I love trade magazines. American Funeral Director, Hay and Forage Grower, Elevator World, Demolition, American Jails — each of these very real magazines provides a peek into a previously unseen …
Category: Collectibles/Memorabilia
If It’s Not Scottish, It’s Crap!
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 …
Just One Little Problem…
You know how it is. You’re thinking how something or someone is really gorgeous — magnificent, even — but then you notice that the something or someone has a teeny …
Maybe Romo Should’ve Worn One Too
If you’ve ever flown into or out of Dallas/Ft. Worth, you’ve probably experienced that oh-so-wonderful moment when the pilot informs you that you can see Texas Stadium if you look …
Put the Cat Out in the Hall and Rumple Up the Room
For a couple of years now, this 1968 SI cover has been a bit of a holy grail for me, because the players shown behind Pistol Pete are wearing the …
Lace-ism
Consider the humble shoelace. Or better yet, let reader John Muir consider it for you: Look at this picture of Marc Savard in Boston’s home uniform, complete with yellow laces. …
What’dja Get? What’dja Get??
My family doesn’t celebrate Christmas (chosen people and all that”¦), but Uni Watch hedge fund analyst Jenny Strasburg and I had our own little Christmas celebration last Wednesday, before she …
North by Northwest Redux
We have a lot of ground to cover today, boys and girls, so let’s get crackin’… I’ve written several times in the past about sports historian Dave Eskenazi and his …
Finally, Something That Passes the ‘Is It Good or Is It Stupid?’ Test
We’ve had a lot of chatter in the Comments section lately about the use of Native American imagery on uniforms and logos. So it felt like a nice coincidence the …
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 …
With Extreme Prejudice
You know about Jackie Robinson. You know about Satchel Paige. And after the last two weeks, you sure as hell know about Michael Richards. (In case you’ve been under a …
‘T,’ as in Travesty
A crummy design is bad enough, but a missed opportunity is even worse. The Blue Jays managed to combine the two yesterday, when they introduced newly signed bopper Frank Thomas …
Or Maybe He Just Needs to Spend More Time at the Salad Bar and Less Time at the Dessert Bar
New ESPN column today — here’s the link. Meanwhile: Did the Astros sign Carlos Lee to a $100 million contract and then give him someone else’s ill-fitting jersey when introducing …
Rear View Mirror
Got an intriguing note yesterday from reader Cliff Corcoran. Check it out: I’ve stumbled upon a fantastic site called Vintage Card Traders, which has scanned in some complete sets of …