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Month: January 2015

Breaking an 8-8 Tie: Uni Matchups of the ‘hawks & Pats

By Phil Hecken We’ve hit the big weekend — Super Bowl XLIX weekend. As I traditionally do, I like to feature the uniform histories of the two teams who have …

Behind the Scenes at the Puppy Bowl

For all of today’s photos, click to enlarge Back in October I got to attend two days’ worth of taping for Puppy Bowl XI, which will air this Sunday. Everything …

Uni Watch DIY Project: The Annual Super Bowl Edition

As longtime readers may recall, Steve Speicher has an annual Super Bowl ritual: He DIYs himself a jersey based on one of the teams competing in the big game. In …

Not Even If You Paid Me: Super Bowl Media Day

Update, 1:30pm: Didn’t realize I was gonna have a new ESPN column today (thought it was being held until tomorrow), but I do, about the latest wrinkles in the annual …

Snow Day

As you may have heard, we’ve gotten a wee bit of snow here in the Northeast. My thanks to everyone who’s expressed concern about my well-being, but no worries — …

Monday Morning Uni Watch

Click to enlarge It was neon/higlighter kind of day yesterday, as the NFL and NHL both dressed their best players in garishly bold colors for their respective all-star games. Here’s …

Lucky Seven!

Cover Art by Rob Ullman – click to enlarge By Phil Hecken If the artwork on the cover of the January 15, 2015, edition of Las Vegas Seven, pictured above, …

Cream of the Crop

[Click to Enlarge. Photo Credit: Ben VanHouten/Seattle Mariners] By Phil Hecken The Seattle Mariners unveiled their new alternate uniform (pictured above) yesterday, and boy is it gorgeous. It will be …

Uni Watch DIY Project: Pillow Talk

[Editor’s Note: Today we have a DIY project from Thomas Fiers, who’s come up with something unusual: uni-themed pillows. Enjoy. ”” PL] By Thomas Fiers I’ve been a big supporter …

The 2015 Pro Bowl Uniforms Are Finally Revealed

The NFL is taking a very odd approach to the Pro Bowl this year. The uniforms for last season’s Pro Bowl were announced with a lot of fanfare way back …

A Newly Discovered Quirk in Twins Design History

Click to enlarge [Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest entry from uniform designer/historian Todd Radom, who’s discovered a heretofore undocumented chapter in MLB logo history. ”” PL] By Todd …

Super Bowl Uni Trivia

[Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest entry from Super Bowl savant Jay Braiman, who’s checking in with his annual summary of insanely detailed uni-based trivia for the big game. …

Monday Morning Uni Watch

In the latest case of an unnecessary soap opera that made me feel like a few of my brain cells were dying off, Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch had planned …

Searching for the ‘Golden Ticket’

By Phil Hecken A couple weeks ago, I was approached by Luke DiVasta who pitched me an idea for a story that would look at, “A top five on most …

Building a Better HOF Introduction Jersey

By Phil Hecken Only moments after the four Hall Of Fame inductees for this year, John Smoltz, Randy Johnson, Craig Biggio and Pedro Martinez, were introduced at the Waldorf-Astoria, talk …