The Sports Archives – Color-coordinated Baseball Uniforms!

Posted on October 2, 2010 by thesportsarchives

In 1882, baseball uniforms took on a whole different meaning in a sense that the colors worn designated what position the player held.

This is what players had to wear:

Position           Color Worn
————– ———–
Pitcher             blue
Catcher            scarlet
Shortstop        maroon
Left-fielder     white
Right-fielder   gray
All other          Combination of 2 colors

Opposing teams were identified only by their socks! This went on until someone pointed out the obvious, that you can tell a player’s position from where he stands!

Nowadays, Baseball has many utility players, so say we move New York Yankees Derek Jeter from Shortstop to 3rd base in the same game… back then, he would’ve had to change his uniform!

 

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Oklahoma Sooners vs. Texas Longhorns – Let the Party Begin!

Posted on October 2, 2010 by thesportsarchives

The Texas Longhorns and the Oklahoma Sooners play the annual Red River rivalry game at the Cotton Bowl today at 3:30 p.m. ET.

However, the partying started last night as there were nearly 50 arrests for public intoxication and over 300 parking tickets issued in mostly Dallas’ West End section.

Good thing it wasn’t any of the players!  Oklahoma is No. 8 and Texas is No. 21 going into today’s game.  Should be a beauty!

Read about it here.

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The Sports Archives – A Time Of No Football At Yale!

Posted on October 1, 2010 by thesportsarchives

In 1822, the president of Yale College, Timothy Dwight, disallowed all students to play Football. Violators were to be reported to the dean and were to be penalized by a fine not to exceed fifty cents.

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Too much honey in Chad Ochocinco’s Honey Nut cereal!

Posted on October 1, 2010 by thesportsarchives

This is great. You call up to make a donation to ‘Feed the Children’ using the phone number listed on the namesake cereal boxes of Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco and you allegedly get a sexy female voice making obscene suggestions and then asking for a credit card.

Apparently, the cereal box has the wrong toll-free prefix.

Wait!…maybe they should let it ride and force all payments made to be handed over to the charity. Nah, that won’t work because Ochocinco has to keep a clean reputation.

He has already apologized for the error.

Read about it here.

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The Sports Archives – How The New Jersey Devils Got Their Name

Posted on September 30, 2010 by thesportsarchives

The New Jersey Devils were supposedly named after a legendary, gargoyle-like creature that lived in the Pine Barrens of South Jersey. Termed the Jersey Devil or Leeds Devil, this creature was born 13th child to “Mother Leeds”, an alleged witch, and quickly gained notoriety for killing livestock.

Jersey Devil

Jersey Devil

I guess every region has it’s Bigfoot!

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The Sports Archives – How the Pirates Got Their Name!

Posted on September 29, 2010 by thesportsarchives

The Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team got their name as a result of bad newspaper publicity.  In 1880, the team based in Pittsburgh, allegedly “stole” an important player away from the team in Philadelphia.   There were ill feelings between the two cities and local Philly newspapers angrily called Pittsburgh “a bunch of Pirates.” The term stuck, and eventually became the team’s official name.

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Dallas Cowboy’s rookie gets pinned with 54K dinner tab!

Posted on September 29, 2010 by thesportsarchives

Dez Bryant, rookie wide receiver, for the NFL Dallas Cowboys got his just payment for not carrying veteran teammate, Roy Williams pads during training camp…a rookie hazing tradition.

That payment was a huge dinner bill of over 54K after Williams had the rookie take the team out to dinner.  The deal was to take out the offense, however, Williams ensured the defense was there as well, upping Bryant’s liability.

Still, 54K of an 8.3 million rookie contract is a drop in the bucket comparatively speaking.  But, for the waiters at the restaurant, they probably split what was about a 10k tip.  Not a bad take!

Read story here.

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Evan Longoria unhappy about empty seats in Tampa.

Posted on September 28, 2010 by thesportsarchives

Evan Longoria couldn’t hold back any longer about the dismal attendance in Tampa for the contending first place Tampa Bay Rays in Major League’s Baseball AL East.

Can you blame him? The team is contention with the financially top-heavy NY Yankees and they are getting crowds of 20,000 to 25,000!  In response to the criticism, the Rays are giving 20,000 free tickets to this Wednesday’s night game against the Baltimore Orioles. This must be a first in MLB history for a club to give away tickets for a pennant race contender during the final games of the season!

Tampa, wake up and support your team!…You’ll be the first to cry when they have to leave the state or reduce their young talented line-up due to lack of funds.

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Nevada Wolf Pack’s pistol offense helps put them in AP poll for first time since 1948

Posted on September 27, 2010 by thesportsarchives

The Nevada Wolf Pack under College Hall-of Famer coach, Chris Ault have won their first 4 starts and are now ranked in the AP Top 25 for the first time since 1948!

Coach Ault is noted for the pistol offense that he invented back in 2005.  The pistol offense is similar to the shotgun except the QB lines up in a short shotgun, a few yards distant behind the center, and the tailback is behind the QB.

Nevada’s QB Colin Kaepernick seems to have mastered the pistol and has championed the Wolf Pack’s potent offense over the last 3 and a half years.  They are averaging an amazing 44.8 points per game going into October!

Perhaps we’ll see more of the pistol in the NFL.

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HBO to feature Capitals, Penguins reality show

Posted on September 25, 2010 by thesportsarchives

Get real.  That’s what Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins will be doing along with the Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals.

The two teams will face-off in the fourth installment of the outdoor Winter Classic game on January 1, 2011 at Heinz field in Pittsburgh, the outdoor home of the Pittsburgh Steelers.

HBO will air 4 long episodes of the reality show before and after the game.  Be prepared to see and hear ‘old time’ hockey and enter into places only allowed to members of the press.  I’m sure all involved will keep it decent.

Does this mean Hollywood is next for Crosby and Ovechkin?

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