UPDATE: DEALER SAM RELEASES DEBUT MIXTAPE

Dealer Sam has announced the release of his debut mixtape, "Jock Rock: Volume 1." The PCHL Fashion Icon and Mission Street Dealer has agreed to an undisclosed, multi-record contract with Tommy Boy Records. The sports-and-fashion themed cassette was co-produced by ESPN and will be available nationwide at Blockbuster Video stores. Follow Dealer Sam and his mercurial rise on Instagram.

2015 PCHL SPRING FASHION RUMOR MILL: MISSION STREET DEALERS

The artist relaxes in his studio

Dealer Gomez drifts throughout his expansive Hunter's Point studio, glowing with enthusiasm and eager to discuss his new sculptures. "You know - I have to admit - this whole art thing took me by surprise," the Mission Street Dealers' slugging first baseman humbly remarks. "It all just started as a hobby when I got injured last season. I like to tinker with things, put stuff together. I always have. But I never thought of my work as 'fine art' or whatever. That all changed when John [Berggruen] put me in a group show last September. Gagosian picked me up shortly thereafter, and the next thing you know I'm at documenta doing body shots with John Waters and Steve Martin at 4 in the morning in some Russian oil mogul's super yacht. It's been a real whirlwind this past year but I'm soaking it all up and just trying to stay focused on making strong work."

PCHElle visited the artist in his studio recently to discuss his work, PCHL fashion trends, and the highly anticipated 2015 Dealers Spring Line. Gomez requested that the details of our conversation remain private, but he was willing to confirm rumors about the Dealers' 2015 promotional item that has taken the Northern California amateur baseball fashion blogosphere by storm: the Spoon Bobblehead.

"I'm just happy that I can help the team in some way with my visual art," he said of the effigy. "When team management approached me about commissioning a Dealer bobblehead for opening day, I immediately knew that I would render Spoon. He is a leader in our clubhouse and a real style icon throughout the league, it was a no-brainer."

Gomez used a staff of 15 artist assistants to fabricate the bobblehead dolls, which exist in a limited edition of 1,000. The signed dolls will be given out to the first 1,000 fans in attendance at the Dealers' 2015 Opening Day game. "I feel like I've really captured Spoon's essence with this piece," Gomez continued, "and I just can't wait for Opening Day to release these important works out into the world. Also, I'm really excited to suit up in our new, baby blue alternate uniform. I look amazing in pastels."

"The Spoon Bobblehead," (2014) by Dealer Gomez. Ed. 1,000, mixed media with found objects, 8" x 1" x .75"

NOBLES RENEW CONTRACT WITH BROOKS BROTHERS FOR 2015

The Sunset Nobles have announced the renewal of their contract with Brooks Brothers for the 2015 PCHL Season. The venerable Madison Avenue clothier will continue to manufacture the Nobles' on-the-field garments, and will also be unveiling an exclusive line of Nobles themed formal evening wear. A company representative contacted PCHElle via email, stating, "Brooks Brothers is the industry standard of luxury menswear. Our continued partnership with the Sunset Nobles represents not only their vested interest in classic, conservative, American fashion, but also our fine brand's commitment to working alongside the nation's most exciting and attractive young entrepreneurs. We look forward to outfitting the Nobles as they defend their PCHL League Championship Title in 2015."

SOURCE: 29ERS COMMIT TO SANRIO NECK TATTOOS FOR 2014 PLAYOFF RUN

An unnamed source recently went deep undercover to confirm that - in fact - the San Francisco 29ers have committed to team-wide neck tattoos depicting various Sanrio characters in anticipation of their 2014 PCHL Playoff Run. The mole revealed to PCHElle:

This whole Sanrio-neck-tattoo thing is very real. I bought a couple rounds for 29er Lunchbox [pictured] and asked him about the new Hello Kitty ink on his neck and - sure enough - he said they [29ers] will all be sporting different Sanrio characters in time for the first pitch of the playoffs. For a while it looked like it might not happen because there was some serious drama between him and 29er Rickey. Lunchbox had been openly debating between getting Hello Kitty or Choco Cat and around that time Rickey started acting kind of weird. He asked Lunchbox to go out for drinks to talk and just totally broke down and begged for Choco Cat. Lunchbox wasn't going to budge - apparently his nickname in college was 'Choco Cat' or something - but team management put together an intervention with him and Rickey and they decided that the face of the Sanrio franchise would suffice for Lunchbox."

Rumors are swirling about other player/character pairings, and though none can be confirmed at this time, it should be noted that 29er Ray was recently spotted in a Mission District nightclub sporting a customized Pekkle leather jacket.

