New ESPN column today — look here. Meanwhile … I recently got a note from reader Steve K., as follows: A friend of mine was moving and his wife made …
Month: December 2008
Portraits in the Paint
Wish I’d known about this before the holiday shopping season: Reader Stu Taylor just tipped me wise to the work of Brooklyn illustrator Joel Kimmel, who specializes in really cool …
Monday Morning Uni Watch
Maybe it’s because I’m a Niners fan, maybe it’s because the San Francisco Chronicle posted a really big photo gallery, or maybe it was just a coincidence, but I spotted …
How Well Do You Know Your Balls?
By Phil Hecken A little more than 50 years ago, Sports Illustrated ran a feature challenging its readers to identify 22 different balls used in the sports of the time. …
And who wouldn’t love a Bimbo for Christmas?
So how did you do for the holidays? Get any good uni-swag? Santa was pretty kind to LI Phil, as he scored a Giants sweatshirt (a reminder of good things …
Gone Sleddin’
Uni Watch is closed today in observance of Boxing Day. We’ll be open for business again tomorrow — see you then.
Looks Like Another Long Night for Mrs. Claus…
… but that’s what happens when you shack up with a guy like Santa, who, as I’ve been saying for years, is a bad seed. Serves both of them right. …
A Peek Behind the Design Process
[Editor’s Note: I recently got a note from reader Brandon Stirpe (that’s him at right), who had news of a logo-related Uni Watch success story. I’ve decided to let him …
Uni Watch DIY Project: Building a Better Bucco Beanie
Got a note the other day from reader Mike Williams (that’s him at right), who informed me a of a fun DIY project he’d recently undertaken: I had read early …
Monday Morning Uni Watch
Whatever issues you may have with the game of football — and I have quite a few myself — there’s no denying the one thing that elevates this sport above …
The Hockey Wing Speaks, Part II
By Phil Hecken (with a Huge Assist from Teebz) Quick NFL Uni Note: The Redskins will be wearing a “33” patch today in memory of “Slingin’” Sammy Baugh And so, …
The Hockey Wing Speaks, Part I
By Phil Hecken (with a Huge Assist from Teebz) A few weeks ago, Sports Illustrated came out with a “ranking” of the new NHL third (alternate) uniforms. Many of us, …
The Ricko Files, Vol. 8
Big news on the Ricko front is that ESPN has given me the green light to do a video segment on our resident uniform archivist. Won’t happen until early next …
Billy Ripken, Meet Brian McCann
We’re all familiar with the Billy Ripken “Fuck Face” card. There’s a whole web site devoted to it, it’s the basis of a great No Mas T-shirt, and it was …
Blast from the Past
A few weeks ago, during my interview with Andy Hyman, there was a brief discussion of those old Sunoco NFL stamp albums from 1972, and I mentioned how I wished …