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Month: April 2014

Number Nine, Number Nine, Number Nine …

Photos taken yesterday; click to enlarge When people hear that I work from home, they often say, “So you’re all by yourself, all day long? That sounds pretty lonely.” But …

Is This the Future of NBA Uniform Advertising?

Got a note the other day from reader Chris Giorgio, who’s been pondering the much-discussed possibility of corporate advertising patches on NBA uniforms: Since the dreaded seems inevitable, at least …

Cliven Bundy Was Unavailable for Comment

Sometimes the outside-the-lines part of the sports world creates a ripple effect that has consequences within a given game. And sometimes those consequences are uni-related. That was the case yesterday …

League Ralph, Part the Third

By Phil Hecken I’m back again today with R. Scott Rogers, who last time presented to us the second 10 teams whose uniforms, he feels, could replace those in the …

The Weary Travelers

By Phil Hecken Today we’ll be taking a look at the ninth set of uniform submissions for the

Closet Case, Vol. 7: One for You, One for Me

For all of today’s photos, you can click to enlarge I was poking around on eBay recently and got very excited when I saw a listing for the vintage jersey …

Celebrating 100 Years of Wrigley

For all photos, click to enlarge There were lots of fun touches at Wrigley Field yesterday, as the Cubs celebrated the 100th anniversary of the first game ever played at …

Up (with) the Establishment!

An interesting discussion broke out in the comments section last Thursday. I’d like to expand upon it a bit today. It began when a few commenters were debating whether “Rebels” …

Razorbacks Unveil New Unis — And This Time, Less Is More

[Editor’s Note: Greetings once more from Bristol. I was busy dealing with ESPN business yesterday (and will be doing more of the same today), so Phil handled today’s main entry. …

An Alternate Cap Not Made by New Era (Revisited)

[Editor’s Note: Greetings from Bristol, Conn., where I’ll be attending to some ESPN business over the next two days. Those are also the last two days of Passover, so I …

League Ralph, Part the Second

By Phil Hecken I’m back again today with R. Scott Rogers, who last time presented to us the first 10 teams whose uniforms, he feels, could replace those in the …

UW Is Unique – Just Like Everyone Else

By Phil Hecken Ho, hum. Another day, another Nike uniform unveiling. Yesterday it was the University of Washington Huskies’ turn. Before we take a look at the uniforms, I want …

Feeling Blue

As you know, many MLB teams let the starting pitcher choose the jersey for each game. That includes the Braves, at least for their road games. (Their jersey choices for …

A Big Day for Orange and Blue

“Custom numbers appear taller and more narrow, mimicking the height of New York City’s skyline. The numbers also feature a unique 44-degree linear ‘V’ pattern. This pattern is mirrored on …

Jackie Robinson Day Roundup

[Editor’s Note: I had a social obligation last night (more on that at the bottom of today’s entry), so intern Mike Chamernik was on Jackie Day duty. Here’s his report …