APPLE OF OUR EYE.

Ok, I’m sure the Ft. Wayne TinCaps would prefer another Midwest League Championship like in 2009, but the honor of being the Original Retro Brand Retailer of The Month will still be a nice addition to their trophy case.

I had the pleasure of speaking with the team Merchandising Manager, Karen Schieber (left) about her experiences since joining the San Diego Padres Single A Affiliate….

Andy:  Have you always been a baseball fan, and how did you end up working for the TinCaps?

Karen: I actually grew up without television and listened to St. Louis Cardinals games on the radio, so yes, I am a big baseball fan.

I’m sure that influenced me in that I always knew I wanted to work in a sports related field.  I was lucky enough to get an internship with the Frisco Rough Riders through a sorority sister while I was at Oklahoma State, which led to a position with the Greenville Drive, and eventually my current position with the TinCaps starting in 2009.

Andy:  2009 was a good year to start, eh?

Karen: You can say it was unreal.  It was really such a perfect and exciting season to be involved in my first year with the team. There was a buzz before it even started as the organization had just opened a new ball park downtown (Parkview Field) and the team switched their name and look from the Wizards to the TinCaps. The team set a franchise record for wins (101!) and attendance (378,529 came through!) enroute to the Championship.  Not coincidentally, the team success boosted our sales in the team store all year.

Andy:  Not a bad rookie season for you!  I know the season is young, but I’m curious as to what you do in the off-season.  Is the stadium store open year -round?  Do you have the winter months off like teachers have summers off (to go to TinCaps games no doubt)?

Karen: Actually the off-season is more crazy-busy then the regular season.  In addition to the Stadium store remaining open all year, the team opens another store at the Glenbrook Mall for the Holiday season.  So basically it’s like having two opening days busy!

Andy:  I assume you are directly involved with the buying and merchandising for all store set-ups.  Can you give us a quick description of what that experience is like?

Karen: I do a good deal of the buying when I attend the Winter Meetings, which is really the only trade show I attend.  As far as merchandizing the stores, I really enjoy the opportunity to use my creativity in bringing out the best for our team and the products we carry/display.  It’s fun and rewarding to see people enjoy the store the way they do, and to hear so much constant positive feedback.

"...CONSISTENT YEAR IN - YEAR OUT IN DELIVERING QUALITY.."

Andy: We’re extremely excited for your personal and team success, and so appreciative that when you attend those Winter meetings, your buying plenty of the Original Retro Brand.  Can you tell us what it is about our brand that works so well for you?

Karen: Obviously the retro look and feel are key, and you know you’re going to get a product that lasts. I find the brand is consistent year in-year out when it comes to delivering quality and new styles.  To borrow a well known tag line, the Original Retro Brand simply “sells itself.”

Thanks so much to Karen for taking the time to join us between innings today, and congratulations to the Ft. Wayne TinCaps for being named the Original Retro Brand Retailer of The Month for May, 2012.

If you’re in the Ft. Wayne, Indiana area, try and catch a TinCaps game and visit the team store!

Store Hours – Non Game Days

M – F: 10am – 5pm (closed Sat & Sun)

Store Hours – Game Days

M – F: 10am – 4pm (Re-Open when gates open.)  Saturday – 10am – 4pm (Re-Open when gates open.) Sunday – Open when gates open.

You can also shop online at The Orchard team store.

What makes a Snapback truly a Throwback Snapback? Having a vintage logo helps, but how about one that looks & feels like it was worn by the old full service gasoline attendant you remember from the good ol’ days?  Not the clean cut guy from Texaco, but the one who worked under the cars too, and had tears and oil stains and smudges on his lid.  Well if you don’t remember the full service days, then that proves we’re really talking throwback here!

Original Retro Brand mudwashed Snapback Trucker caps ARE these caps.  Our mesh backs are the broken-in-anti-stiff style, so it’s like slipping into your favorite pair of jeans, but on your head!  I really like all of the caps in our current collection (and there is a whole new shipment about to arrive very soon…), but I can’t help but lay out my personal favorite TOP TEN, and here they are….

