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Should Robinson Canó Get to Wear Willie Mays’s Number?
The Mets mortgaged their future for a 36-year-old PED user completed their trade for Robinson Canó yesterday. The ink on the contract was barely dry when it was announced that …
Monday Morning Uni Watch
Click to enlarge It was throwback vs. throwback yesterday in Miami, as the Dolphins and Bills both went retro, re-creating an old-school AFL matchup. Yes, yes — they should both …
A Look at George H. W. Bush in Uniform
For most of today’s photos, you can click to enlarge Paul here, pinch-hitting for Phil, who’s traveling this weekend. He had planned to have an entry today but his laptop …
Library Research Yields Bumper Crop of Early Bucs Info
Way back in June of 2016, I did a blog post about Bucco Bruce’s name. Reader Matt Sammon responded a few weeks later by sending me some really interesting Bucs …
League You’ve Never Heard Of Debuts Uniforms You Won’t Watch
The Alliance of American Football, which is slated to begin play this February — and which is also slated, I’m fairly certain, to soon become the latest defunct league left …
A Seriously Weird NFL Facemask
When I was a kid, I spent hours poring over the book The Pros, which one of my brothers had purchased years earlier and left behind in our house after …
Monday Morning Uni Watch
Whether by coincidence or design, it was a very monochromatic day in the NFL yesterday. Let’s start in Buffalo, as the Bills wore their white throwbacks against the mono-black Jaguars, …
Friday Morning Uni Watch
Click to enlarge Happy post-Thanksgiving! The Lions broke out the throwbacks for yesterday’s annual holiday game. It’s a solid look (and certainly better than their primaries simply by virtue of …
Happy Thanksgiving
Ah, Thanksgiving traditions — turkey, gravy, rooting against the Cowboys. It never gets old, right? In the spirit of the holiday, I’d like to take a minute to give thanks …
Playing With Fire: A Chat with Cartoonist Ed Hall
I realize anything involving President Trump tends to make people lose their minds, but I’m going to risk it anyway, because a few days ago I saw a really interesting …
Indians, Cardinals Release New Alternate Uniforms
Photo by Ben Axelrod; click to enlarge Busy day on the MLB front yesterday, as the Indians and Cardinals both unveiled some additions to their wardrobes. Let’s start in Cleveland, …
Monday Morning Uni Watch
Absolutely brutal-looking game yesterday in Detroit, where the Lions went mono-grey against the visiting Panthers, who went mono-black — ugh. Additional photos here, if you dare. According to reader Gabe …
Look, Up in the Sky, It’s Yankees Man!
Paul here, checking in from Virginia, where I’m spending the weekend. Phil is also traveling this weekend, so we’ll have an abbreviated entry today, beginning with a look at Notre …
The Greatest Uni Year in Baseball, Revisited
Click to enlarge Paul here, checking in from Virginia, where I’m spending the weekend. Phil is also traveling this weekend, and the rest of the Uni Watch crew has the …