Click to enlarge Our story so far: For several months there was a large, dangling branch hanging precariously from a tree across the street from Uni Watch HQ. It became …
Author: Paul Lukas
NOB Confusion as NBA Successfully Restarts Its Season
For all photos, click to enlarge Some surprising developments during last night’s NBA restart. As expected, many players opted to wear social justice messages in place of their NOBs. But …
The Latest 2020 Weirdness: A Triple-Digit MLB Ump!
Check out umpire Edwin Moscoso who was working the plate for last night’s Mariners/Angels game in Anaheim. Is he really wearing No. 09, à la Benito Santiago? That would be …
Back on the Ice: The NHL Awakens From Its Slumber
Click to enlarge The NHL took the first step toward resuming its season last night, as several teams participated in preseason scrimmages, and there were lots of notable visual details, …
Uni Watch’s New Favorite Team: Meet Lansing Common FC
Click to enlarge Lansing Common FC is a new community-owned soccer team in Lansing, Mich. I’d never heard of them until yesterday afternoon, when one of my Twitter followers, @29_Sunset, …
Uni Watch Library: An Encyclopedia of Japanese Ballcaps
Click to enlarge [Editor’s Note: Good morning! Today we have a guest entry from Miles Crowther, who’s going to tell us about a new uni-centric book he recently acquired. Enjoy. …
Seattle Releases the Kraken as New NHL Team Takes Shape
Click to enlarge Seattle’s NHL ownership group finally made it official yesterday: The city’s new team, which will begin play in the fall of 2021, will be called the Kraken. …
Pittsburgh Blue Jays, We Hardly Knew Ye
Well, that was fun while it lasted. Yesterday morning, as the news spread about the Toronto Blue Jays would probably play their 2020 home games in Pittsburgh, lots of folks …
Hawks Unveil New Set, Suddenly Don’t Look Like Crap
For all photos, click to enlarge Following a leak of one of their upcoming designs, the Hawks shifted into “Ah, fuck it” mode yesterday and went ahead with the unveiling …
Uni Watch Show and Tell: A 1948 Uniform Catalog
For all photos, click to enlarge It’s been a while since I scored a good vintage uniform catalog. This one — a 1948 edition from Brill Uniforms, a Milwaukee operation …
We Interrupt This Blog to Discuss Cookie Packaging
Good morning! Greetings from Uni Watch HQ, where all three inhabitants continue to be safe and healthy. Today I want to go off-uni and talk about something I’ve been mildly …
MLB Summer Camp Leads to Uniform Intrasquoddities
For all photos, click to enlarge So it turns out that MLB summer camp is waaaaay more uni-interesting than MLB spring training. For spring training games, teams wear lame-o merch-dump …
Another Mystery Solved, Plus More 1983 All-Star Goodness
Well, that didn’t take long. Yesterday afternoon, a few hours after I posted yesterday’s blog entry about the White Sox No. 13 Mystery Man with the “Gallagher” NOB at the …
Another MLB All-Star Game History Mystery
Yesterday we solved a longstanding uni-related MLB All-Star Game mystery. Today we have a new one to ponder! Here’s the deal: As most of you probably know, the highlight of …
Case Closed: 1977 All-Star Mystery Man Has Been Found!
If not for the world going kablooey, the 2020 MLB All-Star Game would have been played today. That won’t be happening, of course, but it would be nice if we …