Category: Equipment/Accessories

Auction Listing Leads to Sporting Goods Rabbit-Hole Bonanza

By Paul Lukas, on April 23, 2021

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Most of you have probably heard of sports auction houses like Grey Flannel, MeiGray, Steiner Sports, and a bunch of others. Those companies specialize in sports memorabilia, and their auction listings tend to get a lot of play in sports media outlets, including Uni […]

Two Little-Known Tales of MLB Hosiery History

By Paul Lukas, on March 24, 2021

I recently came across two interesting items about semi-recent MLB hosiery history that were new to me. First, longtime Uni Watch reader Trevor Williams alerted me to an interesting passage in former Twins first baseman Kent Hrbek’s Wikipedia entry, as follows:

Hrbek, who was notorious for losing his stirrups, was the most outspoken member […]

Which MLB Teams Are Wearing Team-Branded Masks?

By Paul Lukas, on July 7, 2020

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As MLB teams return to their home stadiums for preseason workouts, it’s been interesting, and sometimes jarring, to see some players wearing masks during their training routines. Obviously, by this point we’re used to seeing our friends, neighbors, and fellow citizens masking up, but it still seems […]