel experience are American Needle and Wright & Ditson.
That’s continued at PLA since last fall with the throwback Cooperstown Collection hats, and many different W & D Tees.
What follows below is information about each company, provided by each company, respectively, to shed more insight on their history and current business protocol.
First, American Needle.
Founded in 1918 as an importer of sewing needles, American Needle has evolved over three generations into a world leader in headwear manufacturing.
Upon its inception as a family-owned business, the company quickly progressed into manufacturing headwear and military styles of all types. The factory, located on the North Side of Chicago, hired skilled tailors, pattern makers, sewing machine operators and seamstresses. Their passion was for making new hat styles for new markets.
In 1946, the company approached the Chicago Cubs with the idea of selling fans baseball caps like the ones the players wore on the field.
The Cubs agreed to the proposal, with the team’s ownership noting, “Who would want ot buy the hats the players are wearing?”
The first run of Cubs hats sold out in one day and a second lot sold even faster. Based on theses successes, the company would soon begin supplying caps to all Major League teams nationwide and years later, the NFL.
Today, American needle is a third generation family business that continues to lead the industry with the design and manufacture of products that are admired by headwear connoisseurs around the world. American Needle holds licenses for major sports leagues and entertainment properties, as well as over 30 patents on design and manufacturing innovations.
Throughout the company’s nearly 100 year history, American Needle attributes its success to the company’s allegiance to its core principles of craftsmanship, leadership, individuality and heritage, and continually inventing dynamic new headwear concepts and expressions.
Now, Wright & Ditson.
The history of Wright & Ditson is woven into the early fabric of American sports, from the first Official Ball of the U.S. Davis Cup, to the publication of Wright & Ditson’s Guide to American Golf (as approved by the Royal Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews in 1899).
Founded in 1871 by Baseball Hall of Famer George Wright and Boston businessman Henry Ditson, the company began as a purveyor of tennis, golf and baseball equipment. The company was known for its precision craftsmanship – from tennis rackets to golf clubs – and by the turn of the century, baseball equipment.
By the early 1900s, Wright & Ditson stood alone as the singular purveyor of sports equipment and apparel in the U.S.; and brand of choice, for court of course, to the hobbyist and professional alike.
Today, we proudly carry our rich tradition of skill and quality as we employ modern techniques and styling to revive the fashions of a bygone era in American sports.
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Authentically Speaking Trivia Time: What color facemask did the Seattle Seahawks wear in their inaugural 1976 season? Answer on Thursday.
Tuesday’s answer: The Flyers put player’s names on their home uniforms for the first time in 1972. The road jerseys first saw names in 1974 for national TV games on NBC, and regularly in the 1977-78 season.
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(Editor’s Note: Philadelphia-area writer and longtime sports apparel industry researcher and developer Jared Wheeler writes weekly for Authentically Speaking.)
By Jared Wheeler
When you think of baseball cards a handful of companies come to mind. One to note would be Topps, which has connected generations through its evolution of the cardboard backed cards. However, a new revolution in card creation has taken shape in Left Field Cards.
Left Field Cards was established in 2011 by Amelie Mancini, a French born artist who first fell in love with America’s pastime on a summer evening in Flushing Meadows, N.Y. Mancini has put her own twist on the age old hobby of card collecting, making it a strong theme within her art.
The cards are printed off of hand carved linoleum blocks. Each series uniquely ties together 10 players, stretching from the delicious sounding player name to a line-up of bizarre disabled list trips. Mancini captures the love affair of the card collecting hobby through her personalized artistic touch.
Left Field Cards is making its way to Pro League Authentics. Series Three, Marvelous Moustaches, will be available this week at our 13th Street location in Center City Philadelphia. We will also be partnering with Left Field Cards for an in-store event slated for Thursday, October 4. More details will follow on our website, so mark your calendar! Stop on in and start collecting.
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Authentically Speaking Trivia Time: What year did the Flyers place names on their home uniforms? Answer on Wednesday.
Monday’s answer: Besides the 12 National League teams that wore the 1976 centennial patch, the Cubs (team 100th anniversary), the Expos (Montreal Olympic Games), and the Phillies (America’s Bicentennial) wore an additional patch.
In the American League that season, the Indians, Tigers, A’s and Rangers all wore patches that celebrated the nation’s Bicentennial. By-the-way, the Tigers and Rangers each wore their respective ’76 patches when they threw back last Saturday night at Arlington Stadium.
