So in the Yankees' pinstripe sweepstakes, modern players will always have an advantage. ***As measured from the center of one stripe to the center of an adjacent stripe.Īs you can see, the pinstripe spacing on the modern jerseys is a smidge tighter than it was back in the 1930s (and it's even tighter now, down to 27/32 of an inch), which means Ruth and Gehrig were effectively pinstripe-penalized, even though their jerseys were larger across the chest than Wetteland's and Matsui's. **As measured from one armpit seam to the other on the front of the jersey, and then again across the same area on the back.
*As measured from armpit seam to armpit seam. To illustrate his point, Shieber examined four Yankees jerseys from the Hall's collection and provided the following numbers: Also, the space between the pinstripes has changed a bit over the years, and the pinstripes themselves are thinner today than in the old days." "For example, depending on how a jersey is tailored, the number of pinstripes at the top and at the bottom aren't necessarily the same. "You're embarking on a new field of study here, so we have to make up our own rules and standards as we go," he said. With these ground rules established, Uni Watch called upon the services of Tom Shieber, senior curator of the Baseball Hall of Fame, who confirmed that pinstripe counting is an inexact science. And only players will be eligible, since coaches and old-timers could skew the results. For Uni Watch purposes, a Yankee's pinstripe count will refer to the torso of his jersey, front and back. What about sleeves? Let's skip those too, since they're just short, truncated stripes. For example, do we include the pants when counting pinstripes? No, that's too involved.
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It's a trickier question than it might initially seem, full of complexity and nuance. So with the Yankees having signed a player who might charitably be described as being a bit on the robust side, the question has to be asked: Will CC Sabathia, with his prodigious proportions and preference for a loose, baggy fit, be wearing the most pinstripes of any player in Yankees history?
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