Month: June 2013

By Phil Hecken Yesterday afternoon/evening, the Seattle Mariners, playing as the Seattle “Turks” and the Chicago Cubs, playing as, well, the Chicago Cubs, put on a wonderful *historical* turn-back-the-clock game. …

By Phil Hecken I’m back again with designer W. Ross Clites, who you will recall had a nifty idea to ‘reshuffle’ the NBA teams, names and divisions last weekend. To …

Pretty cool scene at last night’s NBA Draft, as several draftees, including Nerlens Noel (top) and Ben McLemore, had their college jerseys sewn into the lining of their suits. I …

Reader James Poisso posted something in yesterday’s comments that I hadn’t been aware of. It involves a storyline that began with this St. Louis Post-Dispatch sports item from last Sunday, …

Click to enlarge Several college football developments yesterday, beginning with this BFBS alternate uni that Nebraska will be wearing for its game against UCLA on Sept. 14. As you can …

Click photos to enlarge Credit where it’s due: Reader Brady Phelps first brought this guy to my attention on his blog. Then reader Michael Hersh sent me the frontal view. …

[Editor’s Note: With Wimbledon getting underway today, tennis maven Brinke Guthrie is here with a roundup of what to look for. Enjoy. ”” PL] By Brinke Guthrie Wimbledon’s back for …

By Phil Hecken The following article has literally been months in the making. It all started way back at the end of last year and culminated in a segment (scroll …

By Phil Hecken Well, that didn’t take long. No sooner had I run two reader suggestions for “timelessly representing the ballclub” (NL here, AL here), then I was contacted by …

Click to slightly enlarge Word began circulating yesterday that a new Phoenix Suns logo set had leaked. Here are some thoughts: • I’m always happy to see less purple in …

As you may recall, Tuesday morning’s Ticker included the following item: “A well-placed source tells me that the amount Darrelle Revis paid to Mark Barron in order to get Barron …

[Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest entry from Thomas Juettner, who’s interested in the ways our nation’s most wrenching war continues to affect uniforms and team names. Enjoy ”” …

As you’ve probably heard by now, the Mets found yet another way to embarrass themselves last week, as some idiot functionary in the team’s marketing department tried to get an …

Yesterday, of course, was Father’s Day. In case you missed it, Phil used the occasion to post something very, very special, which I strongly recommend to one and all. I’m …

By Phil Hecken A very Happy Fathers Day to the entire Uni Watch readership! I had originally intended to make this post about my father, who you may recall passed …