10. I'm a carpetbagging Yankee living in Atlanta 21 years via Long Island. Can't forget my 4 Cup Isles! Plus the dang Flames & Thrashers skipped town on me..

9. Can't you just hear Tone Loc referring to Alex the Dog in "Funky Cold Medina?" The Stroh's advertising pooch was a hit before Spuds Mackenzie.

8. Happy to don this Dons.

7. Always loved the Capitals Red, White, & Blue patriotic logo with the stars & stick. A Caps Cap for a Man's Man, I always say..

6. "It's the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen" - UCLA Legend John Wooden. All ORB truckers have the vital little details.

5. Have to include any Hockey team that had a Hall of Fame goalie named Gump Worsley.

4. The bleacher bums at Wrigley stop drinking Old Style only long enough to sing “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” during the seventh-inning stretch, unless they’ve already spilled it on the ivy-covered outfield wall.

3. "You can observe alot by watching." Ok, this is the Scanton Wilkes Barre Yankees, but I can never pass up an opportunity for a "Yogiism." AND it's the only hat on our site that has 3 images!

2. Amazing to realize Hockey legends Gordie Howe & Bobby Hull played on the same Hartford Whaler team that made the playoffs in their first NHL season.

1. It's late Friday, and clearly the hat speaks for me: "LONG LIVE LONG NECKS!"

Like I said, I like all the truckers in our collection, but these are the 10 I’d like to hang my hat on (You can always count on me for cheesy references like that).

Before you go, please take a minute to follow us on Pinterest.  We’re totally into it, and would love to see your pins & boards.  We’ll be having a pretty awesome “Pin it to Win it” contest coming in the next few weeks, and you won’t want to miss it!

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Every year for opening day, the Arizona Diamondbacks affiliate from Visalia, California – The Rawhide – have a little fun with a fashion show on the local morning news. You’ll notice several Original Retro Brand shirts in the starting lineup!

The Kentucky Wildcats just won the 2012 NCAA Men’s College Basketball Championship, and put a cap on another stellar season in New Orleans this past Monday night.

While one season ends, another has just gotten underway for Major League Baseball this week.  Angels of Anaheim pitcher ( & California native and Pepperdine grad) Dan Haren still has hoops on his mind, as he recently attended a Lakers game with fellow Angels Ace Jered Weaver.  Harren can afford the break, as he’s had an impressive Spring training on the hill.  With recently acquired superstar Albert Pujols on the squad, the Angels are about to take flight.  The Angels home opener is tonight against the Kansas City Royals, and if the aforementioned starting pitcher Jered Weaver has any trouble, you know his Pan Am pal will be there for the save.

HARREN (L) TAKING FLIGHT IN ORB PAN AM SHIRT (Christian Peterson/Getty images)

WELCOME ABOARD FOR A NEW SEASON.

After viewing the “All About the Ring,” comedy short (2:41) that made it into this week’s Sports Illustrated “The Week’s Top Moments in Sports Video,” and is currently being featured on the home page of “Funny or Die.com” you might think the main male character of the story is your typical over-the-top-sports fanatic.  Over-the-top-Sports fanatic, yes.  Typical, definitely NOT.  You’ll get the full picture after you watch it (HILARIOUS – ENJOY!)…  The point is the man behind the movie, Matt Liston, is anything but typical.  Sure, he’s a die-hard Chicago fan who can throw down many a Heileman’s Old Style brew when he must, but after reading our brief interview, you’ll see a much deeper and humble side to this seriously funny writer/producer sports nut… Watch the video first!

Andy:  Congrats on the SI spot – obviously your no amateur when it comes to writing & producing high quality content!  Didn’t you get your “break” from David Letterman – can you tell us about it?

