Posts Tagged baseball

The Regents of Springtime

Posted 3 May 2011 by Tex Connally
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          The laurel-crowned losers, the regents of Springtime, When pud-tugging ballclubs play masterful ball.   Chimeras in stirrups, these monarchs of April, Who win as if cruel September won’t call!   Palookaville Blue Sox, first place in the standings. Fat pitcher, trim pitch count –  a shutout is thrown.   The [...]

Uni blog comin’!

Posted 28 March 2011 by Tex Connally
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Sports graphics are art. As such, they can reach into the gut. For some, the “Dodgers” script logo or the Boston “B” are as Botticelli’s Venus or Renoir’s Luncheon of the Boating Party. Symbols of something — a dream, an ideal, a memory, a way of life. The intersection of sports and design is an [...]