My recent entry about Masahiro Tanaka’s Mizuno belt buckle (which, as we’ve now seen, is also worn by a handful of other MLBers) prompted a comment from reader Buck Fontana, …
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Uni Watch DIY Project: Tie One On, Revisited
Click photos to enlarge [Editor’s Note: Remember our recent post about DIY NHL goalie-themed neckties? That entry was extremely popular, so today we have a follow-up from the same anonymous …
There’s No Service Like Wire Service, Vol. 52
Time for another round of great wire service photos. The first two are from Bo Baize, and the rest are from Bruce Menard. Big thanks to both of them. • …
Buckling Up in the Bronx
For all of today’s photos, click to enlarge In Saturday’s Ticker, which was compiled by Phil, reader Jimmy Lonetti noticed that Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka appeared to be wearing a …
Big Retro Day on the Diamond
Big MLB throwback day yesterday, as four teams turned back the clock. First up was the Cubs/Brewers game at Wrigley, which found the Cubbies wearing their 1937 unis. As you …
One Fan’s Experience with Jersey Addiction
[Editor’s Note: Last Friday’s piece on jersey retailing prompted longtime reader Brian Erni to share some thoughts about his jersey-buying habit. ”” PL] By Brian Erni I can pinpoint exactly …
MLB Honors Ultimate Sacrifice With Butt-Ugly Jerseys
Last week we got a look at this year’s G.I. Joe caps, which all MLB teams will be wearing on Memorial Day. Now, with virtually no fanfare, the G.I. Joe …
Identity Crisis, or Just More Logos to Love?
So let’s say you’re in charge of the Detroit Tigers’ billboard projects. Which version of the old English “D” do you put on the billboards — the cap version or …
Capping Off the Subway Series
Two middling ballclubs that have been struggling lately played each other last night and decided to “honor” their “rivalry” (which isn’t really that much of a rivalry) by shelving their …
Pinkapalooza
My brother and I spent yesterday with our Mom, so I didn’t see any of MLB’s annual pink-ification. Judging by the photos I saw when I got home last night, …
Special Offer: Outrageously Overpriced, Instead of SUPER-Outrageously Overpriced
Do you get bummed out when the player whose name is on the back of your $200 $250 $295 polyester shirt is traded, or retires, or ends up in prison? …
Uni Watch Library: Little Leaguer’s First Uniform
I was recently poking around on Etsy and came across a copy of a 1952 children’s book called Little Leaguer’s First Uniform. Sounded like good Uni Watch fodder, so I …
Bleed for Me, Baby
Click to enlarge Late last week I put out the call for photos of your team logo tattoos. More than 40 of you responded, but only one of you had …
Question Time, Vol. 6
Welcome to the latest installment of Question Time (and our first one in nearly a year), where you folks ask me about anything you want, uni-related or otherwise, and I …
Cubs Throwbacks, Part 2
Click to enlarge The Cubs held the second of their nine 2014 throwback games last night. This time around they were turning back the clock to 1929, and the Cardinals …