I received a note the other day from reader Derek Reese, who raised an interesting point about NHL pants: I go down to the glass during pregame warm-ups at Florida …
Author: Paul Lukas
Donald and the Ducks
I’ve always thought that Donald Trump’s obvious analog in the sports world was the New York Yankees. The overweening hubris masquerading as a commitment to excellence, the absurd insistence that …
Monday Morning Uni Watch
Click to enlarge NFL teams are only allowed to use one helmet shell, and their jersey colors have to be scripted months in advance. But there’s nothing keeping them from …
EXCLUSIVE Highlights of Bucs/Rams Color Rash Game
I think that about covers it. If you somehow need more, look here. Oh, okay — here.
A Quick Trip to the Badger State: Wisconsin Road Trip Report
As most of you know by now, Wisconsin is my favorite state. So when the ESPN Radio affiliate in Madison recently invited me to take part in a panel discussion …
In Which Brinke Lands His White Whale (or at least a reasonable facsimile thereof)
[Editor’s Note: Got home last night from Wisconsin and am still getting recombobulated, so today we have a guest entry by Brinke Guthrie, who you know from his weekly “Collector’s …
Uni Watch Fan Appreciation Day, 2015 Edition
Greetings from Wisconsin, where I’m taking part in a panel discussion this morning and then flying home later in the day. Please join me in thanking Phil and Mike for …
Rams and Bucs Unveil the Final Color Rash Costumes of the Season, Wheee!
Last night the Rams and Bucs revealed their costumes for this season’s final Color Rash game, which will take place next Thursday. As you can see above, they’re pretty cool, …
Shouldn’t They All Be Hitting Each Other With Their Sticks or Something Like That?
Click to enlarge I don’t care even a little bit about professional wrestling. Never have. But occasionally — or maybe just yesterday, because I don’t think it’s ever happened before …
‘The Brooklyn Americans: Hockey’s Forgotten Promise’
For all photos, click to enlarge The Brooklyn Historical Society currently has an exhibit devoted to the Brooklyn Americans, the NHL team that was known for most of its existence …
All Hail the Metropolitans
As most of you are probably aware, on Saturday night the WHL’s Seattle Thunderbirds commemorated the old Seattle Metropolitans’ 1917 Stanley Cup championship by wearing Metropolitans throwbacks. Uni Watch reader …
Monday Morning Uni Watch
Click photos to enlarge Good day for NFL throwbacks yesterday, as the Bears wore their Monsters of the Midway uniforms (my kingdom for more sock stripes) and the Rams wore …
Ladies and Gents, Your Arizona Diamondbacks
Click photos to enlarge Yes, it’s true — the Diamondbacks now have eight different jerseys and seven different caps (c’mon, couldn’t they have matched them up, eight and eight?), all …
Has the Uni-verse Become Part of the Fashion World?
Later this month I’m going to be participating in a panel discussion about uniforms. The organizers who invited me asked if the event could also include a “fashion show,” where …
Those Sneaky Padres
Click to enlarge The Padres crossed us up yesterday — or at least they crossed me up. I’d been told by a team source that they’d be unveiling their new …