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Month: April 2016

Surprise! Oregon Introduces A New Uniform!

Click To Enlarge By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken To the surprise of absolutely no one many, the Oregon Ducks introduced a (beautiful) brand new uniform yesterday — (technically three of …

Is This the Future of Catcher’s Equipment?

Photo by Skye Design Studios; click to enlarge The catchers shown above play for the independent Atlantic League. As you can see, their masks, chest protectors, and shin guards feature …

Hope I Die Before I Get Old (oops, too late)

As we recently discussed, uniform rankings rarely bring out the best in anyone. So when my Sweet 16 uni rankings appeared on ESPN last month, I got lots outraged reactions …

What Do We Think of the Kings’ New Identity?

Click to enlarge The Sacramento Kings unveiled a new logo set yesterday (see above). I was given early access to this one and have all the particulars in this ESPN …

Twins Provide One Last Prince Memorial

Last night’s Twins/Indians game was Minnesota’s first home date since Prince’s death, and the team’s management declared that it was “Prince Tribute Night,” so most players on the field — …

Uni(tard) Watch: Hawkeye Edition

When I recently wrote about Oklahoma State basketball’s 1989 unitards, I mentioned that reader Dave R. had said he remembered seeing Iowa wear unitards, but that I had checked with …

VT Hokies Do The Corporate ‘Rebrand’ Thing, Get New(ish) Unis

Click to enlarge By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken After teasing it Friday evening (there were a couple of items in yesterday’s ticker), the Virginia Tech Hokies released a sports rebranding …

MLB Merch Train Drives The Show

[If you can’t see the slideshow, view the set here or click here for the show] By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken As an avid uni watcher, I have “Google Alerts” …

The Sports World and Uni-verse Salute Prince

Click to enlarge Who’s that in the 1972 Bryant Junior High hoops uni? None other than Prince Rogers Nelson, who played a bit of basketball while growing up in Minnesota …

How Can We Tell What Will Become Classic?

I was being interviewed on a sports radio show recently, and the hosts and I talked a bit about the Diamondbacks’ new uniforms, which we all agreed are pretty awful. …

How a Uni Watch Reader Was Almost in a Bill Lee Movie

[Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest entry from Michael Clary, who’s going to tell us about a near-brush with stardom involving former Bosox/Expos pitcher Bill Lee. ”” PL] By …

Some Thoughts About Advertising vs. Sponsorship

On Saturday, the day after NBA owners voted to go ahead with uni ads for the 2017-18 season, Uni Watch reader Mike Wissman sent the league an email criticizing their …

Pirates Debut Bumblebee Throwbacks

The Pirates debuted their new bumblebee Sunday throwbacks yesterday, and it was a lot of fun. Naturally, there were plenty of things to nitpick about, so let’s get those out …

What’s Your Sign(ature) – New York Mets

By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Thus far, in the “What’s Your Sign(ature)” series, we’ve looked at the Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Houston Astros. Today we’ll take a look …

‘And So It Begins’

Click to enlarge By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken The big, and pretty much entirely expected news yesterday was the announcement by the NBA that the league will begin selling jersey …