I wear Cooperstown Collection caps almost religiously. I'd like to wear the 59fifty authentic caps, but my head is huge and I look like Placido Polanco when I put one on. That said, you'll never catch me in one of these. The obsession with stylized and fashion caps is something I will never understand. I don't mind the hats that take some liberties with the pattern, but when you start using colors the team has never donned, you've gone too far.
Uni-Watch dissects the uniforms worn during Yesterday's Civil Rights game. It's a shame to see the Phillies bastardize their jersey so badly. From the comically large P on the hat, to the lack of a zipper front, this was a pretty poor attempt at Throwback gear. It looked more like something they ordered off some illegal website from China. Close enough that most people won't give a damn, but far from authentic.And would it really have been that hard to get a few cans of maroon spray paint for the helmets and a couple of maroon undershirts? The Braves wore authentic helmets, why couldn't we? I was, however, impressed with the Phila-Stars jerseys worn on Saturday.
A daring escape made by a fan out in Houston on Friday. It's dumb to run onto the field, but at least this dude seemed to have an exit strategy. It's highly doubtful that any ballpark security guard is going to be trained in the art of parkour. Unfortunately, it seems as though he was apprehended a few minutes later.
A few fantasy baseball tidbits for the day... Lance Berkman is coming back down to reality this month, Matt Joyce's power is for real, Adrien Beltre is still a good 3rd base option, Chipper Jones is old and falling apart again, Jose Bautista has something like 64 HRs over his last 162 games, and Matt Latos isn't as good as last year would indicate.
With Jimmy Rollins being the only one who doesn't know that Jimmy Rollins is in decline, I've heard a lot of talk about the Phillies taking a run at Jose Reyes this offseason. It's a fair idea and it's worth noting that while Reyes has seemingly been around for a while, he's still just entering his prime at 27. He's quietly having a very productive season by stealing tons of bases and hitting for a high average. He's a better player right now than Jimmy was at his age. The problem is likely to be the kind of money he commands. If he's looking for Carl Crawford type money, you can forget about it. But if he wants something around 5 years, $90M, the Phillies might be in the picture. Rollins will be looking for $10M+/year so the jump from Rollins to Reyes might be justifiable. The Phillies have a recent track record of taking care of their own, but Jimmy's declining production might just be the exception to the rule.
Former Phillie Perdro Feliz is now a Camden Rivershark. It's a true story of a guy who just loves the game too much to step away from it. While his body is aging and his skills are diminishing, Pedro didn't think it was time to hang up the spikes just yet. I commend him for continuing to play with hopes that a big league team will come calling down the road. I might even try to make it out to a Riversharks game and cheer him on.
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