Matt: Yes that’s true.  Dave gave out scholarships to his alma mater (Ball State) where I attended.  I had a campus TV show called “Man on the Street,” where I just went around interviewing all kinds of people – I was able to get celebrities too – and eventually ended up interviewing Dave himself in his office in New York.  It took me two years to produce the final show which ended up winning the scholarship!  Dave was incredibly generous.  I was a broke ass college student, and was able to head to California to pursue an internship on “Friends” which I never would have been able to do without him.

Andy:  Slightly popular show, that “Friends.” How’d that work out for you?

Matt: Well, pretty good.  Turns out I ended up doing two internships at once when I worked on “The Single Guy” too.  As luck would have it, there was a show called “Seinfeld” literally just a few sets away, and I was eventually offered my first job as a stage assistant (worked there two years).  It was an amazing experience as I was with the director and assistant director on a daily basis.  Sometimes I filled in reading parts for cast members, and learned a ton.

Andy:  Ok, your resume definitely doesn’t suck!  What about your hosting gig on the History Channel – What was that about?

Matt: Coming from the world of sitcoms, you may find it hard to believe that hosting “What Went Down,” was one of the more humbling and life changing experiences of my life.  I’ve worked with many high-profile celebrities, but getting to travel the world, and meet the people who are connected directly to some of history’s most important events, was simply too memorable to put into words.

Matt (or is that Ryne Sandberg?) in Old Style ORB trucker & 1940's Minor League Cubbies tee.

Andy:  You’re gonna have to try!  Can you give me a few examples?

Matt: Haha, ok, I’ll try.  It was a six part series but a few of the more memorable segments included flying to Germany and sitting down with the last surviving crew member of the Hindenburgh (Oh, the humanity! ..had to).  Another was meeting weapons officer Morris Jepson, who was on the Enola Gay bomber plane, and was the man to rig the atomic bomb before it was dropped on Hiroshima, and then actually flying to Japan and walking in that city and speaking with a few of the survivors….mind blowing.  Lastly, visiting the spot of Custer’s last stand at Little Big Horn in Montana.  I had the privilege to sit down with ancestors of two Indian tribes for a ceremony in which a gift of some of the sacred ground was given from one tribe to the other.  I was treated to chants, songs, and even got to smoke the peace pipe with them.  Again, humbling.  On the other hand, getting to sit down with Chicago Cub living legend Ernie Banks was pretty amazing for me as well!

Andy:  You work the top sitcoms, rub elbows with celebs & sports stars galore, travel the world, AND get the girl!  You also get to wear alot of Original Retro Brand gear in the process.  Can you tell us about that?

Matt: I actually wore a bunch of different Original Retro Brand shirts for every episode of “What Went Down.” I absolutely love Original Retro Brand gear – especially my Chicago Blackhawks shirt (as seen in “All About the Ring,” along with Matt’s tribute to Indiana via Muncie Tigers shirt) and the trucker caps.  I have two different trucker caps for UCLA,  and I didn’t even attend UCLA!  They’re just the softest, best fitting, and most comfortable shirts & hats I own.  Half my wardrobe is Original Retro Brand…no joke.

Andy: We love that you love us Matt, and appreciate the support!  Thanks so much for your time today, and congratulations again on your latest video.  And the new marriage too!

One more thing!  Be sure to keep your eyes open for Matt’s latest project.  He’s currently in production of a new sports film that will air on ESPN in September called “Catching Hell.”

Bonkers for Blackhawks

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“HEY, GET YOUR COLD BEER -  GET YOUR COLD, BREWED, BALLANTINE BEER!”

So went one of the many Ballantine Beer and Ale jingles going as far back as the 1940′s.  Original Retro Brand recently added a Ballantne Ale shirt to our ever growing BEER category, and as legendary New York Yankee announcer Mel Allen said when Ballantine was a sponsor for the New York Yankees in the 1950′s & 60′s – “Just look for the three-ring sign, and ask the man for Ballantine…You’ll be glad you did!”

Before you view the Original Retro Brand Ballantine online, check these 3 vintage Ballantine vids…You’ll be glad you did!

