Oh, I didn't know that! The point I was going to make was that with that patch, and with the cover of the press guide that year, which had a similar design, that was the first time that we made the stadium facade into a logo of its own. I mean, everyone knew that the facade design kind of defined Yankee Stadium It was Tom Villante.
He was a Yankee batboy in the '40s, and then he went on to a career with the ad agency BBDO, where he became a major advertising executive.
He went on to become the vice president of marketing and broadcasting for Major League Baseball and created the "Baseball Fever: Catch It! He also created, "Schaefer is the one beer to have when you're having more than one. And there you have it. Big thanks to Appel for sharing his recollections and for saving the Yanks' uniform heritage. Special Raffle and Party for Uni Watch Readers Most of you have probably seen those posters that document the uniform histories of various teams.
And if you haven't seen the posters, maybe you've seen the clocks , or the fridge magnets , or the other similar items in that product line. Those products are all marketed by a Toronto operation called Maple Leaf Productions. Company founder Scott Sillcox is currently in the process of selling off the original watercolor illustrations used throughout the Maple Leaf catalog and has generously offered to give away one painting to a Uni Watch reader.
For further details and info on how to enter, look here. Meanwhile, the next Uni Watch party will take place next Saturday, Oct. So throw on your favorite jersey and mingle with your fellow uniform enthusiasts -- we'll see you there.
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Freeman, Correa among to enter free agency. Dodgers favorites to win '22 Series; Astros next. In fact, anyone seeking an answer to the question will stumble across a conspiracy theory that is both, nonsensical and way more entertaining than the legitimate answer.
The theory goes something like this: the Yankees began wearing the pinstripes so Babe Ruth would appear slimmer as his career winded down and his stomach protruded.
Do note that Ruth joined the Yankees in , a full eight years after the pinstripes first graced their uniforms, and five seasons after they became a staple. By the time Ruth played his final game with the Yanks, in , the pinstripes had been in place for nearly two full decades. At least the Ruth theory ascribes ingenuity to the Yankees' decision to wear pinstripes. Truth is, the Yankees didn't take to the look because they were thought leaders or branding experts; the opposite is true -- the Yankees seemingly co-opted pinstripes because other teams were wearing them.
Here's what Snopes uncovered from the New York Times in read it for yourself here :. When manager Harry Wolverton's Yankees trot out from their clubhouse on April 11 to open the season with Boston, Hilltop fans will see their favorites togged out in uniforms closely resembling those worn by the Giants last season.
The fad for the pin stripe in baseball toggery, introduced by the Cubs a few years ago, has reached the Hilltop, and the home uniforms of the Yankees this year will be of that design.
They famously acquired Babe Ruth from the Boston Red Sox prior to the season; before long, he was slugging home runs and lifting the Yankees into the limelight. A few years, the team would move into the original Yankee Stadium and, from there, the rest is history. One theory says that the New York Yankees started wearing pinstripes to make the bulky Babe Ruth look slimmer.
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