Click to enlarge and see additional players About five years ago I did an ESPN feature about a mid-1960s minor league baseball team that wore a Confederate battle flag sleeve …
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Pirates Pitchers Test-Drive New Protective Headgear
For all photos, click to enlarge Pirates pitchers Jared Hughes and Mark Melancon, shown above, became the first MLBers — at least that I’m aware of — to try out …
Blood Coming Out of Their Whatever
When the Diamondbacks revealed their new uniforms in December, my basic take was, “All signs point to disaster, but first let’s see how it looks on the field.” With pitchers …
A Brief History of College Football Players Wearing Uniform No. 100
Click to enlarge Up until now, I was aware of only one college football player who wore a triple-digit number. That would be West Virginia punter/kicker Chuck Kinder (shown above), …
Old Highlight Film Shows Rams Prototype Jerseys
The Rams-related hits keep on coming. Reader Andrew Kupka was watching the Rams’ 1972 year-in-review video (which is awesome — check it out above) and has found something cool. Toward …
Panthers Give Jaromir Jagr a Frankenjersey Birthday Cake
For all cake photos, click to enlarge Jaromir Jagr turned 44 (!) yesterday, so the Panthers presented him with a jersey-themed birthday cake — half-Panthers and half-Czech Republic. Pretty cool …
A Deep Dive on an Obscure MLB Memorial Patch
Yesterday was Valentine’s Day, and longtime Uni Watch contributor/pal BSmile marked the occasion by tweeting some old baseball cards of players named Valentine, including the 1975 Bobby Valentine card shown …
Red Wings Unveil Joe Louis Arena Farewell Patch
This is shaping up as quite a week for NHL patches. First we had the 1967 expansion teams announcing their anniversary patches a few days ago, and now the Red …
Because We All Want to Belong
The Grab Bag section of last Saturday’s Ticker included a link to this Sports Illustrated article about the history of jersey retailing. The article, by Tim Layden (who says he …
Four NHL Teams Reveal Anniversary Logos
Lots of nostalgia around the NHL at the moment, because yesterday marked the 50th anniversary of the NHL’s first wave of expansion, when the league awarded six new franchises to …
Yet Another Rams Uni Contest (from a long time ago)
As most of you are probably aware, I recently put out a call for entries for an ESPN contest to redesign the Rams. We’ll have the results tomorrow. But reader …
Monday Morning Uni Watch, Supe50 Edition
Good morning! Okay, so the game kinda sucked, but that’s the way it goes sometimes. I watched it at a friend-of-a-friend’s Supe50 party and, like most people, spent a good …
World Championship Patches: Yea or Nay?
Click to enlarge What was that on the Royals’ sleeves at a recent fanfest event? It’s their championship patch, which they’ll be wearing this season. This type of patch is …
Uni Watch DIY Project: Wafflebored Lives Up to His Name
For all photos, click to enlarge [Editor’s Note: Today we’re fortunate enough to have a guest entry by the DIY genius known as Wafflebored. Enjoy. ”” PL] By Wafflebored I’ve …
Maple Leafs Unveil Logo for 2016-17 Season
The Maple Leafs unveiled their 2016-17 logo last night (you can click on the image at right to see a larger version). The bad news is that the unveiling itself …