What’s that red hankie with the handwritten note? It’s Packers coach Mike McCarthy’s challenge flag, which is apparently inscribed with a personal note from his wife (or let’s hope that’s …
Month: December 2009
As the Year Bobbles Down…
“I am not going to lie,” says Robert Marshall. “I worked my ass of cobbling and bobbling to make sure everybody got their bobbleheads in time for the holidays.” Shown …
Auction Action, Eh?
Classic Auctions is different than the other auction houses whose wares I’ve recently covered. They’re based in Delson, Quebec, so most of what they offer is either hockey- or Canada-related. …
North Star Studies
Quiet day in the NFL yesterday, at least uni-wise, so let’s skip the football today and look at something else. To wit: Back in January I wrote an entry about …
“The Rose Goes In The Front, Big Guy”
By Phil Hecken & Rick Pearson Classic line, classic movie. Said by Crash Davis to Nuke Laloosh in “Bull Durham.” Great baseball movie, nice unis. Some sports movies just strike …
Boxing Day Uni Watch
By Phil Hecken The NBA took centerstage on Christmas Day, in what is becoming an annual holiday tradition. Like the previous year, teams were sporting a Star of David snowflake …
Memo to the Grinch: Don’t Even Think About It
Santa’s finally here, boys and girls, and he’s packing some serious heat, so don’t get any bright ideas about dipping your hand into into someone else’s stocking, ya dig? Anyway: …
A Good Design — Literally
Does the logo shown above look familiar? No? What about now? The first design is actually an early version of the mark that eventually became the Hartford Whalers logo. In …
Because They Couldn’t All Wear His Jersey
Twenty years ago this month, the Eagles came up with one of my all-time favorite uniform remembrances. After quarterbacks coach Doug Scovil passed away on December 9th, they memorialized him …
Everything’s Coming Up Oranges
With bowl season upon us, Christopher Wheeler pointed me toward this Orange Bowl history page, which turns out to be chock-full of uni-notable photos. Here’s a chronological rundown: 1937 (Duquesne …
Winter Solstice Uni Watch
See what happens if you leave your belt unbuckled? That’s Tommy Kelly of the Raiders, who emerged from a goal line pile with a bit less than he’d bargained for, …
The Hockey Wing Has Spoken
by Phil Hecken, with Teebz, James Huening and Adam Walter Last weekend we previewed, and you voted upon, the NHL third sweater/uniforms. However, there was some question and discussion in …
How to Dress A Duck
By Phil Hecken, with Kenny Ocker and Casey Martin It isn’t often the University of Oregon makes it to the Rose Bowl, but for those of us who are intrigued …
My Name Is Earl … And My Story Keeps Getting More Interesting
Okay, so I’m probably a bit more obsessed with this particular story than some of you are, but we have a major new development in the saga of the Twins’ …
Mixed Marriage
The photos you see above were taken several months ago at the wedding of Jesse Spector and his lovely bride Caroline. He’s from New York and she’s from the Boston …