Photo taken yesterday; click to enlarge Uni Watch mascots Tucker (left) and Caitlin turn 10 years old today — or 56 in feline years. Aside from their steadfast refusal to …
Month: April 2015
That’s Pure Gold, I Tell Ya — Gold!
Click to enlarge [Editor’s Note: Back in 2012 I ran an entry about how Marquette dropped its “Warriors” team name in 1994. Today we have a guest entry from Brent …
Sock It to Me: NBA Inks New Hosiery Deal
. Big changes afoot in the NBA (no pun intended), as Stance will become the league’s official sock supplier starting next season. According to this story by my ESPN colleague …
Hardhat Zone
When Mets reliever Alex Torres debuted his new protective cap two weekends ago, lots of people on Twitter said, “Why doesn’t he just wear a helmet like the base coaches?” …
A Tour of a Minor League Ballpark
[Editor’s Note: Phil and I are both indisposed, so today we have a guest entry from Joe Reimers, who has some interesting behind-the-scenes observations from a minor league ballpark. I’m …
A Look at Auto Racing Flags
[Editor’s Note: Phil and I are both indisposed today, so we have a guest enry from David Firestone, who’s going to enlighten us on the subject of auto racing flag …
An Updated Look for Sparty
Click to enlarge I had planned to run a really interesting baseball entry today, but then Michigan State unveiled their new football uniforms yesterday, so the baseball item will have …
Head Games
Mets reliever Alex Torres’s new protective cap, which he wore for the first time last weekend, is the latest in a long line of milestones in baseball headwear. I’ve taken …
The Psychology of Leaking
Back in the fall of 2006, when this blog was just a few months old, I wrote an entry about uniform and logo leaks. Almost everything I wrote in that …
Putting the ‘Argh!’ in Argyle (which doesn’t really apply here but I couldn’t resist saying it)
Click to enlarge UNC debuted new uniforms last night for all 28 of its teams, with two overriding themes: argyle and Carolina blue. Let’s start with the football team. The …
Uni Watch Exclusive: More Clippers Leaks
On Friday I posted some Clippers leaks. That prompted a new source to come forward with some additional materials connected to the team’s upcoming redesign. As you’ll recall, the images …
Astros & Angels Celebrate 50 Years of Astros (and the Astrodome)
Click To Enlarge By Phil Hecken Yesterday evening the Houston Astros, as part of their 50 Anniversary of the Astrodome (also 50 years since they were renamed “Astros”) Celebration, and …
Your USFL Reimagined Contest Entries (Part I)
Click To Enlarge By Phil Hecken OK, kids. The entries from the “reimagine a USFL team in another sport” (or something like that) contest are all in, and today we’ll …
Uni Watch Exclusive — New NBA and WNBA Leaks
About a month ago someone sent me some graphics that he claimed to be from the Clippers’ upcoming redesign. I wrote back to this person — let’s call him Source …
Our Annual Look at Jackie Robinson Day
Click to enlarge As many of you know, the Padres provide jerseys — Padres jerseys — to San Diego-area Little League teams. They had a bunch of those Little Leaguers, …