Category: Merchandising

What It Was Like to Work at Twins Enterprise

By Paul Lukas, on February 22nd, 2019%

Cleaning out the office and found this.

What should I do with it, @UniWatch?

(CC @zach_goodall) #Jaguars pic.twitter.com/MM3buCuk2d

— Jeff Sharon (@Jeff_Sharon) February 12, 2019

Last week a guy named Jeff Sharon found an old Jacksonville Jaguars cap and tweeted a photo of it at me (see above). Soon after . . . → Read More: What It Was Like to Work at Twins Enterprise

Underappreciated Uni Element Featured for First Time on Cap

By Paul Lukas, on September 19th, 2018%

The egg timer at the New Era offices — the one that rings every few weeks to remind them it’s time to feed the retail beast by cranking out another line of “lifestyle” caps that nobody really needs — apparently went off recently, because yesterday they launched a new series of NFL team caps called . . . → Read More: Underappreciated Uni Element Featured for First Time on Cap

Lots of Founding-Year Glitches in NBA Draft Caps

By Paul Lukas, on June 21st, 2018%

The NBA draft takes place tonight which means we’ll be seeing lots of NBA draft caps. Normally, I don’t care about draft caps, which are basically just a pointless merchandise category, but reader David R., who prefers not to use his full name, has identified an interesting inconsistency in this latest crop of NBA . . . → Read More: Lots of Founding-Year Glitches in NBA Draft Caps

A Look Back at an Unusual NFL Logo

By Paul Lukas, on January 10th, 2018%

I don’t usually worry too much about logos that appear on retail merch. But we’re going to talk about precisely such a logo today.

It all started when longtime reader Jimmy Lonetti pointed me toward an eBay listing for a vintage New Orleans Saints stadium jacket. What caught Jimmy’s eye was this patch on the . . . → Read More: A Look Back at an Unusual NFL Logo