[Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest entry from Omar Jalife, who’s going to Omar-splain something that’s shown up a few times in the Ticker. — PL] By Omar Jalife …
Month: June 2016
Rio-O-Rama
Click to enlarge Lots of Olympics news yesterday, as a bunch of Team USA uniforms were unveiled, beginning with the women’s soccer kit (shown above). There are lots of additional …
A Look at a 1965 Mets Program
Reader Brian Sullwold’s mother was recently going through her attic and found something cool: a 1965 Mets program, apparently purchased and saved by Brian’s grandfather half a century ago. His …
Is the Underhand Free Throw Unaesthetic?
On Saturday the Tugboat Captain and I drove to the north shore of Long Island so she could show me her hometown. (Fun fact: For several years her next-door neighbor …
Back, Back, Back – (Throw)back, (Throw)back, (Throw)back
Here come your 1984 Seattle Mariners! #AnythingCanHappen #Mariners84 pic.twitter.com/ND8QYVGFh3 — Mariners (@Mariners) June 26, 2016 By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Fans of throwback uniforms were in for a triple-treat yesterday, …
The Leaves of Maple, er… Maple Leafs Unveil New Unis (Penguins too!)
See the reveal of our new sweaters presented by your Toronto Area Ford Dealers. MORE: https://t.co/Rro5TUcj9Ahttps://t.co/WHC8CE9n4Z — Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) June 24, 2016 By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Yesterday …
Mmmmm, Draaaffft
Click to enlarge The NBA Draft was yesterday, so the Timberwolves’ office marked the occasion with prospect jersey cookies. If you click on the photo to access the larger version, …
EXCLUSIVE: An Interview With the Color Rush Leaker
Back in April, a photo that was purported to show the colors for this year’s NFL Thursday-night mono-color games began circulating. In case you don’t recall, it looked like this …
Not That There’s Anything Wrong With That
In yesterday’s installment of Collector’s Corner, Brinke Guthrie showcased a few items featuring the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ original mascot character, Bucco Bruce. I was 12 years old when Bucco Bruce …
Uni Watch Show and Tell: An Early-’80s MLB Style Guide
@UniWatch nice find at work. 1980 Uniform Specification book for every team pic.twitter.com/EtPmZcvVYe — Andrew Weatherly (@arwfsu) June 2, 2016 I have a bunch of MLB style guides from the …
Mood Indigo
Click to enlarge Yesterday was Father’s Day, so MLB teams wore blue-themed uniforms and accessories, along with dark-grey caps — basically the same as Mother’s Day, but with the pink …
Happy Father’s Day, Uni Watchers
Click to enlarge By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken For the past three years (2013, 2014, and last year) it has been my privilege and pleasure to run photographs of our …
Are You Ready For Some Football (Up North)?
By Phil Hecken, with Mike Styczen Follow @PhilHecken It’s football season in Canada, as the Canadian Football League kicks off their 2016 this Thursday night. And this year, after more …
Tee Time
I’ve been trying to mix things up a bit with my weekly Friday Flashback columns on ESPN. Last week, for example, I looked at boxing — a sport I rarely …
Sacramento Kings Unveil New Uniforms
Click to enlarge The Kings unveiled their new set yesterday. The four new designs, some of which had already been seen via video game leaks and team teasers, can be …