The Yankees took the World Series Championship title last night. This is their 27th title; their first one was one in 1923. Congrats to them and their fans.  In celebration we are offering a free tote bag with a purchase of our limited edition No Crying Yankees colorway tee from now until Sunday.

Don’t worry, Phillies’ fans, we aren’t biased.  You can have a tote too, with purchase of a No Crying Phillies Tee for men and women.

While Michelle was holding it down at the Phillies game. I got a chance to take in the Celtics game courtside at the Garden against The Hornets. It was a heck of a game and I got a chance to meet up with some of the players including World Champion/All-Star Player Ray Allen. 

It got me thinking (especially whenever I tell someone I moved to Boston and the first thing they say is “I heard that’s a racist city”) how far we have come in sports as far as allowing african american ballplayers to play. In the 1963-64 season, the Celtics became the first N.B.A. team to start a game with an all-Black lineup: Russell, K. C. Jones, Sam Jones, Tom Sanders and Willie Naulls.

I was at the Phillies stadium last night (promoting Vintage Blue of course), before the game started, and the fans were in high spirits.  I had a group of four guys sing me to song, “We are The All American Girls. We come from cities…” from A League of Their Own.  I wish I had my camera for that one.

I know the fans are still routing hard for their team, even after last night’s loss (it was a game changer at the top of the 9th).  So, keep your heads high Philly Fans with $5 off this limited edition Phillies retro colorway while supplies last.  Use promo code gophillies

Ok…so we know this post is going up a little late, but we needed to share our participation in the Phillies Celebration Parade!  Well, of course you know the VB duo are always finding a way to promote our line, so we headed out on a beautiful afternoon with stacks of post cards in hand.

We recruited our girls, Erin and Da, to be part of the squad.  Yelling “There’s No Crying in Baseball” in the streets the enthusiastic (and somewhat tipsy) crowd devoured our flyers, vouching to check out our site. Broad street was mobbed, so this picture above was taken on a side street a half a block away.  

It was a great afternoon, spirits were high, bags were empty (and how often do you feel so good about going home empty handed?) so we ventured away from the madness that was being created in the debris of the parade!

Congrats Phillies!  There’s No Crying in Baseball!

As the Phillies go for their second World Series title beginning tonight against Tampa Bay, let’s take a look back when this ball club gave Edith Houghton, a chance to become the first woman hired as a first major-league baseball scout.

In 1866, Vassar College created the first women’s baseball team . In 1875, the first public game was held between two women’s teams. This first game was a form of entertainment organized by men. “The Blonds” played “The Brunettes.”

Still, baseball for women caught on. Early players took to the field in high-button shoes, high necklines, long skirts and long sleeves. Later, Amelia Bloomer would create loose trousers that carried her name.

The “Bloomer Girls” were born.The Bloomer Girls era lasted from the 1890s until 1934. Hundreds of teams; All Star Ranger Girls, Philadelphia Bobbies, New York Bloomer Girls, Baltimore Black Sox Colored Girls, offered employment, travel, and adventure for young women who could hit, field, slide, or catch.

Edith Houghton was only ten years old when she joined the Philadelphia Bobbies, a factory team made up of women, all of whom bobbed their hair. After the war, Edith wrote to Bob Carpenter, owner of the Philadelphia Phillies, asking for a job as a scout.Carpenter decided to give her a chance and the rest is HISTORY!!!!!

Be the first to rock the original Vintage Blue Tee “Evelyn” inspired by the famous Tom Hanks line “There’s No Crying In Baseball” from the movie “A League of Their Own”. Please visit our Shop page to purchase the popular tee and represent at The World Series. “Go Phillies!!!!”