CLEANERS & BRIANS DEADLOCKED AT LOOKING AMAZING

Today the Cleaners played the Brians in beautiful downtown San Francisco. In an unforeseen turn of events, the dueling clubs finished the day tied at looking absolutely fantastic !!! Here Cleaner Boof and Brophy Brian exemplify the classic "Late Summer" PCHL look. That carefully manicured air of nonchalance will never go out of style as far as we here at PCHElle are concerned. Both teams played a great aesthetic game out there today and really set the tone for the PCHL Fashion Playoff Hunt, which kicks into High Fashion gear tomorrow.

2015 PCHL SPRING FASHION RUMOR MILL: DALY CITY BRIANS

The 2014 PCHL campaign rolls onward gloriously in vogue, with exciting new trends popping up from all corners of the league and fierce style rivalries developing between full squads and individuals alike. Someday these players will look back at the 2014 season and say to themselves, "Wow, we all looked amazing, those were some really special times and some very unique looks." 

With that said, all of us here at PCHElle are eagerly anticipating the new 2015 Spring Lines from the assorted PCHL squads. Rumors are swirling and there is reason to believe that 2015 will be the most fashion-forward season to date, with each franchise giving their all to establish themselves as the preeminently chic lineup both on and off the diamond.

We begin the discussion with an exclusive report on the Daly City Brians, formidable PCHL trend-setters since 2013. Much can be said of the Brians' ~ Look ~ but it also might be boiled down into something deceptively simple; all-white all the time, the dirtier the better. What happens when you combine the 1919 Chicago Black Sox with Andrew W.K.? You get one of the most consistently On-Trend teams in the history of the PCHL.

When the 2014 Brians reluctantly concluded that they would not be making the playoffs for the second year in a row, they held a private team meeting and mutually agreed to move forward focusing on the core values that bind their franchise: 1. Looking Amazing and 2. Setting New Trends.

PCHElle sources reveal that a splinter group of Brians players (coincidentally members of the distinctly fashionable post-punk quartet, Hafner) recently stepped up to forge a new visual identity for the team. A member of the foursome who asked to remain anonymous told us:

"Things were going great with the band and things were going pretty decent with the ball club...but sometimes you just gotta mix it up and start over, you know? We [Hafner] were playing a bunch of shows and having fun and everything but something just didn't seem right. We wanted to get back to our musical roots, get back in touch with that sort of vibe that initially got us totally piped out on this fresh, magical wave that we call life, you know? So we recently decided to sell all our guitars and just focus on our original band vision, which is Happy Hardcore. We all grew up with the house/EDM/D&B scene that thrived in the greater Bay Area in the mid-90's-early-2000's and that is where our hearts remain, it is the music we want to be playing. Nothing less than 180 BPM, period. So when we started talking about the 2015 Daly City Brians' Spring Line, it was an obvious choice that we go full-on Candy Raver, circa 1998. We really didn't anticipate any objections, it seemed like a total no-brainer. But it didn't go down that easy."

DCB's Style Icons, The 1919 Chicago Black Sox

According to documents, in June of 2014, the faction group of musicians formally motioned to change the name of the organization from the Daly City Brians to the Daly City Candy Flippers. The proposal was immediately met with objections from the team's upstart neoconservative segment, the Daly City Brians Heritage Foundation. A spokesperson for the D.C.B.H.F., Elias Brians, agreed to speak to PCHElle:

"We love Hafner as much as anyone in the league, those guys are like our brothers. Love their tunes, very rock n' roll, very fun stuff. But hey - I'm sorry - we just will not stand for the blatant promotion of illegal activities. The Brians have a lot of friends in law enforcement; we scrimmage with the Daly City Police Department Co-Ed Softball Team four times a year for goodness' sake. So I'm happy to report that we have officially agreed to meet halfway; we are going to keep the official team name, 'The Mighty Daly City Brians,'  intact for next season. However, we have decided to accept the proposed jerseys of the Hafner insurgency, so you can count on seeing us out there in white mesh tank tops and iridescent pearl lamé leggings. A lot of us aren't happy about it but hey, it's a compromise, and ultimately the most important thing is keeping the team spirit alive and well. I personally refuse to apply Vick's Vapor Rub to my neck before games, but I was surprised at how much I enjoy the glow necklaces and bracelets, I think they're a lot of fun and I like how they come in cool neon colors."

The Brians are reportedly in negotiations with several abandoned warehouses - including the Cow Palace - about hosting their off-season banquet, which promises to be a raucous and stylish affair. Keep up the great work, Brians, PCHElle is watching you and we like what we're seeing.

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