Baseball team in this Integrated team RPPC?

[Scocs]

So their prison uniforms were baseball uniforms? Were the wardens dressed as umpires...! It's like the "Longest Yard" but on the diamond.

[JustinD]

Getty says yes -

http://www.gettyimages.in/detail/new...re-id528122060

correction: Whoops, on my screen this is on top with the other one. I looked up the wrong one. I think the other is just a photo of lifers, not a team.

[EvilKing00]

So theres no equipment and no obvious uniform like the other pc, i vote no.

Could it b a beseball team that took a pic with not 1 player having his glove or bat or uniform? Sure... but then why take a baseball picture?

[JustinD]

There are a couple examples on the net of this card I saw. This link looks just like this one.

http://picclick.ca/Real-Photo-Postca...479476408.html

I find it interesting that the sender writes quite a bit about their prison visit and the only note about the card is in the upper left corner that says "this bunch is in for life". This lends more to me believing these are just prisoners.

[triwak]

I voted yes... baseball. The knickers, socks, and caps sure look like it to me.

[Piratedogcardshows]

Yeah I think its a Baseball team as well. No sure why a RPPC would be taken of 9 random lifers if not.

[Bigdaddy]

Yes, like the above posters, the combination of uniforms, baseball like pants with knee sox, baseball hats, 9 players (not 5 for a basketball team, not 11 for a football team). And the fact that these guys all look like ballplayers - about the right age and stature - no fatties or old men.

As far as the equipment goes, I'd guess that those guys didn't just have their gloves and bats available all the time and that the equipment was probably locked up when this photo was taken.

[ramram]

Look at it from this stand point - why else would there be NINE guys clearly dressed like baseball players?

Definitely baseball.

Rob M

P.S. Lifers don't get access to weapons like bats and balls when the photographer visits. The other two photos didn't indicate that those guys were lifers.