Interesting scene last night in Atlanta, as the Braves marked the 40th anniversary of Hank Aaron’s 715th home run by wearing throwbacks of the uniform he was wearing that night. …
Author: Paul Lukas
Uni Watch DIY Project: Tie One On
Click to enlarge [Editor’s Note: Today we have an absolutely spectacular DIY project from a reader who prefers to remain nameless. Enjoy — PL] By Anonymous I do a lot …
How Low Can You Go?
Masahiro Tanaka, the Yanks’ new Japanese import, made his MLB debut on Friday. And as you can see in the two shots above, he was pulling the old Barry Bonds …
Well, That Didn’t Take Long
We got our first serious uni glitch of the MLB season yesterday afternoon, as Cubs outfielder Junior Lake wore the team’s primary road gray jersey (“Chicago”) while the rest of …
De-Chiefers-in-Chief
From top: By Aleks Brown, by Sarah Good, and courtesy of Michael Kaus From top to bottom: Dennis Brown, Keith Good, and Michael Kaus, three Cleveland fans who’ve been “de-Chiefing” …
No Foolin’
If you can’t see the slideshow above, click here A good April Fool’s prank should have three elements: 1. Plausibility: It’s something that could be true. 2. Desirability: It’s something …
Opining on Opening Day
Yesterday was Opening Day — the real Opening Day — which among other things meant that longtime Uni Watch reader/baker Elena Elms upheld her annual tradition of making baseball-themed cookies …
And Away We Go
The 2014 MLB season had its second soft opening of the year last night in San Diego (the first one, of course, was eight days earlier in Australia), where the …
What Does the Northwestern/NLRB Ruling Mean for Uniforms?
By now you’ve no doubt heard about yesterday’s regional NLRB ruling that Northwestern football players can form a union. There’s a big uni-related component to this story because the ruling, …
’Tis the Season to Shift Your Brain Into MLB Mode
This photo of Jason Heyward was taken a few days ago. As you can see, he’s still using the facemask that he began wearing last season after being beaned by …
A Death Knell for NBA Sleeves?
When the King talks, the peasants listen. That’s the takeaway from yesterday’s news, first reported by Bleacher Report, that newly minted NBA Commish Adam Silver plans to meet with LeBron …
Walking the Plank
Last week’s issue of The New Yorker had a big article about Under Armour (which, unfortunately, is behind a paywall, so I can’t link to it — sorry). It was …
[Insert Joke About Mets’ Projected Win Total Here]
I’m turning 50 years old today. It’s a big, round number, and I know I’m supposed to feel all midlife crisis-y about it or some such, but I don’t. For …
Everyone’s a Critic (but some critics are more critical than others)
Last August I did a live web chat on ESPN, much of which centered on the 2013 Uni Watch Power Rankings, which had just come out. One of the chat …
To Tuck or Not to Tuck: That Is the Question
Click to enlarge Last week I mentioned the excellent new “30 for 30” documentary, Untucked, which is about Marquette’s untucked jerseys back in the late 1970s. As a companion piece …