By Phil Hecken It’s often been said by many of the readers of Uni Watch that soccer football, particularly European football, doesn’t get much love on these boards, and that’s …
Month: June 2012
A Look at MLS Kits
[Editor’s Note: Today we have more guest-written soccer content, this time from Tim Newcomb, who’s bringing us up to date on MLS kits. Enjoy. ”” PL] By Tim Newcomb For …
Chews for Jews
Click to enlarge For reasons not worth explaining, I recently found myself in an Orthodox Jewish neighborhood, where I wandered into a candy shop. Amidst all the Kosher chocolates and …
Braves NickNOBs Revisited
Last Tuesday’s entry, about the 1976 Braves’ nickNOBs, generated lots of very positive response (thanks, gang) and some good suggestions as well, so it’s time for a follow-up. First and …
Check Your Head
Click images to enlarge As most of you probably know, the Cubs don’t use a conventional helmet logo decal — they used an embroidered adhesive patch. The good part is …
A Large Poutine and a Labatt’s Blue, Please
What you see above is the Blue Jays’ Canada Day jersey for this season, which they’ll be wearing this Sunday. As usual, it has CNOB and a Canadian flag sleeve …
The Grass Is Always Greener
By Phil Hecken On Uni Watch, it’s rare that we focus on *individual* sports — if only because there really aren’t uniforms per se. But sports like tennis and golf …
Soccer TimE…Part 1
By Phil Hecken It’s often been said by many of the readers of Uni Watch that soccer football, particularly European football, doesn’t get much love on these boards, and that’s …
‘Hidden between the lines / The unsung hero’
The headline for today’s entry is a couplet from the lyrics of an old Meat Puppets song called “The Mighty Zero,” which is about that most intriguing of numerals. For …
Ladies and Gents, Your 1979 Tampa Bay Rays
Have I mentioned lately how much I love Joe Maddon? Seriously, how many other big league skippers could wear that uniform and look like they were enjoying it? Or to …
Cats as Cats Can
In a surprise move that nobody saw coming, least of all me, the Bobcats unveiled new uniforms last night. Very odd timing on this — why not wait until the …
NickNOBs and Snow Jobs: A Closer Look at the ’76 Braves
. One of my recent ESPN columns, which was about RNOBs and nickNOBs, included a table that listed a selection of nickNOBs from the past 45 years or so. One …
Uni Watch Library: Memories and Dreams, Summer 2004
If you become a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame (not an inductee, but a paying supporter), one of your perks is a subscription to the Hall’s magazine, Memories …
The Third Sunday in June
By Phil Hecken Every third Sunday in June, for the past two-plus decades, I spent watching the U.S. Open with my pop. When the U.S. Open came to Long Island …
Grading The Throwbacks, Part I
By Phil Hecken I love throwbacks. Well, I love uniforms, but I especially love throwbacks. Over the past couple of years, however, watching “Turn Back The Clock” or throwback games …