Now it’s time for the Original Retro Brand Ballantine.



THE SHIRT NEEDED FOR WHAT ALE'S YOU

Thinking about old gas prices in old Red Crown gasoline shirt perhaps?

As the main character of the long running CBS hit sitcom “How I met Your Mother,” actor Josh Radnor, AKA Ted Mosby, knows a little about going back in time.  That is, after all, the premise of the entire series.

Therefore it makes perfect sense that we catch Josh wearing a few of our favorite Original Retro Brand shirts from time to time.  A few episodes ago we spotted him wearing a New York Cubans shirt from the Negro Leagues, with a logo that dates back 100 years ago from the time “He Met Your Mother” (That would be 1930 since the show has Ted telling his story in the year 2030 -  that is “old math” by the way).

Thanks to Josh for wearing our gear, and we highly recommend watching “How I Met Your Mother” every Monday night on CBS, 8 eastern.

Red Crown one of many in the Standard Oil Dynasty

1947 World Champs

DELICIOUS!

Baseball is in full swing and when the sun goes down tonight, the Jewish High Holy days of Passover begin.  Seems like the perfect time to share the latest Original Retro Brand interview with Dave Cohen, author of Matzoh Balls and Baseballs: Conversations with Jewish Former Major League Baseball Players.

Andy:  You’ve been the radio voice of Georgia State University Athletics for the past 29 years (basketball, baseball, and now football).  What inspired you to put down the microphone, and pick up the pen to write this book?

Dave: I actually stumbled across a book signing which featured former Houston Colt 45′s pitcher Larry Yellen.  The book, “Cup of Coffee,” by Rob Trucks, features the stories of 18 former major league players who were in the majors for just a very short time.  Mr. Yellen happened to be there, and after speaking briefly with him, a light bulb went off in my head;  I was well aware of Hall of Famers Sandy Koufax and Hank Greenberg, but how many other Jewish ballplayers had there been, and what kind of a legacy, if any, did they leave?  Another former player, Ron Blomberg, also lives here in the Atlanta area and is best known as baseball’s first Designated Hitter.  I’ve known Ron and I knew I could get a jump start on interviewing the former Jewish players by starting with these two.  Ron had also released a book of his own called “Designated Hebrew.”

DAVE IN PAWSOX ORB SHIRT FLANKED BY RETRO GEORGIA STATE GIRLS

Andy:  Yeah, I kind of wondered that myself!  I also wonder if many of them experienced antisemitism similar to the way African Americans experienced racism once the color barrier in baseball was broken.  Can you put some of that in perspective for us?

Dave: For the record, there have been between 150-200 Jewish major leaguers to play in the past 100 years.  There were probably a good deal more, but many changed their names to sound more “gentile” to avoid discrimination, so we’ll really never know just how many there were (Many folks also aren’t aware that Jewish professional boxers and basketball players were a dominant force between 1920 – 1950).

Based on the 17 ballplayers I interviewed for this book, as well as everything else I uncovered through my research, there were definitely episodes of antisemitism experienced.  However, it was not nearly as rampant and as harsh as what the African American players of the same period had to endure.

Andy:  Is there any one specific story from your book that stands out as the most special to you?

Dave: I won’t say there is one specifically because there truly were many I enjoyed.  Some of these guys had pretty decent careers;  Steve Stone had a very respectable 10 years, and was a Cy Young Award winner with the Baltimore Orioles before moving on to a successful broadcasting career.  Ken Holtzman was a 3-time World Series Champion who pitched 2 no-hitters with the Cubs, and had more wins than Sandy Koufax.  Other guys who had the aforementioned “cup of coffee” in the bigs, or who had less distinguished careers were still witness to greatness.  For example, Norm Miller (played 9 seasons) was a member of the Atlanta Braves the night Hank Aaron hit # 714.  Aaron, whose locker was right next to Miller, gave Norm a pair of his cleats.  Miller would return them to Hammerin’ Hank 20 years later.

