By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken It was one of the craziest promotions ever dreamed up — and unfortunately it spawned one of the worst league-wide promotions ever one year later …
Month: June 2018
Almost Time for Stars and Stripes Uniforms
With Independence Day coming up on the calendar next week, MLB teams will be wearing stars/stripes uniforms on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. With that in mind, my latest ESPN Friday …
Some Steelers Uniforms You Probably Haven’t Seen Before
For all of today’s photos, click to enlarge [Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest entry from reader/photographer Mark Palczewski, who recently had an up-close view of some interesting uniforms. …
Dress for the Job You Want: A Look at World Cup Video Review Officials
[Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest entry by Ticker assistant Alex Hider. Enjoy. — PL] By Alex Hider This year marks the first in which VARs, or video assistant …
Behold the Longest NOB in NBA History
Last Thursday I wrote about some issues regarding hyphenated NOBs. Now we have NBA rookie Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who was drafted last week by the Hornets and then immediately traded to …
Uni Watch Show and Tell: A Box of Stuff From Scott
As I recently mentioned here on the site, I’m going to be moving in with the Tugboat Captain at the end of the summer, so I’m going to be deaccessioning …
What’s In A Nickname?
By Phil Hecken, with Scott Rogers Follow @PhilHecken Most of you who follow Uni Watch know we try to include as much Minor League Baseball uniform news as we can …
‘Yotes & ‘Canes Unveil New Third Sweaters
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Yesterday evening, the Carolina Hurricanes and Arizona Coyotes both unveiled new (old) third sweaters, the first of many for the 2018-19 NHL season. As you’re …
NHL Third Jerseys Return from Exile Tonight
Click to enlarge After a one-season hiatus, NHL alternate uniforms are slated to reappear this fall. We’ll get our first peek at some of them tonight, when at least two …
Lots of Founding-Year Glitches in NBA Draft Caps
The NBA draft takes place tonight which means we’ll be seeing lots of NBA draft caps. Normally, I don’t care about draft caps, which are basically just a pointless merchandise …
Exclusive: A Look at Some Umpires’ Ejection Reports
Remember how I’ve done a few ESPN pieces about the old 1960s files that once belonged to Denver Broncos GM Jim Burris and were later acquired by Uni Watch reader …
Puma’s New Uniforms for The Basketball Tournament
Click to enlarge Last Friday’s Ticker had an item about Puma moving to re-enter the American basketball market. There was more news about that yesterday, as Puma signed more NBA …
MLB Father’s Day Recap
For all photos, click to enlarge Yesterday was Father’s Day, so MLB teams wear blue caps and accessories, including undersleeves, wristbands, socks, and more. The accessories were a bit inconsistent. …
Father’s Day 2018
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken For the past five years (2013, 2014,
Das Überglobalkitdominant Cup
By Phil Hecken, with Comrade Robert Marshall Follow @PhilHecken Settle in kids, because we’ve got a big (fun?) one today — a post that’s actually been months in the making. …