It’s been a weird six weeks or so for the Rays. First came the plaid blazers. Then the blazers begat plaid-brimmed cap design that somehow became anointed as the team’s …
Month: September 2010
There’s No Service Like Wire Service, Vol. 17
Mike Hersh has been our star wire photo researcher in recent months, but he’s now facing a stiff challenge from Bruce Menard, who recently forwarded me a huge stash of …
The Mako Mameli Files
I recently mentioned that there’s a ton of good NFL material now available on Hulu. Turns out reader Mako Mameli has busily been making screen shots from the Hulu footage …
Monday Morning Uni Watch
Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t think I’d want my team wearing an alternate jersey for their home opener, as the Dolphins did last night (additional photos here). I …
Monochrome In Baseball, Part VI
By Phil Hecken “It’s a marathon and not a sprint.” That’s how we describe the major league baseball season, and so to it goes for the look at monochrome in …
Letter Grading The NCAA (FBS) BCS Conferences
By Phil Hecken with Jim Vilk At Uni Watch, aside from our love of uniforms, we like to critique them, tweak them, discuss them, and even make them. With the …
The Cover-Up of ’73 (no, not Watergate)
Back in the ’90s I knew this guy named Spike Vrusho, who was a gifted writer and sort of a beatnik/bohemian sports nut. A devoted Pirates fan, he published a …
Pass the Buckle
Shortly after I arrived at yesterday’s NBA media event, Adidas exec Travis Blasingame, who I’d met two months ago at an earlier NBA event (and who happens to be a …
The Robert Harvell Files, Vol. 7
Time for another blast from the football past, courtesy of photo archivist extraordinaire Robert Harvell. Dig: • Why would you have your uni number on your helmet twice? • We’ve …
And He Didn’t Even Have to Fetch Earl’s Cigarettes
[Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest entry from Rick Friedel, who got to be an Orioles batboy-for-a-day back in 1981. Here’s his story. — PL] By Rick Friedel When …
When in Rome… Or in Sheboygan Falls…
I spent the last three days in the fair state of Wisconsin, where I was privileged to watch yesterday’s Packers/Bills game at the excellent Falls Tap, a nice joint with …
Monochrome In Baseball, Part V
By Phil Hecken After a short hiatus, the look at the “future” of monochrome (or lack thereof) in baseball continues. Today, we’ll examine half of the Senior Circuit. The premise …
There Used To Be A Ballpark Here, Part II
By Phil Hecken with Ben Traxel A way back in August, whilst Paul was in the midst of his well-deserved vacation, I had Bootheel Ben Traxel submit a fantastic piece …
Uni Watch Profiles: Jerry Reuss, Part 2
(Photo courtesy of Jerry Reuss) Today we continue with our Jerry Reuss interview (if you missed the first part, which ran two days ago, look here). Without further ado: Uni …
Four on the Floor — er, Mound
Who’s that on the mound — a position player? Nope, it’s Kyle Drabek, who made his MLB debut last night and in the process became the first single-digitized MLB pitcher …