If you’re a regular reader of the site, you’re surely familiar with the name Kary Klismet (that’s him at right). Kary is one of our most prolific Ticker contributors, plus …
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Sweet Relief: MLB Uni Ads Won’t Be Happening for Now
Good morning! I’m feeling very chipper today — and you should be as well! — because MLB uniform ads, which seemed like a done deal as recently as a few …
Which City’s Teams Are the Most Color-Consistent?
[Editor’s Note: Good morning! Today we have a guest entry from Mat Swatek, who’s created a project regarding team colors that I’m pretty sure everyone here will love. Enjoy! — …
MLB, Union Chart Disastrous Course Toward Uniform Ads
The baseball section of yesterday’s Ticker had an item about how the MLB owners had sent the players’ union a proposal that included, among many other things, a provision allowing …
Should Games in Empty Stadiums Have Fake Crowd Noise?
Ten days ago I did a Q&A post about what the uni-verse might be like when North American team sports return to action. It included this passage: Since fans won’t …
Riddle Me This: Polish Team Wears Giant Question Mark
Click to enlarge [Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest entry from reader Tom Gronek, who’s uncovered a fascinating uni-related situation in the world of Polish soccer. Enjoy. — PL] …
A Talk With Calgary Flames Uniform Designer Bill Brownridge
Click to enlarge Reader Will Scheibler recently came across something very interesting on eBay: a listing for the original mock-up artwork for the Calgary Flames’ mid-1990s “diagonal stripe” uniforms — …
A Look Back at the ‘Todays 1971’ MLB Team Albums
For all photos, click to enlarge Good morning! Greetings from Uni Watch HQ, where all three inhabitants continue to be safe and healthy. Hope the same is true for you. …
How the George Floyd Protests Are Reshaping the Uni-verse
Click to enlarge The racial justice protests that started in the United States after George Floyd’s murder and soon spread around the globe have already had a profound effect on …
History Mystery: A New Version of the Old English ‘D’
Click to enlarge The photo above shows Tigers designated hitter Luis Polonia legging out a triple on April 11, 2000. It was the first base hit in Comerica Park. Notice …
How Uni Watch Readers First Got It™, Vol. 2
A little over two months ago, I published the first in what I promised would be a running series of blog posts featuring Uni Watch readers sharing their stories of …
Uni Watch Classics: Coke Teams vs. Pepsi Teams
[Editor’s Note: Today I’m re-running — with some light edits and updates — a post that originally appeared on April 26, 2011. It involves a metaphor that I’ve found myself …
What Will the Uni-verse Be Like When Games Resume?
Good morning! Greetings from Uni Watch HQ, where all three inhabitants continue to be healthy and safe (and where, for the first time in a week, we’re no longer under …
Uni Watch First Pitches: Tony Hawk
Embed from Getty Images As you may recall, two years ago I got to throw out the first pitch as part of the Syracuse Chiefs’ Brannock Device Night promotion (further …