Category: Holidays

Uni Watch Observes Memorial Day

By Paul Lukas, on May 25th, 2020%

Today is Memorial Day. Obviously, it will be very different this year — no parades, no large gatherings, no MLB holiday uniforms. Just one of countless things that the pandemic has affected.

But the important sentiment behind Memorial Day remains: If you are mourning a fallen member of the military, please accept my sympathies. . . . → Read More: Uni Watch Observes Memorial Day

Uni Watch Classics: Nick Francona on Memorial Day Unis

By Paul Lukas, on May 20th, 2020%

[Editor’s Note: The days tend to bleed into each other during the pandemic, so you might not realize that Memorial Day is now just a few days away. With that in mind, I’ve decided to rerun the interview I did a year ago with former U.S. Marine and MLB front office employee Nick Francona. . . . → Read More: Uni Watch Classics: Nick Francona on Memorial Day Uniforms

Tennessee School Turns Back the Clock to Segregated Era

By Paul Lukas, on January 22nd, 2020%

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Obviously, school integration is a good thing. But as many segregated school systems integrated in the wake of the Supreme Court’s 1954 Brown v. Board of Education ruling, it was usually the black schools that were shut down, and their history — including their sports history — . . . → Read More: Tennessee School Turns Back the Clock to Segregated Era

Gronk Wears Leatherhead Uni for New Year’s Eve Appearance

By Paul Lukas, on January 1st, 2020%

Gronk spiked Lego Steve Harvey and Harvey was NOT happy.

Harvey: “I don’t want to work with him no more.” 😂pic.twitter.com/FxCUKTG2LY

— NFL Update (@MySportsUpdate) January 1, 2020

Happy 2020! There were some uni-related shenanigans during last night’s New Year’s Eve festivities, as former NFL tight end Rob Gronkowski appeared on . . . → Read More: Gronk Wears Leatherhead Uni for New Year’s Eve Appearance