For all photos, click to enlarge Good morning! How ’bout those 49ers? That was one sloppy game, with both teams doing their best to give it away. But as a …
Author: Paul Lukas
A Museum Exhibit on the History of Women’s Sportswear
Click to enlarge My friend Sonya, who’s a Ph.D. fashion historian, recently told me about a museum exhibit on the history of women’s sportswear, called Sporting Fashion: Outdoor Girls 1800 …
Reading the Tea Leaves: Angels Planning Throwbacks?
Click to enlarge MLB uni news has mostly been on pause due to the lockout, but GQ magazine may have given us a hint with its current cover photo of …
A Treasure Trove of Awesome Colt .45s Photos
Click to enlarge A few weeks ago, I ran a 1960s photo showing Houston Colt .45s infielder Mike White receiving a flu shot while in uniform (and also while holding …
A Uni Watch Look at Don Maynard
Click to enlarge Pro Football Hall of Famer Don Maynard died yesterday. I saw him play during the tail end of his career in the early 1970s, when I was …
Monday Morning Uni Watch
For all photos, click to enlarge Good morning! The most interesting uni-related development in yesterday’s NFL games took place in the stands, not on the field. With the Packers and …
What Lockout? Kermit, Fozzie, and Animal Say, ‘Play Ball!’
Click to enlarge Good morning! There’s a lot of uni-related stuff to parse in this shot of the Muppets playing baseball. For example: • Kermit does not have a fielder’s glove. …
Houston Project Transforms Utility Boxes into Cool Uni Artwork
For all images, click to enlarge Last winter I wrote about how a Baltimore artist had inspired people to repaint and decorate the city’s yellow salt boxes, thereby transforming a …
Pocket-Palooza: Floodgates Open on Obscure MLB Uni Detail
Our story so far: In 2019, I wrote a blog entry about how Casey Stengel had a little pocket added to his uniform pants when he managed the Yankees and …
Uni Watch DIY Project: Another Block-head!
Click to enlarge Two winters ago we had a guest post from reader Loren Southard, who created a set of awesome sports logo-themed building blocks for his new child. That …
Monday Morning Uni Watch
Photo by Robert Scheer/IndyStar, USA Today Network; click to enlarge Good morning, and happy 2022 from Uni Watch HQ! Hope you all had a good New Year’s weekend. Now then: …
A Field Trip on the Next-to-Last Day of 2021
For all photos, click to enlarge A snowy owl has been spotted at Coney Island over the past few days. That’s something we don’t normally see around here, so yesterday …
Following Up on the Deaths of Bill Hetrick and John Madden
Click to enlarge Twice in the past week, I’ve had the unpleasant task of writing about people who passed away. Today I have follow-ups on both of them. First: If …
A Uni Watch Look at John Madden
Click to enlarge John Madden died yesterday at the age of 85. Long before he became famous as a broadcaster, video game namesake, and aerophobe, he spent 10 seasons (1969-1978) …
My New Favorite Hockey Team: the 1980s Sudbury Wolves
For all photos, click to enlarge Meet Paul DiPietro of the 1986 Sudbury Wolves, a team in the Ontario Hockey League. I’ve probably seen this photo before (reader Wade Heidt …