Month: February 2018

People, we need to talk. I apologize in advance for how long it’s going to take, but I have a lot of stuff to discuss with you about the future …

[Editor’s Note: With the MLS season set to kick off this weekend, today we have a guest entry from Harrison Hamm, who’s going to bring us up to date on …

A few weeks ago I wrote about Lou Gehrig wearing a Eugene the Jeep pin on his Yankees jersey. Along the way, I mentioned the other MLBers who’ve worn pins …

By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken When I planned this column two weeks ago, I thought (hoped?) the Norwegian Curling Pants would not only be the story of the Olympics, or …

By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken As longtime (and possibly relatively new) readers of this blog know, I love colorizations of old black and white photographs — and have featured many …

Judging by a tweet that was issued yesterday, the Titans will apparently be revealing their new uniforms on April 4. We already knew that the unveiling would be in April, …

I received an interesting note the other day from reader Andrew Beckman, as follows: I just finished reading Packers historian Cliff Christl’s fine book Packers Heritage Trail. At one point …

Click to enlarge February isn’t usually the time for college football uniform news items, but the Minnesota Gophers came up with a whopper yesterday, as they unveiled a new uni …

As longtime readers may recall, about four years ago I wrote an entry about the role of cultural critics like myself. I was reminded of that post when reader Jason …

For all photos, click to enlarge For many years I’ve thought that there are no bowling alleys left in NYC with manual, non-electronic scoring, which is why I’ve been doing …

By Phil Hecken, with Tom O’Grady Follow @PhilHecken The NBA All-Star game takes place today (I won’t be watching, I have curling tonight, but I’d watch it if I were …

By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken A few weeks ago on the Twitter I crossed paths with the artist you’re about to meet today — Andy Brown — and I knew …

Click to enlarge The Diamondbacks officially unveiled their 20th-anniversary logo yesterday. It will be worn as a sleeve patch throughout the 2018 season and as a cap patch during the …

Click to enlarge When it comes to arched NOBs, there’s radial arching and vertical arching — and then there’s the style shown above. It’s sort of like vertical arching, because …

[Editor’s Note: “Only the good die young” usually doesn’t apply to sports uniforms. But sometimes a beautiful uniform is mothballed long before its time. Today we kick off “Gone Too Soon,” …