I knew that MLB’s new crackdown on pitchers using foreign substances had the potential to open up a whole new branch of Uni Watch content, because the rule focuses on …
Category: Caps
Aaron Nola’s Cap Odyssey Gets Even Odder
The strange saga of Aaron Nola’s red cap has just gotten even stranger. In case you missed it when I first wrote about it three weeks ago (or just need …
Aaron Nola’s Excellent Cap Adventure
Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola started last night’s Phils/Marlins game in Miami. Judging from the screen shot shown above, you might think nothing was amiss with his uniform — and that’s …
The Famous Disappearing Red Sox Cap of 1974
[Editor’s Note: Today we have a very special guest column from none other than Keith Olbermann, sports journalist and commentator, who has written a special piece for Uni Watch detailing …
Talking MLB Player Caps with Aced Out Prexy Steve Adler
I don’t usually write about retail merch, but I recently learned about a company called Aced Out that has an intriguing niche: They have a license from the MLB Players …
C’mon, Blue: Ump Uniform Oddities Continue to Pile Up
For all images, click to enlarge Good morning and welcome back to Ump Watch (now revised from the longer and clunkier Ump Patch Watch), where we continue to obsessively document …
Some Quick Thoughts on NFL Draft Caps
The 2021 NFL draft begins tonight. Personally, I’m not into the draft as a live event — I’m happy reading the post-draft analysis of which teams did well, which did …
Think Pink: 2021 MLB Mother’s Day Caps Leak
For all caps, click to enlarge Almost all of MLB’s 2021 Ma’s Day caps briefly leaked yesterday on the Macy’s website. As you can see from the six designs shown …
Late-Breaking MLB Uni News, Just in Time for Opening Day
This season, we tip our caps #For44 and #ForKnucksie 💙❤️ pic.twitter.com/CIAqoqh3jH — Atlanta Braves (@Braves) March 31, 2021 Good morning! Today is April 1, so I want to begin by …
Gold-Trimmed Dodgers Championship Cap Surfaces
Click to enlarge Ever since the Dodgers won last year’s World Series, I’ve been wondering if they would wear a gold-trimmed uniform to open the 2021 season. The last team …
TV Writer/Comedian Joe Mande’s Awesome DIY Cap Embroidery
For all phtoos, click to enlarge With a few exceptions, I don’t much care for stand-up comedy, and I also don’t watch much TV, so it’s not surprising that until …
Where Cap Collectors Can Let Their Geek Flags Fly
Photo by Johanna Miller; click to enlarge [Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest entry from reader Noah Sidel (that’s him above), who’s going to tell us about a cap-collecting …
When a One-Year Thing Becomes a Long-Term Thing
Click to enlarge Membership card designer Scott M.X. Turner recently gave me an idea for a really fun topic: uniforms or uni elements that were originally intended to appear for …
Uni Watch Library: An Encyclopedia of Japanese Ballcaps
Click to enlarge [Editor’s Note: Good morning! Today we have a guest entry from Miles Crowther, who’s going to tell us about a new uni-centric book he recently acquired. Enjoy. …
Another Mystery Solved, Plus More 1983 All-Star Goodness
Well, that didn’t take long. Yesterday afternoon, a few hours after I posted yesterday’s blog entry about the White Sox No. 13 Mystery Man with the “Gallagher” NOB at the …