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Author: Paul Lukas

Auction Action

As you may have noticed in the left-hand sidebar, our friends at Grey Flannel Auctions are once again running a big catalog auction. One of the items that caught my …

Monday Morning Uni Watch

Nice-looking game yesterday in Miami, as the Dolphins wore their throwbacks against the 49ers. Man, what I would give to see more NFL teams going with striped socks like these! …

Cowboys Wear Blue at Home

Click to enlarge Rare sight yesterday in Dallas, as the Cowboys wore blue at home against Washington. This has become something of a Turkey Day tradition for the Cowboys: They …

Some Thoughts About Giving Thanks

Click to enlarge Last Saturday the Tugboat Captain and I took what will probably be our final walk in the surf for 2016. The water, which has been getting colder …

Ladies and Gents, Your Vegas Golden Knights

The NHL’s new Las Vegas franchise finally revealed its name and logo last night. I gave my thoughts on the logo in this ESPN piece, which was published last night …

Maple Leafs, Red Wings Unveil Centennial Classic Unis

We’ve gotten used to the NHL Winter Classic taking place on New Year’s Day. This winter, however, the Winter Classic is on Jan. 2, while Jan. 1 will be the …

Monday Morning Uni Watch

Click to enlarge Battle of the gold yellow pants last night in DC, as Green Bay visited Washington. The two shades of yellow didn’t quite match (Washington’s was darker), but …

Royals to Wear Gold-Trimmed Uniforms in 2017

Click to enlarge After the Royals won the 2015 World Series, they began the 2016 season by wearing gold-trimmed uniforms for their season-opening series against the Mets. Then they requested …

Uni Watch Show & Tell: A 1968 Advertising Catalog

For all photos, click to enlarge Back in April I wrote about a 1958 aluminum siding catalog I’d scored on eBay. Today we’re going to look at another catalog I …

An Early Example of Uniform Advertising

Click to enlarge [Editor’s Note: Today we have a guestwritten entry by Matthew Algeo, who’s going to enlighten us regarding an early example of uniform advertising. Enjoy. ”” PL] By …

2016 Blunder Becomes One-Year Wonder: Diamondbacks Revise Pants

Click to enlarge Phil had this in the Ticker over the weekend, but I know some of you don’t follow the site on weekends, so just in case: The Diamondbacks …

Monday Morning Uni Watch

Click to enlarge Washington wore their 1930s throwbacks yesterday against the Vikings. We’ve seen this uniform before, but this time around there was a subtle alteration: In the past they …

Ravens and Browns Go Purple vs. White

Click to enlarge Just about any game including the Browns (or at least the Browns’ pants) is going to look pretty bad. Toss in the Ravens going mono-purple and you …

Why Were the Packers Playing on an Infield in 1969?

If you click on the video above, you’ll see some highlights from a 1969 Packers/49ers game. The Packers were the home team, but the field included a baseball infield diamond, …

Pharmaceutical Ad Includes Clever Logo-Centric Reference

A TV commercial for an anti-stroke drug called Xarelta, featuring NBA legend Jerry West, began running back in August (see above; it seems to play better in Chrome than in …