Seattle Businessman Sending Uniforms to Iraqi Team (Rachel Maddow Project)

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Source: KING-TV News (Seattle WA)

Seattle businessman sending uniforms to Iraqi team
08:27 PM PDT on Tuesday, July 21, 2009
By LORI MATSUKAWA / KING 5 News

SEATTLE - When MSNBC host Rachel Maddow talked about the plight of the Iraqi National Baseball team on her show, Seattle’s Jerry Cohen jumped into action.

Maddow said, according to the McClatchy news service, the Iraqi team shared one baseball jersey, a five-year-old bat, three baseballs and nine gloves. "I dashed off an e-mail saying we’d be happy to make the uniforms for the team and donate them," said Cohen, president of Ebbets Field Flannels, makers of vintage baseball uniforms.

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The 20 uniforms will be made of a cool mesh fabric rather than the usual wool flannel. The jerseys will be royal blue, and the pants gray.

"I was quite prepared to design something based on the green, red and black that's in the Iraqi flag, but they said no, They wanted a blue jersey," recalled Cohen. "I think it's because someone (there) is a Dodgers fan."

Read more: http://www.king5.com/sports/stories/NW_072109WAK-iraqi-baseball-uniforms-KC.63b2b5c3.html

[Rhiannon12866]

1. K&R! Have heard her talking about this... Very cool!

Yay, Rachel! :applause::woohoo::patriot:

[Hawkeye-X]

2. I saw that story and was hoping someone'd pull it off

and sure enough! :)

Warms mah heart!

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3. It was on my local evening news tonight

:)

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4. they'll get 100x that in publicity - a win/win for everyone

[babylonsister]

5. I just love this story! nt

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6. And look at all the free global advertising Rachel gave them

I mean, figure out what a :10 spot on MSNBC would cost!

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