For all photos, click to enlarge Good morning! In last Sunday’s Ticker, Phil briefly mentioned the really fun “Los Yotes” pregame jerseys that the Coyotes wore two nights earlier. I …
Author: Paul Lukas
Midas Touch: Atlanta Unveils Gold Championship Uni
For all photos, click to enlarge As expected, Atlanta unveiled its gold-trimmed championship uniform yesterday. From a strictly aesthetic standpoint, leaving aside the club’s questionable team name and iconography, it’s …
It’s Time for the 2022 Uni Watch MLB Season Preview
Good morning! The MLB season opens in two days, and you know what that means: It’s time for the 24th annual Uni Watch MLB Season Preview. It’s available to my …
Video Game Shows New Unis for Jackie Robinson Day
Good morning! April 15 — just 11 days from now — is Jackie Robinson Day. It’s also the 75th anniversary of Jackie breaking the big league color barrier and the …
MiLB’s Copa de la Diversión Returns with 10 New Teams for 2022
Click to enlarge Minor League Baseball will once again feature its popular Copa de la Diversión (Fun Cup) promotion this year, with 85 MiLB teams rebranding with Hispanic/Latino identities for …
Give That Guy a Contract — No, Really!
Click to enlarge On May 20, 1964, a Cardinals fan named Keith Eickenhorst attended this ballgame — a complete-game shutout by Bob Gibson — and apparently caught a ball in …
Think Pink: Nats, Wiz Unveil Cherry Blossom–Themed Alternates
Click to enlarge In an unusual cross-sport move, two of Washington’s pro sports teams — the Nationals and the Wizards — took advantage of the city’s annual cherry blossom season, …
Can’t Make It Up: MLB Exec Compares Fans Wearing Team Colors to a Cat Pooping
Click to enlarge If you live in Kansas City, or if you’ve ever been there during football season, you know that people routinely wear red on Fridays to support the …
Treasures from the Ripon Vault: More on the Suns’ Shorts
For all images, click to enlarge Good morning! I received lots of very positive feedback in response to my recent post about the Suns still wearing zipper-fly shorts as late …
Uni Watch Is Closed This Weekend
Phil is taking a well-deserved break, so Uni Watch is closed this weekend. In case you’ve missed some of our recent content, feel free to catch up on our posts …
A Bottle, Some Teeth, and a Very Bad Piece of Design
Good morning! I want to go off-uni today and talk about a piece of confoundingly bad design that I recently encountered. Bear with me while I explain. So: The Tugboat …
Report: No MLB Uni Ads in 2022 Regular Season After All!
Ever since the new MLB labor deal was reached two weeks ago, I’ve been trying to get info on the new uni ad program that’s part of the collective bargaining …
Cold Water: Leafs Go BFBS With Bieber-Designed Alternates
For all photos, click to enlarge As had been expected, the Maple Leafs yesterday hopped aboard the BFBS bandwagon by unveiling a new black alternate uniform, which they’ll wear for …
Possibly the Most Unusual Hockey Uniform Ever
Click to enlarge Thanks to the recent Minnesota State High School League’s Class AA Boys Hockey State Tournament, I recently learned about the hockey team from Prior Lake High School, …
Some Brief Thoughts on Turning 58
Click to enlarge Good morning! Today is my birthday — I’m turning 58. Not a particularly auspicious number from either a chronological or uni-numerical perspective, but I still thought it …