The Rangers wearing road uniforms at home, marked the second straight week a team wore road throwbacks at home (Cardinals on Aug 5).
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By Ben Horrow
Last Thursday, the news broke that the Orlando Magic had finally completed a deal involving their star center Dwight Howard. In a four-team swap, Howard became a Los Angeles Laker. The Magic received a number of draft picks and young players while the Philadelphia 76ers received the services of Andrew Bynum and sent Olympic gold medalist Andre Iguodala to the Denver Nuggets.
With so many big-name players on the move in one trade, it begs the question of what to do with their uniforms. First, from a team perspective: What does the Orlando Magic do with the thousands of Dwight Howard jerseys and t-shirts they had been planning on selling during the upcoming season? They could throw them away, give them away, keep selling them, or, at least with the jerseys, change them to represent players still associated with the Magic.
Because major sports leagues cannot predict the winner of their given championship, all leagues are forced to produce apparel that shows that either team involved has won. For example, the NFL made t-shirts and hats that declared the New England Patriots Super Bowl champions, but the New York Giants won the game, thus making the Patriots Super Bowl gear useless for sales. In this case, the NFL sends the unwanted apparel to charities that need clothing. Does the same system apply to Andre Iguodala Philadelphia jerseys as well?
For fans, the decision is usually simpler. Jerseys, as well as other sports apparel, are expensive, and thus few fans discard clothing representing an individual who no longer plays for their city’s team. Sometimes, as happened in Cleveland, fans will use their apparel to make a statement in response to a favorite player leaving. LeBron James incited many fans in Cleveland to burn, throw out, rip, cut, and destroy jerseys of his that bore the Cavaliers emblem.
What will Orlando Magic fans do with now obsolete Dwight Howard jerseys? He blatantly stated that he would not return to Orlando and caused a lot of chaos prior to his departure. Only time will tell.
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Authentic Store Buzz: Green Bay plays Cleveland Thursday night at Lambeau Field and the Packs home authentic Nike Elite jersey will make its 2012 debut. The Aaron Rodgers retail model is pictured above at our Center City Philly location.
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Authentically Speaking Trivia Time: Besides all National League teams that wore the 1976 centennial patch, how many other teams wore a commemorative patch during the 1976 MLB season? Answer in Tuesday's edition of Authentically Speaking.
Friday’s answer: The New York Giants wore white at home in the 1956 NFL Championship Game because the Chicago Bears didn’t have a white jersey, and the Giants did. This was the last game played before TV and the NFL dictated for the 1957 season that at least one team had to have a white (contrasting) jersey to off-set a team’s colored jersey as the black and white television age was moving towards its explosive and colorful decade of the 1960s.
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The pre-season games are under way, the Nike Elite Jerseys have made their on-field debut at several locations, and here are some authentic uniform notes for the upcoming season:
*The Steelers will wear an “80 Seasons” patch and a throwback jersey.
*The Redskins will celebrate an 80th anniversary and also wear a throwback.
*The Texans spotlight their “10th anniversary” season with a patch.
*The Chiefs will celebrate their 50th season in Kansas City.
*In weeks 14 and 15 (Dec. 6-17), all teams will wear a patch to honor the 50th anniversary of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.
*The Bills will wear their “Toronto Series” patch on Dec. 16 hosting Seattle at the Rogers Centre.
*New England and St. Louis don the “International Series” patch when they tangle in London on Oct. 28.
*The Eagles will wear a helmet decal with the initials “GR” in memory of Andy Reid’s son Garrett. They did not wear it for their pre-season opener Thursday against Pittsburgh. The Chargers will wear a decal and patch with the number “55” to honor Junior Seau, they did not wear either in their pre-season opener Thursday night against Green Bay..
*All teams will wear the pink Breast Cancer Awareness Month ribbons in October, and camouflage decals during weeks 9-10-11 (Nov. 1-19) in what the NFL is labeling as “Salute to Service” games honoring those in military service.
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Authentically Speaking Trivia Time: In the 1956 NFL championship game at Yankee Stadium, the home town New York Giants wore white jerseys against the visiting Chicago Bears who wore their traditional dark blue uniforms. Why did the Giants wear white at home? Answer on Monday.
Thursday’s answer: Notre Dame wore Shamrock decals on its helmets between the 1959 and 1962 seasons under head coach Joe Kuharich. The Irish also wore almost identical looking Shamrocks as the original version for one game under current coach Brian Kelly on Sept. 10, 2011.
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