[Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest entry from Wally Campbell, who’s written an excellent piece about the one St. Louis Cardinals player to wear white shoes in 1972. Wally …
Author: Paul Lukas
Charlie Finley Would’ve Been Proud (if he’d been born yet)
Last summer I did a post on Craig Brown’s excellent Threads of Our Game site, which aims to be a Dressed to the Nines-style database for pre-1900 baseball uniforms. Craig …
Gold Diggers: NFL Marketing Scheme Officially Becomes Unbearable
Yesterday I wrote about how the NFL was going with gold 50-yard line markers, gold-trimmed Pro Bowl uniforms, and a gold NFL Draft logo, all to mark the season-culminating 50th …
NFL Goes for the Gold
The next NFL season will culminate with Super Bowl 50 (remember they’re using Arabic numerals for that one, not Roman numerals), and the league is apparently planning to mark that …
Right or Left? Right or Wrong?
We all know by now that if an American flag patch or decal applied to the right sleeve or the right side of an object should always have the blue …
Another Day, Another League Apparel Deal
Big news out of the MLB offices yesterday, as word broke that Majestic and MLB have extended their partnership through 2019. Whether you consider this good news or bad news, …
A Look at MLB All-Star Game Ballot Design
So here’s some news that quietly emerged on Tuesday (although I didn’t hear about it until yesterday, when reader Alan Tompas brought it to my attention): MLB has announced that …
A Look at Who Wore Green for St. Paddy’s Day
Click to enlarge Lots of green for St. Patrick’s Day yesterday, but by far the best development was at Padres camp, where everyone wore green caps — except for pitcher …
Adidas Leaves, Nike Stays Put
Big day yesterday for league specific apparel contracts in the uni-verse, beginning with the news that Adidas will not be renewing its uniform contract with the NBA when it expires …
Uni Watch DIY Project: Give That Jersey Some Laces!
[Editor’s Note: Our anonymous DIYer is back with yet another sensational hockey-themed project. Enjoy. ”” PL] By Anonymous I thought it would be funny to create a fictional aftermarket product …
A Look at White MLB Helmets
Reader Leo Strawn Jr. recently sent me the photo you see above, which shows Reds greats Davey Concepcion and Johnny Bench wearing white helmets! It was striking to see, but …
A Cornucopia of Uni Goodness in One Photo
Reader Leo Strawn Jr. recently sent me this photo of Pete Rose, which I hadn’t seen before. Pretty sure it’s from 1963. There’s so much going on here! Let’s go …
Jets-Setter
Reader Bill Kellick recently pointed me toward Connie Scouts.com, which is a site devoted to Connie Nicholas Carberg, who in 1976 was hired by the Jets to become the NFL’s …
Uni Watch DIY Project: A Goalie-Themed Laptop Sleeve
[Editor’s Note: Our anonymous DIYer is back with yet another sensational project. This guy never stops! Enjoy. ”” PL] By Anonymous Over the next few weeks I’m going to share …
A ‘Look at Me’ Move — Literally
Photo by Tyler Mason; click to enlarge Which one of these guys is not like the others? The stirrups-clad player at far-right is pitcher J.R. Graham, who’s in Twins camp …