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From David Brown at Big League Stew comes the biggest fashion disaster since Jennifer Hudson’s space age shrug. Josh Outman, on the mend and back with the A’s, looked a little off while working out earlier today. Brown writes:

“Only one thing was amiss. A style point — green stirrups. It had been so long since Outman pitched, the A’s clubhouse guy forgot to have them ready.

“That’s why I’m wearing these Little League socks,” Outman said jokingly. He was reduced to wearing socks any weekend softball warrior could buy over at Sports Authority — a yellow sock with the stirrup pattern dyed on….

Come on, Athletics clubbies, this is unacceptable.You can serve rancid meat for the post game spread, forget to wash yesterday’s uniforms, and even lock a player in the clubhouse at the end of the night, but to not have stirrup socks on hand is an affront to all that is holy and decent.