19 Responses to “WTF?”

1. jzalman on October 14th, 2008 7:57 am

   It was in the Kingdome that year. Maybe an homage? Maybe he forgot his jersey, and just borrowed one from the clubhouse for a picture? Was that too early for him to be sticking it to Steinbrenner?

2. tranebc on October 14th, 2008 8:07 am

   http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=lukas/080715

   1979: Reggie Jackson forgets to bring his Yankees uniform to Seattle. It eventually arrives in time for the All-Star Game but not in time for the American League team portrait, so Jackson ends up wearing a numberless Mariners uni (plus Rangers skipper Pat Corrales, seated in front of Reggie, wears a Cubs cap). Unbeknownst to Jackson, there’s an extra Yankees uni floating around the stadium that he could have worn for the portrait: It’s being worn by serial imposter Barry Bremen, who dons a Yankees uniform and shags flies for about half an hour before the game until Tommy Lasorda spots him and has him ejected.

3. Goose on October 14th, 2008 8:07 am

   According to this ESPN article:

   And remember Uni Watch’s recent column about players in unfamiliar uniforms? Here’s a late-breaking doozy from Norm Johnson: “I was watching the Pirates/Mariners game on June 19, and Mariners announcer Dave Niehaus had an interesting uniform tidbit about the ’79 All-Star Game, which was played in the Kingdome. Apparently, Reggie Jackson’s Yankees uniform arrived in time for the game itself, but not in time for the American League team picture. According to Niehaus, he posed for the AL team picture in a Mariners jersey!” The best part is how the photographer had Reggie stand next to a Mariners coach, instead of next to the other Yankees, which helped him blend in all incognito-like. Also, note that Rangers coach Pat Corrales, sitting in front of Reggie, was wearing a Cubs cap! Maybe his gear got lost in transit too.

4. Binners on October 14th, 2008 8:07 am

   Beat me too 😛

5. Goose on October 14th, 2008 8:08 am

   And tranebc beats me by a few seconds.

6. Conor on October 14th, 2008 8:21 am

   Awesome…that’s hilarious! Thanks guys!

7. msb on October 14th, 2008 8:25 am

   I can’t decide which is better. Dan Stanhouse’s hair, or trainer Charlie Moss’ pants.

8. Ruuupe on October 14th, 2008 9:11 am

   I was actually at that All-Star game, my first and probably only one.

   Back then, anyone could show up the day before the game and watch the All-Stars practice for free. I came by with my dad for a bit. I think Reggie had his Mariner uniform during practice, which was pretty funny.

   The AL lost, as was par for the course back then. The most memorable thing may have been when the the semi-famous stripper Morganna jumped out of the crowd to kiss George Brett in his at-bat.

   Bruce Bochte, the token Mariner on the team, got a big cheer when he entered the game.

9. TomTuttle on October 14th, 2008 9:14 am

   hahha, too funny.

   Although I think it’s safe to say that the Mariners could’ve used a player like Reggie Jackson in those days.

10. Grizz on October 14th, 2008 9:58 am

    I vaguely recall one game from the Kingdome early years where the uniforms of the visiting team (Rangers, I think) failed to arrive on time, so they raided the souvenir stands for jerseys and hats and borrowed the M’s batting helmets when at bat.

11. TotallyNotWilly on October 14th, 2008 10:08 am

    A most disconcerting uniform-related mixup was the day I went to watch the M’s play in Oakland and all the umpires were wearing A’s jackets. I mean I knew the M’s couldn’t catch a break at the Coliseum…but c’mon! I guess the umps’ uniforms had missed the flight so the A’s provided them with some of their own. I can’t remember for sure, but odds are very good the M’s lost that game.

12. msb on October 14th, 2008 10:09 am

    the semi-famous stripper Morganna

    ah, the first to use the “gravity defense”

13. Ralph_Malph on October 14th, 2008 10:36 am

    My memory of that All-Star game was Dave Parker’s throw. I think he threw two men out in that game.

14. sstadnicki on October 14th, 2008 10:42 am

    Although I think it’s safe to say that the Mariners could’ve used a player like Reggie Jackson in those days.

    Yeah, a big ten-win season out of Jackson would’ve pushed the Mariners all the way up to 77-85. 🙂 That (like this) was a team with more issues than one superstar could have fixed…

15. scott19 on October 14th, 2008 1:32 pm

    It’s too bad there wasn’t an extra Yankee jersey floating around when they poured the concrete for the Kingdome (or Safeco, for that matter). 1995 notwithstanding, it might’ve helped the M’s luck against them over the years.

16. scott19 on October 14th, 2008 1:36 pm

    My memory of that All-Star game was Dave Parker’s throw. I think he threw two men out in that game.

    To this day, I can still picture “The Cobra’s” nailing of Brian Downing at the plate in my mind.

17. Jar on October 14th, 2008 2:06 pm

    Jackson quickly shed the Mariners duds, saying, “I don’t want to make a fool of myself.”

    I hear ya Reggie.

    http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/allstar/30179_1979game06.shtml

18. msb on October 14th, 2008 2:09 pm

    this reminds that I recently came across the 1984 team photo, which was artistically posed at the Magnolia overlook, with the Needle in the background …

19. Breadbaker on October 14th, 2008 2:34 pm

    To this day, I can still picture “The Cobra’s” nailing of Brian Downing at the plate in my mind.

    We were sitting way up in rightfield nosebleed section, so both of Parker’s throws seem to come out of nowhere, since you couldn’t see the rightfielder from there.

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