Category: Hosiery | Uni Watch

New Details Emerge on Astros’ Pioneering Two-in-Ones

By Paul Lukas, on October 9th, 2020%

Last Friday I wrote about how the Astros apparently pioneered the use of two-in-ones — in other words, socks with with a faux stirrup pattern knit into them — in 1976 and ’77, which was a huge surprise to me. As I wrote in that post, I had no memory of the ’Stros wearing . . . → Read More: New Details Emerge on Astros’ Pioneering Two-in-Ones

FAKE! Old Pics Reveal Scandalous Astros Hosiery Truth

By Paul Lukas, on October 2nd, 2020%

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There are several well-known examples of MLBers wearing a batting helmet in the field, including John Olerud, George Scott, Dick Allen, and a few others. Until now, though, I don’t think I’d ever seen Astros infielder Larry Milbourne doing it — or any other . . . → Read More: FAKE! Old Pics Reveal Scandalous Astros Hosiery Truth

Browns Go Classic, Become Latest Team to Reject Nikefication

By Paul Lukas, on April 16th, 2020%

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There you go — see how easy it is when you stick to the basics?

The Browns finally unveiled their new uniform set yesterday. Much like the Bucs’ new set that was unveiled a week prior, Cleveland’s new look is a strong rejection of the Nike aesthetic.

A Uni Watch Look at Kobe Bryant

By Paul Lukas, on January 27th, 2020%

Kobe Bryant died yesterday. I’ll leave it to others to address what he meant on a cultural or historical level, or even on a basketball level. Here at Uni Watch, we’re more concerned with how he fit into the uni-verse and how the uni-verse responded yesterday to his passing, so that’s what we’ll address . . . → Read More: A Uni Watch Look at Kobe Bryant