Click to enlarge [Editor’s Note: Phil is busy with a curling bonspiel this weekend, so we don’t have a full Uni Watch entry today. But reader Kary Klismet has provided …
Category: General
MLB Adds Patches to Jerseys, but Not Caps, for Memorial Day
Good morning! Hope everyone had a healthy and happy holiday weekend. Yesterday was Memorial Day, so MLB players wore poppy patches, inscribed with “Lest We Forget,” on their jerseys. This …
MLB Observes Mother’s Day for 2nd Time in 3 Weeks
Embed from Getty Images Mother’s Day was three weeks ago, so why was Tigers reliever Gregory Soto wearing pink socks yesterday? As it turns out, yesterday was Mother’s Day in …
The Purplest Day of My Life
I don’t mind saying that yesterday’s Purp Walk was absolutely epic. The photo shown above — that’s the Rockies’ costumed mascot, Dinger, posing with me and reader Tim Cox at …
Very Superstitious: Escobar Changes Shoes in Middle of Game
Click to enlarge Mets DH Eduardo Escobar changed his shoes in the middle of yesterday’s game against the Cardinals. What was that about? SNY broadcaster Steve Gelbs was all over …
It’s Time for the 2022 Uni Watch MLB Season Preview
Good morning! The MLB season opens in two days, and you know what that means: It’s time for the 24th annual Uni Watch MLB Season Preview. It’s available to my …
Uni Watch Is Closed This Weekend
Phil is taking a well-deserved break, so Uni Watch is closed this weekend. In case you’ve missed some of our recent content, feel free to catch up on our posts …
A Bottle, Some Teeth, and a Very Bad Piece of Design
Good morning! I want to go off-uni today and talk about a piece of confoundingly bad design that I recently encountered. Bear with me while I explain. So: The Tugboat …
Some Brief Thoughts on Turning 58
Click to enlarge Good morning! Today is my birthday — I’m turning 58. Not a particularly auspicious number from either a chronological or uni-numerical perspective, but I still thought it …
Korean TV Blends Election Results with Sports Uniforms
Click to enlarge Who are these two speed skaters, and why is the one on the left wearing glasses? Those are animations of the top two candidates yesterday’s Korean presidential …
Which League’s Players Union Has the Best Logo?
Thanks to baseball’s current labor impasse, the MLB Players Association logo has been enjoying some renewed visibility (as seen above behind MLBPA executive director Tony Clark, and also on his …
Amazing 1969 Catalog Features Bonanza of Promo Giveaway Items
As most of you know by now, I love vintage catalogs, and I want to go off-uni today and talk about one that I recently acquired. It’s called the 1969 …
What Does the Collapse of Labor Talks Mean for MLB Uni Ads?
As I’m sure you all know by now, the MLB season will not start on time, as the ongoing labor impasse yesterday led MLB commish Rob Manfred to cancel each …
Super Bowl Recap: Whitworth Sets Patch Record, and More
Click to enlarge Good morning! As we speculated back on Friday, Rams offensive lineman Andrew Whitworth, winner of this season’s Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award on Thursday …
It’s Time for the Uni Watch Super Bowl LVI Preview!
Click to enlarge Good morning! Super Bowl Sunday is now just four days away, which means it’s time for the Uni Watch Super Bowl Preview. I don’t mind saying that …