Embed from Getty Images Longtime Uni Watch reader/contributor Bruce Menard, who tweets tons of great vintage baseball imagery as @BSmile, came across something really interesting yesterday — the photo shown …
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Auction Action
As you may have noticed in the left sidebar, our friends at Grey Flannel Auctions are running another catalog auction. Here are my picks for some of the most interesting …
Naming Wrongs 2.0 Officially Up and Running
About two weeks ago I announced that I’d soon be reactivating the long-dormant Naming Wrongs T-shirt project, which is devoted to pushing back against the corporate renaming of stadiums and …
More Info Emerges on 2017 NFL Collars
Click to enlarge Great news yesterday out of New Orleans, where the Saints posted a bunch of photos showing their rookies wearing jerseys with Nike’s new tailoring template, thereby indicating …
Digitally Printed Graphics Are the Future of Goalie Gear
[Editor’s Note: Today we have a fascinating guest entry from Jon from TheGoalNet.com, who’s going to tell us how high-res digital printing is transforming goalie pad design. ”” PL] By …
A Quick Thought Regarding the NBA Finals
Embed from Getty Images I was watching Game 1 of the NBA Finals at a party last night, and at the start of the game I did a double take …
Cavs Unveil New Logos Ahead of NBA Finals
Click to enlarge The NBA Finals tip off tonight, but the Cavaliers don’t feel like waiting. Yesterday they released a new set of logos that will go into effect for …
A Friend of a Friend of the Working Class
Click to enlarge Boise State unveiled new football uniforms yesterday (lots of additional photos here), and the jerseys have an interesting feature: Inside the blue collar are the words “Blue …
Worth a Thousand Words (or merchandise sales)
Click to enlarge Major League Baseball’s annual Memorial Day camouflage-fest got a bit of pushback yesterday in Kansas City, where at least four Tigers players (shown above, clockwise from top …
A Look Back at Stanley Cup Goalie Equipment
[Editor’s Note: With the Penguins and Predators facing off for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final(s) this evening, today we have a guest entry from Noah Sidel, who’s done …
It Was 18 Years Ago Today
May 17, nine days ago, was the 11th anniversary of the first entry on this website. But today is another important day on the Uni Watch calendar: It was 18 …
Left Is Right and Right Is Wrong
Click to enlarge Funny moment in last night’s Cardinals/Dodgers game, as L.A. catcher Yasmani Grandal stepped into the left-handed batter’s box during the bottom of the first while wearing a …
You Can Take the Team Out of the City…
Click to enlarge Reader D.P. McIntire sent in this photo of a Raiders bumper sticker yesterday. Sure, it’s a funny riff on the whole “Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim” thing, …
The Return of Naming Wrongs
Click to enlarge As longtime readers may recall, back in 2009 I partnered with the apparel brand No Mas and the Brooklyn musician the Rev. Vince Anderson to create a …
NFL Jerseys with New Tailoring Template Begin to Surface
During and prior to the NFL draft last month, we talked about how most teams are transitioning to Nike’s new tailoring template. Now that NFL teams are conducting rookie photo …