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Month: May 2013

The Spirit of ’48

Very nice throwback game last night in Minnesota, as the Twins dressed up as the old St. Paul Saints and Brewers become the minor league Brewers, both from 1948. As …

The Source of All the Problems

As I mentioned yesterday, I’m running an ESPN design contest to create new uniforms for the Hornets. But today I want to talk about the Charlotte Hornets’ original uniforms, which …

Just Designate a Different Cap for Each Day of the Week and Get It Over With

It all began last Thursday, when the Braves and Twins played each other and wore their BP caps. Two days later, the Diamondbacks wore their BP caps for a game …

What’s Wrong with This Picture?

This photo of Blue Jays infielder Edwin Encarnacion captures everything that’s wrong about MLB’s G.I. Joe initiative from yesterday: a Dominican player, representing a Canadian team, dressed up to celebrate …

A Real Uniform Story for Memorial Day

Photos by Ashley Gilbertson, The New York Times; if slideshow doesn’t display, click here Major League Baseball will be playing G.I. Joe today, dressing its players in camouflage to “support …

Breaking Down the 500, Car by Car

By Phil Hecken If you’re an auto racing fan, today’s your Super Bowl. Even if you’re not, it’s still a pretty major day in terms of American sport, for today …

A Brief History of The Brickyard, and the Greatest Spectacle in Racing

By Phil Hecken It’s Memorial Day weekend here in the States, and aside from the knowledge that MLB teams will be wearing flag desecration Amateur Pacifist getups on Monday (a …

Beanie Babies

A little while back I ran an entry about a vintage uniform catalog that included a listing for beanies. That led reader Larry Bodnovich to point me toward a fantastic …

Who Was That Masked Man?

The Flying Dutchman

You probably recognize the card shown above — it’s the famous Honus Wagner T206 card, the rarest and most valuable baseball card ever made. Only about three dozen are known …

Fortunately, I Already Have Plans for That Day

We’ve known for several months now that MLB teams would be wearing G.I. Joe caps on Memorial Day. But reader Brendan Hickey has picked up on something that hasn’t yet …

Hose Get Hosed

Click photos to enlarge Slump-buster move yesterday by the Giants, as everyone went high-cuffed — even skipper Bruce Bochy, as you can see in the top photo. They also opted …

How a Fan Design Contest Yielded the Brewers Beloved Ball-in-Glove Logo

By Phil Hecken The announcement earlier this week that Mark Cuban was going to attempt to crowd source new uniforms for the Mavericks (and which Paul covered very nicely on …

And Finally(!) — The Last of the UWFFL Contest Entries

By Phil Hecken, with Rob Holecko Well, Uni Watch readers — we’ve made it (almost). We’re now to reveal the final sets of contestants for the UWFFL — today’s final …

Leak of Possible New Football Uni for the Aggies

Leak of possible new football uniform for Texas A&M: #url#