An Unexpected Visitor Came to the Office Today
Since the Texas Rangers aren’t going to win this thing anytime soon, I thought I would get a picture with the trophy when I had a chance.
Facts about the trophy I did not know:
- It’s made by Tiffany & Co, just like the Super Bowl’s Vince Lombardi Trophy.
- It weighs about 30 pounds and is made of sterling silver.
- There are 30 gold painted flags, each representing a MLB team.
- The latitude and longitude lines symbolize the world, but you can’t see them in this picture.
- The baseball contains 24-karat vermeil baseball stitches.
And yes, I actually had to look up the word vermeil. The only vermeil I knew was a guy that coached in the NFL.
So far I’ve taken my picture with the Stanley Cup, and now this trophy. I’ll see if I can find that Stanly Cup picture and post it. Jerry won’t let me in his office to get a picture with the Super Bowl trophies. Snob.
Great shot! Go Phillies!!!
Very cool! Now, to photoshop myself in the picture… hrmm
The difference between the various championship trophies is that the Stanley Cup is the only one (in North America) that the teams don’t keep. All of the championship trophies are kept by the winning team and new copies are made each year. The Stanley Cup is an exception and it’s kept in the Hall of Fame in Toronto, Canada.
Dude, sweet!! I got a pic of me with my little league trophy when I played football. We came in second and everyone in the league got a trophy. I know, I’m a loser.