On Saturday and Monday I linked to some images suggesting that the manager and coaches on the 1973 Indians wore piping on their caps. But either of those shots could …
Month: November 2010
Monday Morning Uni Watch
When I was taking part in that Ping-Pong tournament last week, I ended up yakking a bit with a chick from Buffalo named Aimee. At one point she asked what …
NFL Color vs. Color – Part II: Back to the Future
By Phil Hecken, with “The Jeff” Provo Last weekend, I took a look back at color versus color in the NFL, from an historical perspective. That focused mostly on the …
Why Is This the Only Sport That Calls It ‘Third’ Jersey (instead of an alternate)?
Paul here, making a rare Saturday appearance. Just in time for holiday shopping season — what a coincidence! — two NHL teams have just unveiled their new third jerseys. Let’s …
Backyard Brawl — It’s On!
By Phil Hecken, with Doug Keklak and Jason Bernard There’s the “Third Saturday in October”, the “Sunflower Showdown”, and “THE Game” … We have the “Civil War”, the “Border War”, …
Let’s Give Thanks for the Simple Things …
”¦ like, say, uniform numbers that don’t fall off of our jerseys. That’s Amare Stoudemire, whose numero uno pulled a disappearing act in the closing seconds of last night’s Knicks/Bobcats …
Uni Watch Exclusive!: NHL All-Star Uniform Preview
There hasn’t been an NHL All-Star Game in nearly two years (remember, last season’s game was cancelled due to the Olympics). But with this season’s showcase game only two months …
I Don’t Think Don Draper Worked on Any of These
I recently came across a bunch of old uniform ads from assorted sporting goods brands. I started to add them to the Ticker and thought to myself, “Terry Proctor’s gonna …
Monday Morning Uni Watch
I spent most of the weekend washing and installing storm windows at a friend’s old house in the Hudson Valley but managed to sneak a peek at some football action …
NFL Color vs. Color – Part I
By Phil Hecken (with tremendous assistance from Tim Brulia) During the past week or so, there has been some discussion in the comments section regarding the NFL’s official rules for …
Wrigley Rules! er…Wrigley Rules?
By Phil Hecken, with additional commentary by James Huening Just in case you hadn’t yet heard, there will be a football game played today at historic Wrigley Field — the …
I Bet This Never Happened to Peter Jennings
That’s Dan Jennings — not Jeninngs — of West Virginia, whose NOB was misspelled in yesterday’s game against Davidson. I suppose the lettering could have been done by a local …
Cross-Dressing
There’s been a fascinating development over at IPFW — that’s Indiana-Purdue at Fort Wayne, whose teams are called the Mastodons (love that). They have a player named John Peckinpaugh, who’s …
Closet Case Revisited: Uni Watch Show-and-Tell
Back in October I ran an entry about my jersey collection. Today we’re gonna take a look at one of my other uni-related apparel collections: vintage varsity-style team jackets, along …
The Boy with the Arab (Chin)Strap
We’re gonna be talking about NFL helmets today, so let’s start with a quick recap of the league’s rules about helmet branding: Players can wear any safety-approved helmet they want, …