By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Who’s that good lookin’ (and happy) fella in today’s splash? Why, of course, it’s the one and only Paul Lukas — the guy who (a …
Month: June 2019
GOAT Jerseys Takes On Three Classic Looks
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken If you follow me on the Twitter (and I KNOW you do, right?), you see I have been re-tweeting an account named @GoatJerseys for quite …
The Okkonen Files, Vol. 2: Mitchell & Ness Memories
For all photos, click to enlarge Welcome to Vol. 2 of the Okkonen Files, as we continue to explore the work and legacy of pioneering baseball uniform researcher Marc Okkonen, …
Nats to wear 1969 ’Spobacks; Royals Will Also TBTC
Click to enlarge A big surprise emerged yesterday out of DC, where the Nationals announced that they will honor their franchise’s previous incarnation by wearing 1969 Expos road throwbacks for …
NBA, Nike Planning 75th-Anniversary Uniforms for 2021-22
Click to enlarge The 1996-97 season marked the NBA’s 50th anniversary. As you can see in the photo shown above, they marked the occasion by using a gold NBA logo …
Uni Watch Library: An MLB Recruiting Booklet from 1963
For all photos, click to enlarge When I’m editing Brinke Guthrie’s weekly “Collector’s Corner” column, every now and then I spot something that I decide to bid on myself instead …
Royals, Twins Wear Negro Leagues Throwbacks
For all photos, click to enlarge The Royals held their annual Negro Leagues throwback promotion yesterday, dressing up as the Kansas City Monarchs while the visiting Twins dressed up as …
M’s…er, Pilots…and O’s Party Like It’s 1969
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Yesterday afternoon, out in Seattle, the Mariners Pilots and Baltimore Orioles played a throwback game, to the only year the Pilots existed, 1969. For you …
Syracuse Football Fauxs Back and Gets It Right
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Last evening, the Syracuse Orange football team unveiled a new set of uniforms for the 2019 season (and beyond). And, unlike the past three or …
Rockets Unveil Middling New Uniform Set
Click to enlarge Happy summer solstice! Let’s hear it for the Houston Rockets, who last night unveiled a new set of full uniforms, not just jerseys — although they did …
The Odd Overlap of Uniforms and Road Runner Cartoons
One of the podcasts I regularly listen to, which is nominally about politics, has a segment at the end where the three podcast participants all recommend something (usually non-political) that …
The Okkonen Files, Vol. 1: The Birth of Dressed to the Nines
Last month I wrote an obituary/tribute for Marc Okkonen (that’s him at right, throwing out the first pitch at the 2016 home opener of his hometown Muskegon Clippers; click to …
A Very Unusual Ticket Collection
For all photos, click to enlarge Meet Eric Schwartzman, a tax accountant who lives in Queens. Like a lot of people, he collects ticket stubs. But they’re not all from …
MLB Ties One On for Father’s Day
For all photos, click to enlarge Pirates catcher Elis Díaz got in the spirit of Pa’s Day yesterday by wearing a clip-on tie (with logo creep, groan) on his chest …
For Our Dads: Happy Father’s Day 2019 From Uni Watch
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken For the past six years (2013, 2014,