I’ve been writing about uniforms for nearly 20 years now, and there’s a fairly big elephant in the room that I’ve never written about or probably even mentioned: jersey trading …
Author: Paul Lukas
What It Was Like to Work at Twins Enterprise
Cleaning out the office and found this. What should I do with it, @UniWatch? (CC @zach_goodall) #Jaguars pic.twitter.com/MM3buCuk2d — Jeff Sharon (@Jeff_Sharon) February 12, 2019 Last week a guy named …
Sneaker Blowout Becomes Corporate Theater
Click to enlarge Surreal moment in the opening minute of last night’s UNC/Duke game, as Duke forward Zion Williamson — widely assumed to be the first pick in the 2019 …
Cincy One Five-O: Reds Buck Trend on MLB Patch
When the MLB 150 patch was recently unveiled, several people asked whether the Reds — who had already unveiled their own 150th-anniversary patch several months earlier — would wear both …
How You Can Get a Uni Watch Hockey Jersey by Wafflebored
Over the last several years, we’ve showcased lots of projects by the gifted jersey DIYer who calls himself Wafflebored. In a few instances, Wafflebored has very generously donated some of …
Free Appraisals: The Return of ‘What’s It Worth?’
About a year ago we ran a very successful promotion with Grey Flannel Auctions, in which Uni Watch readers were invited to submit items of memorabilia for appraisal at no …
Talking NBA Armbands with Ace Collector Harrison Hall
I recently received a note from a guy named Harrison Hall (that’s him at right), who has an interesting hobby: He collects game-used NBA armbands, which he documents on an …
End of an Era: MLB to Be Nameplate-Free in 2019
Back in October, I wrote a Ticker item that said, “Chief Wahoo isn’t the only thing the Indians are leaving behind next season. A little birdie tells me they’re going …
Exclusive! 1956 Reds Prototype Uni Discovered
As you know, they Reds are celebrating their sesquicentennial with 15 throwbacks this season. But longtime reader/contributor Bruce “BSmile” Menard has come up with an old Reds uni that wasn’t …
L.A. High School Hoops Team Puts a New Spin on FNOB
Click to enlarge The basketball team shown above is from Cathedral High School in Los Angeles. As you can see, their front-jersey design is very no-frills — no chest lettering, …
Looking the Part: What Brooksie and Fouts Have in Common
I was talking with a friend a few weeks ago about football. We agreed that whatever else you might think of Tom Brady, he looks like a quarterback. His posture, …
A Uni Watch Look at Frank Robinson
Click to enlarge Frank Robinson died yesterday. You probably know that he was MLB’s first black manager, that he’s still the only player to have been named the MVP of …
Random Hockey Throwback Leads to History Lesson
Click to enlarge Sometimes the simplest little thing can lead you down a deep, deep rabbit hole. That’s what happened to me a few weeks ago when one of my …
Good Uni-Watching Opportunities at Pats’ Parade
Screen shot by @TheOldTry; click to enlarge Pretty cool cross-sport moment during the Patriots’ Super Bowl victory parade yesterday, as backup quarterback Danny Etling wore a Larry Bird throwback jersey …
The Nose Knows: A Look at Smelling Salts in Sports
I watched the Super Bowl at the home of my friend Sujan, who was having a party. So I was eating, drinking, and yakking with various people while trying to …