Click to enlarge The Cardinals have become the latest team to go with a three-dimensional batting helmet logo, following the Dodgers’ lead from last year. I liked L.A.’s version last …
Author: Paul Lukas
Red Wings Add Mike Ilitch Memorial Patch
Click to enlarge The Red Wings added a “Mr.I” memorial patch yesterday for former owner Mike Ilitch, who passed away last Friday. There’s a white version of the patch for …
Welcome to Idiocracy: NBA D-League to Become Gatorade League (yes, really)
Beginning next season, the NBA Development League will be renamed the NBA Gatorade League. Welcome to the NBA G-League! pic.twitter.com/l2jsMceBu1 — NBA D-League (@nbadleague) February 14, 2017 The NBA began …
Utah Jazz to Wear Cancer Fundraising Patch Next Season
Click to enlarge Yesterday morning the Utah Jazz announced that they’d be unveiling their jersey advertisement patch later in the day. The patch, they promised, would be “innovative.” Hmmmm, what …
Baseball Hall of Fame Jersey-Redesign Results
I recently challenged Uni Watch readers to redesign those crummy jerseys that the Baseball Hall of Fame gives to its new inductees. A handful of readers responded, and today we’re …
We Interrupt This Uni-Verse to Present a Video That Will Blow Your Mind
My friend Tony Millionaire posted this video on Facebook the other day. It shows the technique for paper marbling, and it’s absolutely mesmerizing. There are lots of design applications you …
Nets and Cavs Join NBA Uni Ad Bandwagon
Click to enlarge Shortly after I posted yesterday morning’s Uni Watch entry, the Nets became the latest NBA team to announce that they’ll have a uniform advertiser next season. They’re …
Are Two Names Better Than One?
I’ve been writing about uniforms for nearly 18 years now, but sometimes I still see things I’ve never seen before. Take, for example, the players shown above, who play for …
Older Glory: Pats Coordinator Uses Outdated Flag Design
At right are two American flags. The top one is a 48-star flag, which was used from 1912 through 1959; beneath it is the more familiar 50-star flag, which was …
Monday Morning Uni Watch, Super Bowl Edition
Click to enlarge Weird scene in the third quarter of last night’s Super Bowl, as Falcons defensive end Dwight Freeney and Patriots tight end Martellus Bennett somehow got their facemasks …
We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Chinstraps!
The second Super Bowl I ever watched was SB VII in 1973 — Miami vs. Washington. I was only eight years old at the time, so maybe I can be …
We’re Talking About (Batting) Practice
Major League Baseball will have new batting practice tops this season. I say “tops” instead of “jerseys,” because these really aren’t jerseys in any standard sense of the term. They’re …
Are the Lions Getting Ready to Ditch the Black?
Since 2003, the Detroit Lions’ official team logo has had a black outline, but that appears to be changing. As readers Yasser Khan and PJ Kuzdal noticed last night, the …
Some Good Stuff from an Old Magazine
For all photos, click to enlarge When I was growing up in the 1970s, our house was full of old copies of magazines like Pro Sports, which had been left …
Notes from All-Star Sunday
Embed from Getty Images Rare sight in yesterday’s NHL All-Star tourney, as Canadiens goaltender Carey Price, playing for the Atlantic Division, wore the captain’s “C” — something that’s normally not …