Category: College Baseball
A Different Kind of Blackout Game
. An interesting college baseball story unfolded over the weekend. I first became aware of it on Friday afternoon, when reader Jonathon Binet pointed me toward this tweet from Baltimore …
Peel-and-Stick News Items
Click bottom photo to enlarge Yesterday I Ticker-linked to a screen shot indicating that the Mets had added uni numbers to the back of their batting helmets this year. As …
Gold Golden Gophers
By Phil Hecken Paul has an ESPN column today — here’s the link. A quick break from the Olympics as the main article — So we have a short lede, …
Somewhere in Middle America
[Editor’s note: One of our annual rituals here at Uni Watch is that bench coach emeritus Bryan Redemske, who lives in Omaha, always provides a rundown of the College World …
A Real Hatchet Job
A quiet revolution has been unfolding in the batter’s box this spring, and I didn’t even realize it until just now. The revolution involves a new bat design called the …
Uni Watch Exclusive: Knob Job Update
Last summer I wrote an ESPN column about the small but growing trend of MLB teams putting decals on their bat knobs. Now the man behind that trend — Pro …
Loop de Loop Revisited
Last week I wrote about Stanford pitcher Mark Appel and his unique flaps-out stirrup stylings. As you may recall, I had hoped to interview Appel for that piece but it …
A New Ballgame in Omaha
[Editor’s note: Today Omaha native Bryan Redemske serves up his annual College World Series uni preview. Enjoy. ”” PL] By Bryan Redemske Each year, ESPN focuses its cameras on Omaha …
Uni Watch Book Club: Rosenblatt Stadium — Omaha’s Diamond on the Hill
A few months ago, Phil wrote an entry about Rosenblatt Stadium, the Omaha ballpark that was hosting its final College World Series. Now the Omaha World-Herald has published a book …
And That’s a Lot of Decals on His Helmet, Too
Reader Ronnie Poore recently sent me this photo of South Carolina outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. Always odd to see “Jr.” or “Sr.” on an NOB — it’s not as though …
Say Goodbye to the Blatt
By Phil Hecken That photo above? What’s depicted is not some war memorial or something you’d see at the Louvre or MoMA. That statue is entitled “The Road To Omaha” …
BFBS PT. II
By Phil Hecken, with James Huening In a wonderful bit of serendipitous timing, the Arizona Cardinals broke some 100+ years of history on Thursday, introducing a black jersey and new …
If This Keeps Up, I May Have to Start Paying Attention to College Baseball
Okay, so I know Phil devoted a lot of space to baseball hosiery yesterday, but we’re gonna spend a little more time on that topic today, because this past weekend …