Today’s ticker features some baseball, a bunch of football, and a some quirky uniform news.
Uni Watch News Ticker for Sept. 17, 2023
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Baseball
MLB
- The Houston Astros and KC Royals played a Negro League throwback game last night. Lots of photos here.
- Funny take from The Onion on the Yankees lack of NOB. (From William Yurasko)
- Here’s a brief video on the history of the Dodgers’ uniforms. (From Kary Klismet)
Minors
- Looks like the San Jose Giants have a new alt. (From Thee Random Fandom)
Football
NFL
- Did Russell Wilson wear eye black for his official Denver Broncos headshot this season? This article uncovers some amusing evidence on the issue. (From Kary Klismet)
- ESPN and Disney will broadcast the Falcons/Jaguars game on October 1st as an animated Toy Story-themed simulcast on their subscription-based streaming networks. (Also from Kary)
- Really fun article here on the mysterious “outlaw” Buffalo Bills mascot of legend. (From Bradley Loliger)
CFL
- Weird scene in Friday night’s game between Edmonton and Saskatchewan, when two players’ helmets became linked. (From Wade Heidt)
- A new look from the BC Lions last night. First time wearing their Indigenous-themed logo on their helmets with this year’s new uniforms. (Also from Wade)
More
- It’s not unusual for HS teams to feature poached NFL logos, but here’s one with a Green Bay “G” on a white helmet, and Pat Patriot (!) on a red one. (From Ted Taylor)
- Speaking of, here’s a Buffalo Bills logo (white helmet, but different color motion stripe) and Philadelphia Eagles (black helmet). (From Brett Baker)
Basketball
- This newly opened outdoor basketball court in Memphis has a really cool wooden canopy above it. (From Kary Klismet)
Volleyball
- At the FIVB World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Tokyo, the people normally mopping the floors have been replaced with glow in the dark LED mopping drones. (From Jeremy Brahm)
Cycling
- I don’t know the context of this tweet from Metro Forward, but it features a cyclist wearing the Uni Watch cycling kit! (Great spot by Scott Terrell)
Wrestling
- The co-op wrestling team for Clarion, Clarion-Limestone, North Clarion and Keystone High Schools in Pennsylvania, has a new name (the Central Clarion Wildcats) and new singlets. (From Kary Klismet)
Comments (8)
No link to the Bills “outlaw” mascot
Apologies. Should be there now. Here’s the link so you don’t have to scroll back up:
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I used to cook competition BBQ and participated in the Memphis in May World Championship BBQ Contest. The renovations to Tom Lee Park are nice. But, they have sparked a LOT of controversy for the annual Memphis in May festivities along the river. link Mainly the damage that occurred this year.
The link to the Astros Royals game goes to a weird place.
Getty Images? It was good to see KC in those unis, even a matching batting helmet! Too bad Houston had to ruin it by wearing their ad patch.
“I don’t know the context of this tweet from Metro Forward, but it features a cyclist wearing the Uni Watch cycling kit! (Great spot by Scott Terrell)”
That’s me – no idea why I’m looking down.
I was telling the WMATA GM that I didn’t want the bus in my neighborhood rerouted.
My old HS’s conference could pull off Bills knockoffs versus Eagles knockoffs. In fact, I can only think of 1 school out of 12 that isn’t ripping off a college or pro team on some level.
If the Disney animated game isn’t done with Tudor-style electric football teams, then they really missed the boat….