A Brief History of the Stirrup

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Game #36 - Cleveland Indians @ New York Yankees
Published 5/8/2008 by anaconda at Pinstripe Alley
... For you baseball purists, Fred Bierman of the NY Times penned an interesting brief history on stirrups and the current "wide array of hosiery styles across MLB."  Believe it or not, Manny Ramirez has more in common with the ...

The Scorecard: Pete Rose and the most disturbing photo ever
Published 5/8/2008 at Big League Stew
... ol' Chuck Hustle with batting donuts and briefs isn't a candidate for the charter class of the "Things That Never Should Have Seemed Like A Good Idea" Hall of Fame, I'm not sure what is. Now if you'll excuse me as I go check the Yellow Pages and consult friends for the name of a good therapist. Elsewhere in the baseball blogosphere ... • If someone's writing about the history of the baseball stirrup, best believe I'll be reading it. [NY Times — Bats Blog] • The Red Sox have a new sideline (foul territory?) ...

Stink-Eye for the Pink Guys
Published 5/12/2008 by Paul Lukas at Uni Watch
... (with thanks to Neal Greenberg). … Nice little item on stirrups in the New York Times, complete with a photo-linked shout-out to yours truly (although I had nothing to do with he piece). … Here’s a new one: Several readers have noted that John Maine appeared to have his ears ...