It’s always cool to find something beautiful in a place where aesthetics aren’t at all required. Take the Blue Jays’ lineup cards, filled out by bench coach Don Wakamatsu:
Pics of the lineup card can be seen in the linked article.
Of all the skills required for a baseball career, no one ever mentions calligraphy. And yet Toronto Blue Jays bench coach Don Wakamatsu has found a way to stand out from the field with his elegant handwriting.
The Blue Jays’ lineup cards rendered by the 49-year-old former catcher are miniature works of art, transforming the list of each team’s players posted on the dugout wall into an object of unlikely beauty.
Pics of the lineup card can be seen in the linked article.
I think maybe he’s overselling the “it encourages people to pay attention to detail” angle -- most ballplayers probably don’t make that connection -- but I’m a big fan of art for art’s sake, so this is really cool.