CALLING ONE OF THOUSANDS OF GAMES

Andy:  Being that you’ve been in broadcasting yourself for almost 3 decades, did you find yourself inspired by Jewish broadcasters (I forgot to point out that yes, Dave is Jewish)?

Dave: Honestly, being Jewish really had nothing to do with what inspired me to get into broadcasting.  A big part of it was listening to my cousin who had is own radio music show back near Boston where I grew up (In addition to being a die-hard Celtics, Bruins, & Red Sox fan, Dave is REALLY a fanatic for the musical group known as KISS).  The combination of radio and sports just seemed like it would be a perfect fit.  Lucky for me, it worked out.  I did get a chance to meet Howard Cosell (Jewish!) when he was in town for a Monday Night Football game that coincided with his book signing (“I Never Played The Game”).   I was working at WGST-AM here in Atlanta at the time and we had him on our sports talk show a few nights later. I was producing that show (which Joe Torre was hosting at the time after the Braves had let him go) and I called him at his house when it was time to have him on. I thought it was cool that he remembered meeting me at the book signing and he mentioned me on the air.  I was thrilled!  Cosell’s real name was William Howard Cohen (we’re not related)!

Andy:  I knew Tony Curtis changed his name from Bernie Schwartz, but not Cosell! Last Question:  You’re a fan of the Original Retro Brand gear – Why?

MUSIC NUT TOO. SPECIFICALLY GENE SIMMONS & PAUL STANLEY OF KISS (JEWISH!)

Dave: Original Retro Brand is about tradition and I respect that.  Being a Boston guy, I appreciate our teams don’t change uni’s and logo’s.  They stick to their tradition.  Even though the Patriots switched logo’s, they still break out the old “Pat the Patriot”  for a few games every year.

I guess when you’re Jewish, Tradition is very important!  Thanks to Dave for his time, and I highly recommend this book for Jew & Gentile alike – it’s simply a great sports book you will love!  In addition to the Amazon link at the beginning of this post, you can also find Dave’s book at Havenhurst Books.

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BURGH' FANATIC

If you’re reading this blog post, I’d venture to say you’re a fan of Original Retro Brand gear.  You love the fit, the feel, and the wide array of vintage and current day graphics and logos.  I’m not at liberty to share the secrets to our softness, but today’s interview will shed some light on where at least some of those beloved graphics come from.  I had the pleasure to meet with Todd Vaught, a Pittsburgh sports fanatic who is a pretty fantastic designer of sports graphics at Hearth Pizza Tavern in Atlanta, one of two restaurants he part – owns, and happens to have designed (www.hearthpizzatavern.com.and www.cypressbar.com).

Andy: Your company Sky Design (www.skydesigngraphics.com) does a ton of work for sports teams.  Can you tell us how you ended up with the company, and some of the sports projects you’ve worked on?

Todd: Hey Andy…..your timing is great.  We’re having our 20th Anniversary next month at sky design. I’ve been there 14 years (wow…time flies!).  You know my old school roots, so I ended up at sky the old school way.  Responded to an ad in the classified of the newspaper.  I was doing Retail Fixture & Merchandising Design work but jumped at the opportunity to move into a gig with much more upside in terms of growth and getting into new markets…like Sports!! I did a lot of “signage” design for Real Estate and got into a few jobs with the Atlanta Braves doing smaller projects.  Then I worked my way into a job with the Atlanta Falcons at Training Camp and turned that into working on the team for the renovation of the Georgia Dome and from there it’s just blown up.  Ended up doing all the brand graphics and signage for the Falcons at the Dome...more and more Braves work…just finished Stegeman Coliseum renovation at UGA...more exciting things to come!

Andy:  Sound like you love your job – I would!  Your an avid Pittsburgh Fan.  Can you tell us about the little side project your working on?

