By Phil Hecken, with Kyle Evans & CJ Fleck Follow @PhilHecken Hey everyone — it’s time for the annual MLS Preview, and I’m back once again (for their fifth season!) …
Month: February 2020
A Visit to the National Football Museum in Manchester
For all photos, click to enlarge [Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest entry from Mark Gillingham, who’s going to tell us about a museum exhibit about soccer kits that …
Time for the Patriots-Redesign Contest Results
Click to enlarge Big thanks to everyone who submitted entries for our “Redesign the Patriots” contest (including Gene Sanny, whose entry, shown above, caught my eye because of his interesting …
Talking Baseball Cards with Ryan Cornell of Repacked Wax
Longtime reader/pal Jeff Ash recently hepped me to something interesting: a new company called Repacked Wax, which takes old baseball cards from the 1950s through the 1980s and packages them …
When a Uni Watch Reader Caught Rapid Robert
All photos by Gary Fitz, Nashua Telegraph; click to enlarge Hmmm, what’s going on in this photo? The pitcher is wearing a full Indians uniform, the catcher is clearly wearing …
Phils Phan Phlames of Controversy with New-Look Phanatic
There are a lot of significant visual changes on MLB diamonds this season — the addition of the Nike maker’s mark, the Padres’ return to brown, the return of the …
Are You Ready for Some Baseball?
Click to enlarge Paul here, filling in again for Phil, who’s off this weekend. Grapefruit and Cactus League action got underway in earnest yesterday, and there were several uni-notable aspects …
’Canes Dress Up in Hornets Colors
Click to enlarge Paul here, making a rare weekend appearance while Phil takes the weekend off so he can participate in a curling tournament. (Hope you win, buddy!) So: Cross-sport …
Uni Watch DIY Project: Wafflebored Goes Art Deco
For all photos, click to enlarge [Editor’s Note: Today we have another spectacular DIY project from the great Wafflebored. Enjoy! — Paul] By Wafflebored As a maker of custom sports …
Lost Unis Lead to Inconsistent Look on the Pitch
Click to enlarge To all of the problems with uniform ads, we can now add this: Sometimes the ads don’t match! That was the case yesterday for German soccer team …
Jacksonville Turns That Frown Upside-Down
For all photos, click to enlarge In the 1970 NCAA basketball tournament final — 50 years ago next month — unheralded Jacksonville University went up against the John Wooden-coached powerhouse …
Some Thoughts About Shame, the Astros, and Rob Manfred
By now you’ve probably heard about the Sunday press conference in which MLB commish Rob Manfred defended his handling of the Astros and their cheating scandal. “I do take issue …
NBA All-Star Game Recap
Click to enlarge Happy Presidents Day! I was looking through NBA All-Star Game photos last night and cracked up when I came across this shot. An uncontested dunk with everyone …
Your All Star 2020 Sneaker Primer
By Phil Hecken, with Matthew Weidner Follow @PhilHecken Well, it’s that time of year again: time to see the shoes the NBA All Stars will be wearing for the big …
Reviewing The 2020 Prexy Candidate Logos
By Phil Hecken, with Anthony Emerson Follow @PhilHecken You could say this “off-uni” post has been about six months in the making — but the time is nigh for it …