So I was looking through the membership card gallery the other day, and I was suddenly struck by something I’d never noticed before: Most of the drop shadows and block …
Category: Footwear
Okay, That’s a Wrap
New ESPN column today — here’s the link. Meanwhile: My Wednesday evening got completely derailed when Tom O’Grady posted a really interesting find in last night’s comments section: this jersey, …
Anyone Who Posts an ‘Agony of da Feet’ Comment Today Gets Permanently Tossed from the Site
Look closely at the photo shown above and you’ll notice something odd: The player (who happens to be Titans linebacker Ryan Fowler) has cut holes in the tips of his …
Boy Wonder
Major developments in the batboy realm lately, as several readers have noted that Mets batboy Matt has recently started wearing stirrups. But Matt, whose full name is Matthew Harris, isn’t …
Preseason Ponderings
Now that the first slate of NFL preseason games has been played, a few new developments have come to light (aside from those green dots on QBs’ helmets, which we’ve …
Back to the Future
New ESPN column today — here’s the link. Meanwhile: We all know about the futuristic uniforms that most MLB teams wore in 1999. You may also recall that about six …
The Cleat Beat
[Editor’s Note: Long before this site existed, reader Mark Mihalik had already earned the title of Uni Watch Lifetime Achievement Scholar, primarily for his observations regarding footwear. He doesn’t contribute …
55 Sullivan Place
HBO’s Brooklyn Dodgers: The Ghosts Of Flatbush debuted last Wednesday, but I was in St. Louis at the time and didn’t get around to seeing it until Saturday. Aside from …
On-Site All-Star Report from San Francisco
By the time you read this, I’ll be on my way to St. Louis. Hope to meet all you Gateway City readers tonight at McGurks. Meanwhile: The All-Star Game is …
Matches, Lighter Fluid, Uniform, Marshmallows? Check, Check, Check, and Check.
By Vince Grzegorek By now most of you have probably heard about Scott Proctor’s equipment bonfire after Saturday night’s game at Yankee Stadium. (In a world of cell phone cameras, …
Quick Change Artist
New ESPN column today — here’s the link. Plus I also have a review of last night’s No Mas event on today’s Page 2 index page. Meanwhile: Great little uniform-related …
Dwarf Stars
New ESPN column today — here’s the link. Meanwhile: In Monday’s Ticker I mentioned the Florida State League All-Star Game, where players wore generic all-star unis instead of their regular …
It’s Academic
The College World Series is currently taking place in Omaha, which happens to be the home base of reader Bryan Redemske. Bryan’s a longtime Ticker contributor (he works at a …
Because It’s Never Too Early to Learn How to Do Things Right
Several people have contributed good info about the College World Series, but I’m gonna save that until tomorrow or Thursday. Today we’re going to look back a bit further than …
Uni Watch Book Club: The Brooklyn Dodgers
New ESPN column today — here’s the link. Meanwhile: Last night I worked a volunteer shift at the very wonderful City Reliquary, where the gift shop featured a book I …