In today’s Ticker, we’ve got a little bit of everything.
Uni Watch News Ticker for Nov. 5, 2023
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Baseball
MLB
- Really nice colorization of Lou Gehrig, Knute Rockne and Babe Ruth, decked out in their Sunday best. (From Bruce Menard)
- Check out this graphic observed on the NYC subway, with train lines serving as team logos and Uni numbers. Must be an All-Star Game! (Thanks, Paul)
- Interesting set of MLB logos (unofficial?) from circa 1994. (From Trevor Williams)
Minors
- The Hagerstown Flying Boxcars of the independent Atlantic League are soliciting fan input on the name of their costumed mascot. (From Kary Klismet)
Football
NFL
- For the first time this season, not a single new uni element is scheduled to debut. (No new helmets, jerseys, pants or alt/CR/throwbacks.) However, the East Rutherford Jets will be wearing their black pants (first time this season), at the request of running back Breece Hall, on Monday Night Football.
- “Mismatched” socks aren’t necessarily a new trend, as evidenced by the 1980s Bears. (From Jeff Stark). [Although you can attribute that more to spatting tape than the random sock-a-palooza we have today — PH]
- Since it was “legalized” last season, a lot of players have taken to wearing “0”.
College
- Here’s a history of the Georgia Bulldogs’ uniforms by decade. (From Chris Thorpe)
- “You’ve probably seen this sort of thing, but if not I thought it was pretty funny,” writes Dave Hilbert. “A very local small business sponsoring a very basic ‘uniform report.’ What do you think the sponsorship cost, $20?”
- Bryant University has unveiled renderings of planned upgrades to Beirne Stadium, the home field for the football and men’s and women’s lacrosse teams. (From Kary Klismet)
CFL
- Yesterday the BC Lions introduced a new helmet logo in a playoff game: the old-school interlocking BC. There was no announcement about it from the team. The Lions were also wearing black over gray, which is not their usual home combo. (From Wade Heidt). You can read more about this helmet here. (From Blaise D’Sylva)
More
- Here’s the 2023 entry for “Worst Uniform Ever” with this camopander mess. (From
Hockey
NHL
- ICYMI: TJ Oshie took to the ice Thursday night and wore a protective turtleneck from his own Warroad brand in a bid to both protect his own safety and serve as a role model for younger players. (From Bryan Martin Firvida) And here’s a follow-up opinion piece on that from WaPo.
- Here’s an interesting piece on the history of NHL team and referee uniforms. (From Kary Klismet)
College
- The Notre Dame Zamboni has a golden dome! (From TheGoalNet)
Minors/Juniors
- The Madison Capitols went with some S&S-themed military appreciation unis last night. (From Jerry Nitzh)
- Patrick Marleau is the all-time leader for NHL games played. He played junior hockey for Seattle, though it feels like a lifetime ago. The Seattle Thunderbirds retired Marleau’s no. 12 Friday night. (From Wade Heidt)
- The Thunderbirds also wore their late 90s alternates for warmups on Friday. (Wade again)
Basketball
NBA
- As you’re all aware, the NBA released all their “City” edition unis (and courts) this week, and UWers are generally not fans. Turns out, neither are Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett.
- “Wonder if anyone else thinks the center of the Tower of the Americas sun logo on the Spurs’ court looks like an alien vomit emoji?” asks Jason Brown, who adds, “I can’t unsee it.”
- You’d think an article about the history of the Chicago Bulls’ logo might show an image of the logo, but you’d be wrong. (From Kary Klismet)
- This is kinda cool: the NBCS Boston Scorebug includes a motion three point graphic. (From Chad Ryan) According to the Twitter, NBC does this across all broadcasts, not just Boston.
College
- The LSU women’s team has a new locker room that includes a painting of a tiger wearing a crown (presumably in recognition of their 2023 NCAA DI national championship). (From Kary Klismet)
- Nike has also added a gold tab to the back of the LSU women’s jerseys like they do with all teams they outfit who have won a national title. (Kary again)
- UConn has unveiled its new basketball court. (One more from Kary)
More
- The boys’ basketball team at St. Andrew’s High School in Savannah, Ga., has received its rings for winning last season’s state championship. More info here. (From Kary Klismet)
Soccer
International
- Pretty cool map of England and its major soccer stadiums. (From Jeremy Brahm)
Grab Bag
- Ohhhh. Check out these vintage parking meters! (From David Firestone)
- Union College has a new costumed mascot. (From Kary Klismet)
- Canandaigua High School has unveiled its new team name and athletics logo after dropping its former Native American-themed name and imagery. (Also from Kary Klismet)
Comments (8)
The MLB logos are Kelloggs temp tattoos. Plenty of sets to be had on Ebay
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Re the subway baseball poster, the D and 4 trains took you to Yankee Stadium, the 7 took you to Citifield and the Mets. The outfielder catching a ball is wearing an N, a train which goes to Coney Island where the Brooklyn Cyclones minor league team play. And the catcher (blocked by the pole) wears the SIR of the Staten Island transit for its minor league team.
The Seattle Space Needle is graceful and curvy; The San Antonio Tower of the Americas just looks like a cake on a pole.
The San Antonio Tower of the Americas….Toronto CN Tower….Stratosphere in Vegas….the cookie cutter stadiums of the MLB in the 70’s.. The Space Needle in Seattle….Dodger Stadium.
“…Jets will be wearing their black pants (first time this season)…”
Sigh.
Hopefully SD,err…LA packed their yellows.
I wonder how many of the NFL players wore “0” for “Offense.”
The “alien vomit emoji” is just a “vomit emoji”
That pic of Gehrig, Rockne and Ruth:
Lou: Charming and confident
Knute: Stoic and timeless
Babe: Where’s the hotdog and beer vendors?