New ESPN column today. Check that — it’s been bumped to Monday. Meanwhile: One thing I love about Uni Watch is how an offhand comment sometimes leads to a series …
Category: Boxing
Holiday Shopping Browsing
The latest sports memorabilia auction at Leland’s is currently underway. I don’t bid on any of this stuff — too rich for my blood — but it sure is fun …
Flock Market
Two weeks ago, while writing about the amazing Vintage Card Traders site, I mentioned the old flocked helmets that the Pirates used to wear. That prompted a note from reader …
Ask and Ye Shall Receive … a Jpeg
Question: How great are Uni Watch readers? Answer: Pretty damn great. Last week I put out the call for screen-grabs of Charlie Bell’s Wednesday-night wardrobe malfunction, and reader H. Beezy …
Sunday Open Thread (kinda late, sorry)
(AP Photo/Eric Jamison) Floyd Mayweather, Jr., wears pink gloves in his Saturday-night bout against Carlos Baldomir. Also worth noting: the ridiculous gladiator getup Mayweather wore when entering the ring (if …
Division Series Roundup
There was some weird stuff going on in the various Division Series, and I’m not just talking about the Yankees going down so meekly. The biggest problem involved sleeves. For …
Saturday Kind of Glove
I don’t usually post on the weekend, but I’m gonna make an exception today, because last night there were two separate instances of broadcasters discussing a topic that we just …
Lightening Belt
I generally don’t read sports magazines, in part because there’s plenty of sports info available on the web, and in part because I already think enough about sports as it …
Something Up His Sleeve
Uni-driven pandemonium at Shea Stadium yesterday, as Baltimore outfielder Ed Rogers’s jersey figured prominently in a key play. The follies began when David Wright hit a line drive to left, …
And Have You Noticed They’re Actually Mittens?
Time was when you could pretty much assume that both combatants in a big boxing match would be wearing Everlast gloves, which you could easily discern by the Everlast logo …