Click to enlarge Today is the 41st anniversary of the infamous “Saturday Night Special” game — the 1979 game when the Philadelphia Phillies went mono-maroon, which turned out so disastrously …
Category: Caps
Uni Watch DIY Project: Turning a Ballcap into a Mask
For all photos, click to enlarge [Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest entry from reader Ken Clark, who’s going to show us how he turned an MLB cap into …
Uni Watch Classics: Squatchee Etymology
[Editor’s Note: Today I’m running a post that originally ran on Nov. 18, 2015 — not because I’ve run out of new content (I haven’t!) but because this is a …
New Rams Logo Leaks via Draft Cap Photos
⏳ pic.twitter.com/MrbQF5BAR3 — Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) March 7, 2020 Good morning! In yesterday’s Ticker, Phil linked to the tweet shown above, in which the L.A. Rams teased the fact …
Coming to a Clearance Bin Soon: MLB, New Era Hit New Low with 2020 Spring/BP Caps
For all images, click to enlarge After a few weeks’ worth of drip-drip-drip retail leaks, MLB and New Era finally made it official yesterday by releasing the full slate of …
A Look Back at Mike McCarthy’s Odd Cap/Sharpie Habit
For all photos, click to enlarge With former Packers head coach Mike McCarthy heading back to the NFL coaching sidelines after a one-season absence, it’s worth remembering the he had …
The Story Behind the ‘Mistaken for MAGA’ Article
As you may recall, last month I asked if any of you had stopped wearing your favorite red team ballcaps because you didn’t want them to be mistaken for “Make …
Orel Hershiser: Man of Many Uni Quirks
Reader JaceSon P. Barrus recently brought to my attention a discussion that took place in the Dodgers broadcast booth on July 6 between play-by-play man Joe Davis and color analyst …
Oops: Twins Get Stuck With Wrong Logos on Caps
Click to enlarge If you asked most baseball fans — maybe even most Uni Watch readers — I’m fairly certain they could not identify the American League and National League …
I’ve Been Everywhere, Man: The Many Caps of Edwin Jackson
Click to enlarge Pitcher Edwin Jackson, the player who puts the “journey” in “journeyman,” made his Blue Jays debut last night, starting and going five innings. In so doing, he …
A Uni Watch Alum, His Son, and a Box of Baseball Caps
[Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest entry from long-lost Uni Watch alum Bryan Redemske, who was this website’s weekend editor back in 2008, in the pre-Phil days. Enjoy. — …
Vendi Vidi Vici: An Interview with A’s Vendor Hal the Hot Dog Guy
Click to enlarge As you may recall, the Uni Watch Classic Cap got some TV exposure last week when a hot dog vendor was shown wearing it during an A’s …
Some Thoughts on This Year’s MLB Holiday Uniforms
As you probably know by now, MLB released its holiday uniforms on Friday. Phil had a full rundown on Saturday. If you haven’t already read that, start there so you’re …
Video Game Leaks Reveal MLB Stars/Stripes Cap Designs
I was going to wait on this, because I’m pretty sure the official unveiling is going to be this week, but there are now so many video game leaks floating …
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 …