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Category: Little League, Pop Warner, Etc.

Uni Watch Reader Takes Us on Trip Down Memory Lane

A longtime reader recently rediscovered his youth league football helmet — which he painted by hand! — along with some other childhood artifacts.

LA and Cleveland Sport New Pullovers for Little League Classic

[Editor’s Note: Paul is on his annual August break from the site. Deputy editor Phil Hecken is in charge from now through the end of the month, although Paul may …

Navy FB to Honor Marines on September 11, MLB Unveils ‘LL Classic’ Jerseys

[Editor’s Note: Paul is on his annual August break from the site. Deputy editor Phil Hecken is in charge from now through the end of the month, although Paul may …

MLB Unveils Mono-black & Mono-white Players Weekend Unis

[Editor’s Note: Paul is on his annual August break from site. Deputy editor Phil Hecken is in charge from now through the end of the month, although Paul may be …

The Latest Craziest Uniform Ever (until the next one)

Remember back in 2012, when Atlantic High School in Florida wore those crazy football costumes, designed by Futuristic Woo? That was the first thing I thought of yesterday when this …

Love Song for Taney

By Morris Levin In Williamsport, Pennsylvania this afternoon at 3:00 PM, the Taney Youth Baseball Association all star team meets South Nashville in round one of the 2014 Little League …

Religious Garb on the Field of Play: Kosher or Not?

The boy shown at right is Yossi Lipskier, a nine-year-old who plays on a Little League team in Arizona. As you can see, he’s wearing tzitzit — the knotted fringes …

Uni Watch Library: Little Leaguer’s First Uniform

I was recently poking around on Etsy and came across a copy of a 1952 children’s book called Little Leaguer’s First Uniform. Sounded like good Uni Watch fodder, so I …

A New Uniform for DIY Dentistry

As you can see in the image above, the baseball being held in the right-hand portion of the frame has a string tied to it. What you can’t see is …

Uni Watch Library: Memories and Dreams, Summer 2004

If you become a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame (not an inductee, but a paying supporter), one of your perks is a subscription to the Hall’s magazine, Memories …

Start ’Em Young

Today’s kids are getting hands-on lessons in uniform history that weren’t available when we were kids. As I reported earlier this year, the Padres have outfitted San Diego Little Leaguers …

A Visit to the Little League Museum

Did you know there’s a Little League museum out in Williamsport, Pennsylvania? I guess it makes sense, but I hadn’t been aware of its existence until reader Sam Sharp sent …

It’s Not Far, Not Hard to Reach: Beach Blanket Bingo, Queens Edition

[Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest entry from reader Keith Goggin, about the unusual jersey pictured above. Enjoy. ”” PL] By Keith Goggin Paul’s article about the creation of …

Uni Watch Book Club: Sports Memories of Western Pennsylvania

At the recent Uni Watch gathering in Pittsburgh, George Fetkovich was kind enough to give me this book, which has a bunch of great photos. Let’s take a look: • …

Uni Watch Field Trip: A Visit to the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum

One of the highlights of my recent trip to Pittsburgh was a visit to the Heinz History Center, which includes the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum. I took a lot of …