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AA.COM/AMERICANWAY
APRIL 01, 2013
21
APP
ATTACK
Stepuptoyour
smartphone—
baseballappsare
catchingon,big-
time.Oneof
ourfavorites is
BASEBALLLEGENDS
,
designedforboth
iPhoneand iPad.
Justwhatthetrivia
bu ordered, it
throwsquestions
atyou like, “Which
pitcherhadthe
dubioushonorof
givingupthevery
firstWorldSeries
grandslam?”Is it
BurleighGrimes,
BabeRuth,CyYoung
orDeaconPhillippe?
(Correctanswer:
Grimes,1920,hitby
ElmerSmith.)Get
itrightandyou’ll
hearacrowdcheer.
Get itwrongand
you’llgetbooed.
Prettymuch just
likerealbaseball.
$1,
availablevia iTunes
—M.D.
{ FASHION }
BigLeagueStyle
Evenoutof uniform, these fiveplayersknowhow tomakea statement.
DEREKJETER:
The clichéaboutmen inuniform seems
tailored for theNewYorkYankees’ long-term captain,
but Jeter is also irresistibleoff the field. Oneof several
celebrity faces for the luxurywatchbrandMovado,
he looks asgood inapinstripe suit ashedoes inhis
team’spinstripes.
COLEHAMELS:
Hemayhavehelp fromhis reality-star
wife, Heidi Strobel, but thePhiladelphiaPhilliespitcher
canmakeaT-shirt lookas sexyasa tailored tux.
MATTKEMP:
TheLosAngelesDodgersoutfielder,
nicknamed “TheBison,” has aunique senseof style
that helpedhim landRihanna, even if theyonlydated
for a short time.
ALEXRODRIGUEZ:
Whilebaseball fansmaybemoan
theYankees slugger’sperennial injuries, fashion fans
havebeen thankful forA-Rod’smanyopportunities to
flaunt his suavedress.
BRIANWILSON:
Proving that style is subjective, the
former SanFranciscoGiantshurler (asof press time)
hasgarnered legionsof fans and imitatorswithhis
bushy, shipwrecked-for-monthsbeard.
—ETHAN ROUEN
FROMLEFT:
Jeter, Hamels,
Kemp, RodriguezandWilson
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SoundO
INTHEWILDKINGDOMofbaseballmascots
— the Phillie Phanatic, Mr. Met, the St. Louis
Cardinals’ Fredbird andmore— is perched
a formidable figure in lime-green shag fur:
the
PIRATEPARROT
, entertaining fans of
thePittsburghPirates since the team’s 1979
WorldSeriesseason.We touchedbasewith
theParrotthroughhiswingman,AlexCollins,
32, an IndianaUniversity-Bloomingtongrad
whohasbeen right therewith theParrot for
everyhomegame—andneveronceputupasquawk.
AMERICANWAY
:
Itcan’tbeeasybeinggreen.How
wouldyoudescribe theParrot’sappearance?
ALEXCOLLINS:
Ina classof hisown, compared to
other birds. Becauseof hisgoogly, crossedeyes and
his robust belly, fans laughat him for his looks. But
then they laughhystericallywhenyouadd that tohis
comedicantics.
AW
:
Ihear theParrotdoesgooddeeds.
AC:
For thepast threeyears, thePirate
ParrothasdrivenaCan-AmSpyderacross
thestate to raisemoneyandawareness for
theWesternPennsylvaniaProstateCancer
Foundation. Todate,we’vedonatedalmost
$40,000 to the foundationbecauseof the
generosityofour fans.
AW
:
Howdo theParrotand thePirates
playersgetalong?
AC:
[Outfielder]AndrewMcCutchenand
theParrot havea secret handshake that isunique to
only the twoof them. It usually takesplaceduring
pregame.
AW
:
Cool— Iguesshewill neverbemistaken foran
actualPiratesplayer.
AC:
Well, younever know. I’vealsohelped theParrot
tomimicCutch’s lookwithhis veryowndread-
locks, Oakley sunglasses anda custom jerseywith
“McClucken”on theback.
—MIKE DOWNEY
PITTSBURGH
