Last night I saw the film 13 Tzameti, a French thriller, or psychodrama, or something along those lines. The movie’s key sequence involves an unusual sporting event with 13 participants, …
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Maybe a Zebra Can Change Its Stripes
As briefly noted in yesterday’s Uni Watch News Ticker, the NFL Network’s NFL Total Access show ran a Wednesday-night segment about the league’s officials getting new uniforms this season. Although …
Let’s Make a Deal
When a player gets traded to from a weak team to a strong one, you often hear commentators saying he’s gone “from the outhouse to the penthouse,” or words to …
Garden State (Or: Seven the Hard Way)
Weird happenings involving Cubs second baseman Todd Walker during Friday’s Cubs/Cardinals game. He was wearing his usual No. 7 when he doubled in the bottom of the 4th, and he …
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 …
He Missed the Tag, He Missed the Tag!!
They say almost every baseball game features something you’ve never seen before. That was certainly true yesterday in Boston, where Red Sox starter Kyle Snyder spent the entire first inning …
NL Finds New Way to Lose All-Star Game
From a uniform perspective, the best All-Star Game moment was probably in 1985, when Lou Whitaker’s jersey got lost and he had to wear a replica jersey from one of …
Tuck You!!
This routine where MLB players untuck their jerseys at the conclusion of a game has gotten way out of hand. As reader Chris Velardi points out, “I was thinking how …
Uni Fine Leaves Pedro Facing Financial Ruin
New ESPN column today — here’s the link. Meanwhile, let’s turn our attention back to Pedro Martinez, who’s in the midst of quite a uni-centric period. First he’s ordered to …
Is That a Hot Dog in Your Pocket, or Are You Just Glad to See Uni Watch?
New Uni Watch column on ESPN.com today, and it’s all about baseball pants pockets. While researching the article, I queried the membership of the Society for American Baseball Research to …
If You Can’t Stand the Heat, Wear a Totally Bogus Synthetic Fabric
A few months ago, something called a “Cool Base” jersey began showing up in Major League Baseball’s online merchandise listings. According to the sales copy, “The 2006 season brings an …
Uni Watch Exclusive: Someone Actually Watching NHL Playoffs!
Just when you’re thinking the world begins and ends with baseball, along comes a note from reader Mike Shanahan, who’s picked up on a hockey-related factoid. To wit: “The OLN …