[Editor’s Note: Paul is on his annual August break from site. Deputy editor Phil Hecken is in charge from now through the end of the month, although Paul is still …
Category: Golf
A Look at the Masters Logo’s Many Inconsistencies
[Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest entry from longtime Uni Watch reader and ally Marty Buccafusco, who’s done a deep dive on the surprising level of disarray in one …
Astros Throw Back To ‘Killer B’ Era
By John Ekdahl The Houston Astros celebrated their 1997 NL Central division-winning team last night, with Craig Biggio and Jeff Bagwell in attendance. Larry Dierker, who managed the team, threw …
Tee Time
I’ve been trying to mix things up a bit with my weekly Friday Flashback columns on ESPN. Last week, for example, I looked at boxing — a sport I rarely …
Woodland Drops Trou, Golf World Gets Cheap Thrill
Some PGA follies at the Honda Classic yesterday, as pro golfer Gary Woodland had to remove his pants in order to take a shot while standing in a water hazard. …
Cross-sport Uni Watching, NFL & Golf Edition
Click to enlarge By Phil Hecken When Paul went on his annual August sabbatical, you guys will recall I had asked readers if they’d like to pitch stories to me …
A Look at the U.S. Open Volunteer Uniform
[Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest entry from Curtis Black, who’s going to be volunteering at the U.S. Open golf tournament next month at Chambers Bay in Tacoma, Washington. …
Super Bowl(ing Shirts)
Click to enlarge I love bowling. I also love collecting things. Occasionally these two passions overlap — I have a small collection of bowling instructional LPs, for example. I also …
The Latest Example of How Uniform Ads Just Cause Problems
I have a new ESPN column today, about Nike and the NFL — check it out here. Meanwhile: Very interesting storyline from the golf world yesterday, as a group of …
Tampa Bay Wearing “Fauxbacks” Today Against Cubs
By John Ekdahl Tampa Bay will wear their “fauxbacks” against the Cubs today. At least one sports commentator is not amused: ESPN’s Keith Olbermann, who is friends with Sternberg, nevertheless …
The Third Sunday in June
By Phil Hecken Every third Sunday in June, for the past two-plus decades, I spent watching the U.S. Open with my pop. When the U.S. Open came to Long Island …
Logo a No-Go
The guy carrying the ball in the photo shown above is David Pocock, captain of the Western Force, a Super Rugby team based in Perth, Australia. Notice anything unusual about …
Buckle Up
[Editor’s Note: A few days ago I asked webmaster John Ekdahl, who’s much more golf-knowledgeable than I am, if he wanted to write something about the U.S. Open. I also …
The Hy Peskin Archives, Vol. 3
Okay, one last batch of beautiful Hy Peskin pics. In previous entries we’ve covered baseball and basketball and football; this time around we’ll cover a range of other sports. Without …
Wearin’ O’ The Green
By Phil Hecken It’s one of the greatest traditions is all of sport, and it’s probably the MOST famous one in which the winner is awarded an article of clothing. …