Earlier this week I mentioned that a group of Bears players and the team’s chairman, George McCaskey, had posted a two-minute video statement about the uncomfortable history of the uniforms …
Author: Paul Lukas
Some Thoughts About MLB Official Scorers
Note the “Hit” and “Error” indicators in the sign; click to enlarge I was recently watching a ballgame on TV. At one point a batter hit a grounder that sent …
Retired Number Is Latest Mets Head-Scratcher
The Mets have a habit of making some really odd decisions — naming an agent as their general manager, refusing to create a statue for Tom Seaver until after he …
Uni Watch Field Trip: The Hall of Fame for Great Americans
For all phtoos, click to enlarge In 1973, when I was nine years old, my family drove upstate to check out the Baseball Hall of Fame. It was my first …
Monday Morning Uni Watch
Click to enlarge Happy autumn! The Browns wore their mono-turd combo with orange socks last night — definitely an improvement over the brown socks, although not enough to make this …
Is There Such a Thing as a ‘Perfect’ NOB?
Sometimes people get in touch with me and propose good topics to write about. If I’m busy, those topics sometimes get back-burnered — and then I sometimes forget about them. …
Uni Watch DIY Project: Our Own Gumball Helmets!
For all photos, click to enlarge When I recently launched the new Uni Watch mini-helmet, a Twitter-er named Shane Bua had an intriguing reaction: How about a Uni Watch gumball …
Warriors Unveil Six-Uni Set for 2019-20
Click to enlarge The Warriors unveiled six, count ’em six new uniforms jerseys yesterday. Most were either already known to be in the pipeline or recently leaked, and several are …
Gross: MiLB Adds Ad Patches for Triple-A Title Game
Click to enlarge Distressing news yesterday from Minor League Baseball, which announced that the two teams competing in tonight’s Triple-A Championship Game — the Columbus Clippers and the Sacramento River …
Monday Morning Uni Watch
For all photos, click to enlarge End of an era yesterday in Oakland, as the Chief and Raiders played what is likely to be the final NFL game to take …
Question Time, Vol. 10
Welcome to the latest installment of Question Time, where you get to ask me anything and I do my best to answer. Let’s get started! How do you manage to …
Let’s Wear Two: Braun Dons Yelich’s Jersey Under His Own
For all photos, click to enlarge As you’ve probably heard by now, Brewers outfielder and reigning National League MVP Christian Yelich fractured his kneecap on Tuesday and is out for …
Erin Go Braless: Ireland Road Trip Report
Farranfore, County Kerry, Aug. 3, 2019; click to enlarge At the end of July the Tugboat Captain and I went off on a trip to Ireland — our first real …
NFL, NBA Put the Kibosh on Unauthorized Gear
It was a tough day yesterday for unauthorized uniform accessories, as the NFL and NBA both sent their uni police squads after some rogue players, or at least some rogue …
Monday Morning Uni Watch
Click to enlarge Welcome to the first MMUW of the 2019 season, where we’ll lead off with something nobody saw coming: NFL captaincy patches appear to have changed from the …