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Month: July 2011

Rooting for Laundry

By John Ekdahl We’ve all heard it before, and while it’s generally true that your allegiance to a team supersedes that of any one player, it doesn’t make it any …

Stand Up to Pink

By John Ekdahl The Harvard Business Review has found that using the color pink in breast cancer awareness campaigns is actually counterproductive. From the study: Stefano Puntoni ran a battery …

Fridays with Morris

[Editor’s Note: Morris Levin will be contributing an article each Friday while Paul takes his break. Enjoy! ”” Phil Hecken] Religious Modesty and Competitive Sports By Morris Levin The qualifying …

The Joy of Sox

By Phil Hecken Two days ago, my buddy Mike Styczen put together a really neat post on the MLB panel cap phenomenon. It was a nice retrospective and Mike did …

Meet The (Mercury) Mets

By Phil Hecken Twelve years ago tonight, I watched a baseball game with my dad (and as it would turn out, it would be the last Mets game we ever …

When the panel cap was *in*

By Phil Hecken As part of my commitment to bring you the best content while Paul is away, and because of my schedule, I am precluded from being able to …

Meet The Jets

By Phil Hecken If you’ve been following the NHL or Uni Watch the past few days, it should come as no surprise to you that the Winnipeg Jets — who …

Turning Back the Clock in Pittsburgh

By John Ekdahl The Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals wore Negro League uniforms last night for Heritage Week. The Cardinals were outfitted in the uniforms of the St. Louis …

Jet Setting

By John Ekdahl The Winnipeg Jets released three of their official logos yesterday (the uniform release will be at a later time). Phil will be covering this in more detail …

Fridays With Morris

[Editor’s Note: Morris Levin will be contributing an article each Friday while Paul takes his break. Enjoy! ”” Phil Hecken] “No, I just meant Miami….. what did you just say?” …

¿Cinco de Mayo…en el 20 de julio?

By Phil Hecken What if your opponents canceled a “Latin Heritage” night and no one told you? Well, you might feel a little like Kyle McClellan, starting pitcher for the …

When a Sock is More Than a Sock

[Editor’s Note: Today’s post was penned by Vince Grzegorek, Web Editor at Cleveland Scene and “Intern Emeritus” at Uni Watch. Enjoy! — Phil Hecken] By Vince Grzegorek Lance Allred isn’t …

Tim E. Takes on the NHL

By Phil Hecken If you read the weekend posts, you’re very familiar with today’s featured Uni Watcher, Tim E. O’Brien. Tim has contributed to a few lede columns, and he’s …

The Stars come out in daytime

By Phil Hecken I love Negro League throwback games — not only because Majestic apparently doesn’t make the uniforms, thereby ensuring they will likely be done well — and not …

Hope For a Win

By John Ekdahl As the World Cup final kicks off today, one player has an interesting decision to make afterwards. Hope Solo has emerged as the star of the tournament, …