MLB teams are currently in the midst of a four-day run of wearing stars/stripes uniforms. This is the latest development in a progression that began in the wake of the …
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A Face Like a Catcher’s Mitt … On a Catcher’s Mitt!
For all photos, click to enlarge The annual SABR convention is currently underway, and this year it’s in New York. I’m not attending, but lots of Uni Watch readers are …
A Mystery Surrounding the Roberto Clemente ‘21’ Patch
When it comes to the Pirates’ 1973 memorials for Roberto Clemente, we all know the drill by now: The team wore black fabric swatches during spring training and then wore …
Arizona Unveils New Unis, Trashes Old Ones
A post shared by University of Arizona Football (@arizonafball) on Jun 27, 2017 at 9:05am PDT The University of Arizona unveiled a new set of football uniforms yesterday. By far …
A Visit to the Neon Museum in Las Vegas
For all of today’s photos, click to enlarge We’re going to go off-uni today, because I want to talk about a highlight of my recent trip to Las Vegas: a …
Talking BIG3 Uniforms with Todd Radom
Last Friday I had an ESPN column about how uniform designer Todd Radom collaborated with Ice Cube to create the uniforms for the new BIG3 basketball league. That piece was …
Draft Day Tradition
Click to enlarge The Timberwolves have never had good uniforms, but they do have one of the best uni-related rituals in all of sports: Each year they mark the day …
NBA Draft to Proceed Without Nike Jerseys
Hi there. Las Vegas was fun (more on that in a minute), but it’s good to be back on terra Brooklyna. Got back to Uni Watch HQ at about 9pm. …
NHL/Adidas Unveiling Recap
Photo by Chris Creamer Good morning! I’ll still be asleep when some of you see this entry, and then I’ll be on an airplane for a big chunk of the …
What Happens in Vegas … Is Lots of Pretty Cool Stuff
Click to enlarge Greetings from balmy Las Vegas, where I had dinner last night with longtime reader Kaine Messer, who flashed his official Uni Watch membership card at the table …
A Very Good Day
Today I want to go off-uni and tell you about an amazing day I had on Saturday. It was one of those days that can renew your faith in, well, …
Reading the NHL Tea Leaves
The NHL and Adidas continue to release teasers in advance of next Tuesday night’s uniform unveiling. Lots of rear-view photos were released yesterday, and they appear to show lots of …
MLB to Let Inmates Run Asylum for ‘Players Weekend’
Padres manager Andy Green hinted last week that the team might soon be experimenting with nickNOBs. Turns out it’s an MLB thing, not a Padres thing, and it’s part of …
The Care and Cleaning of Athletic Uniforms
Click to enlarge Anyone can dirty up a uniform. But can you take a dirty uniform and make it clean? That question is addressed in impressive detail in The Care …
Lehigh Valley IronPigs to Become Whiz Kids for a Day
One of the most interesting uni-related developments of recent years is the trend of minor league baseball clubs taking on a new team identity, often based on a local food, …