Game Tied

The die-hard baseball fan is in it for life. Take my friend Sam, a Boston native now living in Boise. He convinced his wife Lisa to give their son the middle name “Fenway,” after the home field of his beloved Red Sox. (This was after she nixed “Nomar,” the first name of a now long departed Boston shortstop. I say Lisa picked her battles wisely.) Sam cringes at the occasional talk of knocking down Fenway Park, and with every visit home, he makes a pilgrimage to his beloved diamond.

Josh Bach has created the perfect souvenirs for your favorite baseball buff. His 100% silk ties feature distinctive baseball graphics, helping your favorite fan root, root, root in a subtle, elegant way. We’re offering two inspired designs.

One features all manner of pitches—fastball, slider, forkball, palmball, and, my fave, knuckleball. It’s an instructional-graphic print any baseball geek would die for. In fact, anybody with an appreciation of intriguing and understated graphics would love this.

The second highlights long-since demolished baseball parks in beautiful architectural renderings, perfect for the devotee who still can’t reconcile the Brooklyn Dodgers with the L.A. Dodgers, and talks about Ebbets Field like it’s still standing. This print also makes a selective offering for those with a keen architectural bent.

Josh Bach is a genius at designing “celebrations of the unexpected, the overlooked, and the uncommon.” With these ties, we think he hit one out of the park.

How does your superfan profess devotion? Hats? T-shirts? Tattoos? Share your thoughts with us.

—Diana