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It was just the thing to do. I remember, that was one of the first things Silvio said to me—he said, "Wear a uniform of your choosing." 

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And in those days, Members wore, normally, the major league uniforms from their state. And I was kind of a strange situation. 

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I grew up in Northwest Ohio, as a Detroit Tigers fan, and, which was somewhat blasphemous. 

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And the Cleveland Indians—Sherrod Brown wore an Indians uniform; there may have been one—I think Ron Mottl, when he was playing, wore an Indians uniform. 

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So, I knew I couldn't wear a Tigers uniform—that would be really rubbing it in. So I compromised and I wore a Cincinnati Reds uniform. 

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And I was a Reds fan from the National League—and I went to college at Miami University just up the road from Cincinnati, so it made sense to do that. 

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But most of the day, Silvio always wore a Red Sox uniform, Tom Downey always wore a Yankees uniform—but now, I think it's changed.   

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Most of the Members wear a college uniform from their district, or even a high school uniform—I know, I think John Shimkus, one year, 

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wore a high school uniform of a team that had actually won the state championship in Illinois. 

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So, those kind of things changed a little bit, but that's part of the fun of it.