UNI MUSEUM IN A BOX

Todd: Yeah…grew up in the Burgh’.  So, I’m a die-hard Steelers/Pens/Bucs fan…and I LOVE old school uni’s and graphics.  I had this idea many years back about doing a book series on the lineage of sports brands.  There are so many great old brands out there but they aren’t given the respect they deserve (Quebec Nordiques/Oakland Seals/AFL Broncos anyone??).  So I wanted to do a “museum style book” tracing the lineage of different franchises brands…history of the logo and changes through the years…uniform changes…”unique” images of uniform stuff and some surprises!  I did a series of prototypes based on a Pittsburgh box set and pitched it to the front office with the Steelers and Pens….didn’t make it to Bucs (Pittsburgh Pirates).  The problem is they have different licensing approaches, and publishers felt the market was too niche.  Ahhh…I love em’ anyway.

Andy:  It’s purely coincidence that you and I know each other through the Original Retro Brand and that you designed the logo for one of the teams we make apparel for – the Ft. Wayne Tin Caps. You did an awesome job!  How’d you get the gig?

Todd: The Tincaps came through the visibility our sports venue work was getting, and a real estate client of mine introduced me to his business partner who was a baseball fanatic.  He was thinking of starting to purchase an array of MiLB teams and we did some pro bono work for him to get him started (his holding company logo and website).  When he bought the team in Fort Wayne, he entrusted my firm with the keys to rebrand everything from name, to logo, uniforms, stadium signage, some merchandise, etc.  Full Brand execution…super fun.

Andy:  Looks like you executed and beyond – nice job!  Do you have any plans on designing logo’s for more Minor League baseball teams, or any other professional sports teams for that matter?

TODD IN OUR ORB TRUCKER & T; HIS DESIGN!

Todd: Yeah..definitely a growing market for our firm.  We have a couple more MiLB gigs in the hopper, and working to maintain our Pro contacts as well and use that network to get introduced to more front office folks at the pro level and do more and more…it’s my favorite stuff to do.  Combine sports and design…doesn’t get better…..unless I could work beer into the equation. Maybe you should let me design some apparel for you!

Andy:  Ahh, we have the beer section under watchful eye already, but we’ll keep your resume’ on file.  Speaking of our apparel, what is it you love so much about the Original Retro Brand gear?

Todd: It’s old school.  You keep the old brands alive and the fact that the screenwork is so delicate.  I hate getting shirts on other websites and the shirts have SO much ink on them that the chest is like a bullet proof vest!  Your stuff fits nice…and is soft and comfy.  Love the stuff.

I want to thank Todd for taking time out from designing awesome sports graphics to talk with me today, and more importantly, the delicious pizza!

If you are a big fan of the Original Retro Brand, and want to be featured on “5 Questions with…” please forward a picture of yourself wearing Original Retro Brand gear, and a brief description of what you do for a living or what you do that you think people might find pretty interesting to andyphyman@gmail.com If we like what we see, you may be contacted for an interview. You don’t need to be a graphic design guru like Todd to be featured, and we’ll even send you an Original Retro Brand T-Shirt if we decide to post your story!

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In honor of opening day for Minor League Baseball last week, we conducted a quiz on the most quintessential Minor League Baseball movie ever made – “BULL DURHAM.” (The real life Durham Bulls lost their opener to the Gwinnett Braves)

YEP, IT WAS THE STEAK (# 7)

Most of our entries got 18 or 19 out of 20 answers correct, but only 5 answered all 20 correctly.  And since we had a 5-way tie, we had to conduct a drawing to determine the winner of the Original Retro Brand Durham Bulls Hat & T-shirt combo.  Pat “Buddha” Beaird of Little Rock, Arkansas, Jeff Shirrell of Riverwoods, Illinois, Paul Dugan of Antrim, New Hampshire, Bobby By of Atlanta, Georgia, and Dee Shew of Smyrna, Georgia were the “Fab 5″ to have their names thrown into the Original Retro Brand Wilmington Blue Rocks trucker cap for the drawing.  I wish we could “call up” all the players, but it was Dee Shew of Smyrna who ends up batting 1.000 by getting his name picked as our winner.  Congrats Dee – Guess you should change your name to Dee Show! …that’s terrible, sorry.

