Click to enlarge Boise State unveiled new football uniforms yesterday (lots of additional photos here), and the jerseys have an interesting feature: Inside the blue collar are the words “Blue …
Month: May 2017
Worth a Thousand Words (or merchandise sales)
Click to enlarge Major League Baseball’s annual Memorial Day camouflage-fest got a bit of pushback yesterday in Kansas City, where at least four Tigers players (shown above, clockwise from top …
A Look Back at Stanley Cup Goalie Equipment
[Editor’s Note: With the Penguins and Predators facing off for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final(s) this evening, today we have a guest entry from Noah Sidel, who’s done …
MLB Theme Weekend, Part Deux
Click to slightly enlarge By Phil Hecken MLB began the second of four uni-theme weekends yesterday (the other three are Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and Independence Day). This one will …
Movie Jersey Contest – The Final 10
By Phil Hecken OK — we’ve had our voting and now we’re down to our final 10 Movie Jersey Contest contestants. In case you missed it, last weekend on Saturday …
It Was 18 Years Ago Today
May 17, nine days ago, was the 11th anniversary of the first entry on this website. But today is another important day on the Uni Watch calendar: It was 18 …
Left Is Right and Right Is Wrong
Click to enlarge Funny moment in last night’s Cardinals/Dodgers game, as L.A. catcher Yasmani Grandal stepped into the left-handed batter’s box during the bottom of the first while wearing a …
You Can Take the Team Out of the City…
Click to enlarge Reader D.P. McIntire sent in this photo of a Raiders bumper sticker yesterday. Sure, it’s a funny riff on the whole “Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim” thing, …
The Return of Naming Wrongs
Click to enlarge As longtime readers may recall, back in 2009 I partnered with the apparel brand No Mas and the Brooklyn musician the Rev. Vince Anderson to create a …
NFL Jerseys with New Tailoring Template Begin to Surface
During and prior to the NFL draft last month, we talked about how most teams are transitioning to Nike’s new tailoring template. Now that NFL teams are conducting rookie photo …
‘Movie Jersey’ Contestants – Part II
Click to enlarge By Phil Hecken Back today with Part II of the “Movie Jersey” contest — if you missed Part I, you can look here. As mentioned yesterday, I …
‘Movie Jersey’ Contestants – Part I
Click to enlarge By Phil Hecken Last weekend I announced our latest contest, which was basically to “update” a jersey from a movie for 2017. While I did say “movie” …
Under Armour to Take Over MLB Uniforms a Year Early
When the word came down last December that Under Armour would be taking over from Majestic as MLB’s uniform outfitter in 2020, my ESPN colleague Darren Rovell’s coverage of the …
MLB Lettermen
A few weeks ago I did an ESPN column about NBA team captains who’ve worn a “C” on their jerseys. Today I want to turn our attention from the hardcourt …
Purp Walk, 2017 Edition
Hello there! Welcome to the 2017 edition of Uni Watch’s Purple Amnesty Day — or as I now like to call it, the Purp Walk. Today is the 11th anniversary …