Back on May 12, I wrote that Phil and I both estimated that about 15 to 20 percent of MLB players went high-cuffed, and then I proposed that we try …
Author: Paul Lukas
Uni Watch Field Trip: ‘Who Shot Sports’
Click to enlarge Last night I attended the opening reception for a new exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum, called Who Shot Sports, which celebrates sports photography. It consists of hundreds …
Uni Watch DIY Project: Just FARTin’ Around
Click to enlarge [Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest entry from Camryn Brown ”” that’s him at lower-right in the montage shown above ”” who’s going to tell us …
A Uni Watch Look at the 2016 MLB All-Star Game
Click to enlarge The uni-related high jinks for last night’s MLB All-Star Game began well before the first pitch, as Pirates pitcher Mark Melancon lined up for the National League …
Giants Decide White Time Is the Right Time, at Home
Big news out of the Meadowlands yesterday, as the Giants announced that they’re redesignating their white alternate pants as their home pants. They’ll now wear the white design for all …
A New Way to Show Your Stripes
If you’ve ever bought striped stirrups or striped athletic socks (as many of you did back when Comrade Robert Marshall ran his Uni Watch Stirrups Club), you know there’s a …
Maple Leafs Unveil Centennial-Season Logo
The Maple Leafs announced their centennial-season plans yesterday. Here are the uni-related essentials: • The logo shown at right will be worn as a helmet decal. It will not be worn …
C-Section
Click to enlarge The Cubs’ first game at Wrigley Field was against the Reds in 1916. The two teams marked the centennial of that game by wearing 1916 throwbacks yesterday. …
The Rain in Spain Falls Mainly in Wimbledon
Last Friday I had an ESPN column about Wimbledon’s dress code. Once the column was published, I posted the link to it on Twitter. About 20 minutes later, someone named …
A Look at MLB’s Independence Day Uniforms
Click to enlarge I spent most of yesterday on a boat (more on that later), so I didn’t catch much MLB action, although I did my best to catch up …
From Every Mountainside, Let Freedom Ring
Click to enlarge Each year on this date I try to find and present a photo or illustration that captures America in a nutshell (here are the ones from 2015, …
Badger Bummer: Wisconsin ‘Unveiling’ Event Fizzles
Click to enlarge Wisconsin’s new apparel contract with Under Armour kicked in at midnight, so the school held an outdoor unveiling event last night at Camp Randall Stadium. Or at …
Explainer: Three-Digit Uni Numbers in Mexican Soccer
[Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest entry from Omar Jalife, who’s going to Omar-splain something that’s shown up a few times in the Ticker. — PL] By Omar Jalife …
Rio-O-Rama
Click to enlarge Lots of Olympics news yesterday, as a bunch of Team USA uniforms were unveiled, beginning with the women’s soccer kit (shown above). There are lots of additional …
A Look at a 1965 Mets Program
Reader Brian Sullwold’s mother was recently going through her attic and found something cool: a 1965 Mets program, apparently purchased and saved by Brian’s grandfather half a century ago. His …