The Rundown: 5 Things About The Guy You Need To Know - Aaron Judge

We’re knee deep in the baseball season and since it’s the only major professional sport happening right now, we thought we’d provide you an insight into one of this season’s superstars.

 

The guy everyone is talking about,

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Five Things About The Guy You Need To Know - Aaron Judge

  1. Adopted by school teachers at birth, the New York Yankees’ rookie outfielder is a big deal, quite literally. He’s only 25 but is 6’7”and 282 lbs. He’s big enough to play on any professional football team.
  2. Sports experts and fans alike are going gaga for Judge. His jersey has been the top selling MLB (Major League Baseball) jersey since May.
  3. Baseball is synonymous with superstitions and Judge is no exception. He puts two pieces of Sugar Free Dubble Bubble gum in his mouth before his first at bat. If he gets a hit, he’ll keep the gum in. Another hit? The gum remains. He’ll keep that gum in until he makes an out. That’s some long-lasting flavor.
  4. He is known for absolutely crushing the ball. He won this year’s Home Run Derby and recently hit a home run so far that it almost went out of the stadium. It was so far that it couldn’t be tracked by Stat Cast, the system used to track the distance of home run balls.  
  5. He doesn’t take himself too seriously. Heading into the season Judge was relatively unknown, which is evidenced in this Tonight Show skit where he hilariously surprised fans. Now Judge has a special section in right field (where he plays) called “The Judge’s Chambers.” Fans in that section dress up in robes and cheer with foam gavels.

Overtime

  • NFL (National Football League) training camps are starting and just because you’re a macho football player, it doesn’t mean you can’t be a mama’s boy. Carolina Panthers rookie Curtis Samuel was dropped off at camp by his proud mother. Hopefully he wiped the lipstick off his cheek before talking to reporters.  

Sideline stat

  • According to a study released yesterday, 110 of 111 deceased NFL players’ brains had signs of CTE. The players' brains were donated by families of athletes who were suffering from some kind of issue or committed suicide. CTE is a degenerative brain disease caused by repetitive brain trauma and it can only be diagnosed from an autopsy.

Coaches’ corner

  • Dallas Cowboys’ (NFL) Lucky Whitehead was arrested in Virginia. When the team caught wind of the arrest, they promptly released him from the team. The only problem is, Whitehead was not in Virginia on the date in question. Even after the case of mistaken identity the Cowboys still elected to cut him. Dammed if you do, dammed if you don’t.

The Rundown: 5 Things You Never Knew About Baseball Uniforms

All of the greats have worn uniforms – Michael Jordan, Babe Ruth and Mark Zuckerberg. Here’s five things you never knew about on the field fashion.

 

You look good in my shirt,

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PS – Thank you to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and our friends at Three Sands Clothing who celebrate historic sports teams, games, and events through vintage apparel for the research on today’s post.

FIVE THINGS YOU NEVER KNEW ABOUT BASEBALL UNIFORMS

  1. The first official baseball uniform was made for the 1849 New York Knickerbockers. It featured wool pantaloons, flannel shirts and straw hats. We’re sure dressing like the scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz while trying to catch a pop fly was no big deal.                             
  2. In 1882 teams were required to wear different uniform colors to represent the positions on the field. For example, red and white striped shirts and caps were worn by first basemen, while shortstops wore solid red. This experiment didn’t last long and by mid-season this uniform rule was abandoned.
  3. Since most uniform colors were similar, teams began wearing colorful socks or stockings to differentiate one team from another.
  4. A baseball manager (aka head coach) is the only coach in sports to wear the same uniform as the players. It’s not because they think it makes their hips look small but because the role of coach used to be performed by the captain, who was also a player. The manager was actually the one who paid the bills and scheduled the games. As baseball advanced, the role of the captain evolved to a non-playing role and eventually into a manager/head coach as it is today – uniform and all. 
  5. Numbers weren’t worn on the back of the uniforms until the 1920s. Instead of wearing a number of the player's choice, the number corresponded to where the player was in the batting order. So Babe Ruth wore #3 because he was the third person hitting in the lineup.

OVERTIME

  • Oklahoma State head football coach Mike Gundy revealed that his infamous (or famous depending on how you look at it) mullet was worth millions in marketing value this offseason, elevating the brand of the school. Party in the front, money in the back.

SIDELINE STAT

  • The LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf Association) is enforcing a new stricter dress code to require players to dress more professionally. The fine for a dress code violation? $1,000. On the new dress code, pro Christina Kim said “Do you really need ventilation for your side-boob? It’s not going to make your score better.” Touché.

COACHES’ CORNER

  • Nike, the new official apparel provider of the NBA (National Basketball Association), unveiled the jerseys for the upcoming season yesterday. The new jerseys will be lighter and partially made out of recycled plastic bottles. A little different than the flannel and straw hat used in baseball.

5 Thought-Provoking Things To Know About Wimbledon

The Grand Slam tournament is in full swing so put on your Wimbledon whites to volley the tennis conversation at work, at home or while you’re out at happy hour.

 

See you on centre court,

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PS – In case you’re not into tennis, we have the other trending topics below for you as well. For the win!

Five Thought-Provoking Things To Know About Wimbledon

  • Unlike the clay courts you might play on, the courts at Wimbledon are grass. As you can imagine the grass is slippery and as play continues the grass begins to wear down, causing the ball to have an unpredictable bounce. (Notice the dead grass when you watch a match). Wimbledon is the only Grand Slam Tournament (one of four during the season) that is played on grass.
  • Like a famous Diddy party, you must wear white to play. (Is it P. Diddy? Puff Daddy now? Who can keep track?) All players are required to wear white to participate. You may remember the controversial white Nike dress from last year’s tournament. So far this year is without a Fashion Police incident.
  • The traditional food of Wimbledon may not coincide with your white attire, but while you’re there you can tuck into some traditional strawberries and cream or a Pimm’s Cup cocktail. Don’t worry there’s also afternoon tea, a tradition since 1877.  
  • Nothing ruins your day or your match like a little bird poop. Well you don’t have to worry about that at Wimbledon either. Rufus is a specially trained hawk that keeps other birds off of the courts. (Seriously, have they thought of everything)?
  • Everyone’s been fighting for it but Wimbledon has it figured out. No, not faster internet - equal pay. Both the male and female winners of the tournament take home the same amount in prize money - $2.8 million.  

Overtime

  • The four-city press tour began yesterday for the late August fight between Floyd Mayweather (boxer) and Conor McGregor (UFC – Ultimate Fighting Championship). As you can imagine there was a lot of trash talk between the two with f-bombs flying around like confetti and talk about “Money” Mayweather’s inability to pay his $22.2M tax bill. We’d be remiss if we didn’t mention McGregor’s suit featuring pinstripes containing a word that rhymes with duck.

Sideline stat

  • The American League took home the win in last night’s MLB (Major League Baseball) All-Star Game. The fifth win in a row for the American League featured some magnificent at bats and a player stopping the game for a photo with an umpire. The Seattle Mariners’ Robinson Canó took home the game’s MVP honors.

Coaches’ corner

  • A few other points about the current play in Wimbledon.
    • Venus Williams made her Wimbledon debut a few months before her last competitor, Jelena Ostapenko, was born. Williams won the match and now advances to the semifinals. 
    • It’s been 17 years since an American man has won Wimbledon. Sam Querrey is our best hope and he’s playing today against England’s Andy Murray.
 

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