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Author: Paul Lukas

Is This One of the MLB All-Star Game Caps? (Update: Yes, It Is)

Click to enlarge It’s been more than a month now since the bogus story about the supposed leak of the pillbox-style caps for the MLB All-Star Game, and I for …

Uni Watch Exclusive: The Super Bowl 50 Style Guide

Click to enlarge Thanks to a source who prefers to remain anonymous, I recently got my hands on the Super Bowl 50 Style Guide, which stipulates how the Super Bowl …

Mets CF Juan Lagares Wears His Own Face on His Arm

Your browser does not support iframes. Mets centerfielder Juan Lagares hit what turned out to be the game-winning three-run homer in the sixth inning of yesterday’s game against the Braves. …

Come On, Man, Have Some Dignity Out There

We’ve known for a month now that MLB teams will be wearing tacky caps for Independence Day. Yesterday came word that they’ll also be wearing tacky jerseys. Here’s the full …

Nike Lands Another Big One

The big news in the uni-verse yesterday was the word that Nike will be the NBA’s new uniform outfitter. I’ve written an FAQ-style explainer piece about this for ESPN — …

Some Thoughts About Uni Watch Merchandise

Several readers — some in the comments and others who’ve contacted me via email — have recently noted that I’ve been hawking a lot of Uni Watch merchandise lately. They’ve …

Auction Action

As you may have noticed in the left sidebar, our friends at Grey Flannel Auctions are running another catalog auction. This one has an emphasis on basketball items. Here are …

Retired Numbers on Promotional Jerseys: Yea or Nay?

Interesting scene yesterday at Yankee Stadium, as American Pharoah jockey Viktor Espinoza threw out the first pitch prior to the Yanks/Halos game. As you can see above, they gave him …

From Top to Bottom

We’re going to go off-uni today, because I want to talk about a design issue that’s been on my mind. To wit: Let’s say your business has a vertical sign. …

A Uni Watch Look at the Champions League Final

[Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest entry from Yusuke Toyoda, who’s going to give us a uni-centric preview of the upcoming Champions League championship match between Juventus and Barcelona. …

Biggest Blackhawks Fan Can’t Wear Jersey This Year

What you see above is a 2013 photo of the brachiosaurus skeleton outside the Field Museum in Chicago, which was decked out with a Blackhawks jersey to support the team …

Worst Baseball Pants Ever?

Phil mentioned something in both of his weekend Tickers that I think deserves a bit more space, namely that Louisville has new baseball uniforms for the NCAA tourney, and the …

R.I.P., Jerry Dior

Paul here, making a rare weekend appearance. Unfortunately, it’s to share some sad news, as word broke last night that Jerry Dior, the graphic designer who created Major League Baseball’s …

A Look at the Rickwood Classic

The Rickwood Classic took place two days ago. For the uninitiated, the Classic is a Double-A baseball game that takes place each year at Birmingham’s Rickwood Field, which opened in …

NBA Releases Logos for 2016 All-Star Game

Next season’s NBA All-Star Game is being played in Toronto, and yesterday the league released the logo set for the game. The primary logo featuring Toronto’s CN Tower rendered in …