Stir-crazy

I love the stirrup. It's to baseball what bean soup is to the Senate. I still have vivid memories of putting mine on before Little League games back in the day. Sadly, one need only watch a single MLB game to realize the wearing of the stirrup is at a low point. It has been usurped by the dreaded long, baggy baseball pant, a la Manny Ramirez:



Those things are hideous. Manny, you play on the Red SOX. Show some team pride.

Lest we forget the glorious heritage of America's favorite pasttime, read this awesome article from Paul Lukas' Uni Watch on the stirrup. It's loaded with links to pictures of how sharp players USED to look out on the grass with their socks pulled high in proud display. If nothing else, the first paragraph should give you some hope for a comeback of the beloved baseball uniform staple. Very special props to his referencing of the "Platonic ideal of stirrup, sani, and pant length." That's classic stuff.

¡Viva la stirrup!