. Whatever else you can say about the Astros, they’ve certainly had some of the game’s most notable uniforms over the past century. And as most of you know, they’ll …
Month: May 2012
What Can Brown Do for You? A Lot!
[Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest entry by Tim Newcomb, who has written an ode to what he feels is an underappreciated color. ”” PL] By Tim Newcomb Brown …
III-peat?
The fallout from last week’s ESPN column about Robert Griffin III’s RNOB and a brief history of nickNOBs continued over the weekend. One thing at a time: • Reader James …
A Story Tailor-Made for Uni Watch
. I got a great submission the other day from reader Andrew Rader, as follows: I went to a tailor’s shop in Philadelphia [shown above ”” PL] to get some …
Sons of Washington – Vote! Vote! Vote!
By Phil Hecken We’ve been treated to three days worth of submissions for the Washington Football Redesign Contest, and now it’s time to vote. To be as democratic as possible …
Have You Hailed Your Washington Football Club Today?
By Phil Hecken This fine Saturday we’re down to the third set (of 3) of the Redesign the Washington Football contestants. If you missed Part 1, you can check out …
Auction Action
As you’ve probably noticed by now from the ad in the left sidebar, our friends at Grey Flannel Auctions recently came out with another catalog’s worth of good stuff. Here …
Was He Wearing the Arm Sleeve Under His Jacket?
. There’s something really odd about an athlete wearing another athlete’s jersey. That’s Allen Iverson, who showed up at last night’s Sixers/Celtics game in a Lou Williams jersey. Love the …
NFL’s Next Stop: Pad-dington Station
Interesting news yesterday from the NFL, where knee and thigh pads will be mandatory starting in 2013. As most of you know, those pads are mandatory in college football but …
A Story to Warm Even the Coldest of Hearts
When Jake Hurley first told me about his campaign to get the Rockies to wear stirrups, I didn’t think much of it. Most fans don’t like stirrups as much as …
Like Father, Like Son
On Friday I noted that Robert Griffin III is wearing the Roman numeral as part of his NOB and asked if any NFL, MLB, NBA, or NHL players had ever …
Redesigning for Old D.C.
By Phil Hecken We’re back today with Part 2 (of 3) of the Redesign the Washington Football contest. If you missed Part 1, you can check out the first 11 …
Bury My Heart at FedEx Field
By Phil Hecken Having now finished with the rename & redesign the Cleveland Baseball team contest, we move on to our next redesign contest — this one to redesign the …
Uni Watch Arts and Crafts Project: NFL Cubees
Click images to enlarge What you see at the top of the page is a set of little Packers toy figures. Underneath it is the template from which one of …
You Look Like a Monkey … and What’s Wrong with That?
. It was six years ago today that the first entry on this site was published. I think it’s fair to say that nobody, least of all me, could have …