LAist: Here's To You Mr. Robinson

Elise Thompson

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:06:18 -0800

Yeah, I can imagine Carson saying, "Those socks cut your legs right in half!"

Jimmy Bramlett

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:36:55 -0800

I don't know. That's a good question. I do know that Jackie Robinson was 5'11", so it's not like he was really short. But it could be due to how baggy baseball uniforms originally were. Look at how tiny Juan Pierre looks in his uni. It could be sorta like that I guess.

Elise Thompson

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:28:56 -0800

Dear Jimmy, This may be a strange question - but I used to collect Dodger baseball cards when I was little -during the Manny Mota, Steve Garvey era. Why do the players always look so short on the baseball cards? Is it the Dodger photographer's angle, or are great baseball players notoriously short? - Wondering in Burbank