DEE GETTING CALLED UP!

Below is the quiz with the correct answers highlighted in RED.

1.  Aside from Buddha, Allah, Brahma, Vishnu, Siva, trees, and mushrooms, what does Annie Savoy say she has formerly tried worshiping?

a)  Xenu
b)  Reverend Moon
c)  The Porcelain God
d)  Isadora Duncan

2.  What did Millie’s father donate to the Bulls?

a)  The bull in right field
b)  The scoreboard
c)  Annie’s wardrobe
d)  The bats

3. What does Larry say makes a good wedding present?

a)  Matching china
b)  A nice picture frame
c)  Candlesticks
d)  His and hers towels

4. According to Annie, how many beads are on a Catholic rosary (coincidentally, the same as the number of stitches in a baseball)?

a)  100
b)  108
c)  132
d)  144

5. Jose uses a chicken-bone cross to take a curse off his bat and get hits. What does he need to do to take the curse off his glove?

a)  Give Jobu a drink
b)  Breathe out of his eyelids
c)  Cut the head off a live rooster
d)  Ask his girlfriend to marry him

6. What is the radar gun reading on Ebby Calvin LaLoosh’s first pitch in his professional debut?

a)  90 mph
b)  95 mph
c)  100 mph
d)  136 mph

7. When a hitter hits the right field bull with a home run, its eyes light up, the tail wags and its nostrils snort smoke. What does the hitter get for hitting the bull?

a)  A steak
b)  A beer
c)  A set of tires
d)  Nothing

8. What inflatable seat cushion is bench coach Larry deflating when Crash first shows up?

a)  A Durham Bull
b)  A hemorrhoid ring
c)  Oscar Meyer wieners
d)  A green circle

9. According to Nuke’s song stylings, women get what?

a)  All shook up
b)  Wooly
c)  Loved forever
d)  Time to heal

10. Where might there be an opening for a minor-league manager?

a)  Amarillo
b)  Montpelier
c)  Winston-Salem
d)  Visalia

11. The ice skaters that the Bulls see unloading off the tour bus are with what show?

a)  Fantasy on Ice
b)  Ice Dancers, Inc.
c)  Jimmy Buffet
d)  The Ice Capades

12. What trade does Annie Savoy use as an example of bad trades being a part of baseball?

a)  Frank Robinson for Milt Pappas
b)  Scott Kazmir for Victor Zambrano
c)  Jeff Bagwell for Larry Anderson
d)  Tom Seaver for Pat Zachry

13. In his professional debut, how many times did Nuke hit the Bull mascot?

a)  18
b)  2
c)  5
d)  9

14. What is the dubious minor league record for home runs that Crash Davis is chasing?

a)  198
b)  210
c)  246
d)  303

15. What did Larry sell before he started with the Durham coaching staff?

a)  life insurance
b)  Lady Kenmores
c)  Maytag washing machines
d)  The movie rights to Arli$$

16. What is Crash’s “lesson #1″ for Nuke?

a)  “Never hit somebody with your pitching hand.”
b)  “You don’t need a quadraphonic Blaupunkt, you need a curveball.”
c)  “Rose goes in front, big guy.”
d)  “Don’t think, it can only hurt the ball club.”

17. Who is the owner of the billiards hall that once hit .376 in Louisville?

a)  Homer Simpson
b)  Joe Gork
c)  John Smith
d)  Sandy Grimes

18. What team does Crash Davis end his playing career with?

a)  The Ashville Tourists
b)  The Norfolk Tides
c)  The Cleveland Indians
d)  The Durham Bulls

19. What number does Ebby Calvin LaLoosh wear?

a)  18
b)  25
c)  37
d)  43

20. What is the Bulls’ record when the manager sets off on his”Lollygaggers!” rant?

a)  8-16
b)  4-15
c)  20-32
d)  3-20

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