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 …
Category: Helmets
It Balances on Your Head Just Like a Mattress Balances on a Bottle of Wine
Remember how several National League teams wore those striped pillbox caps during the 1976 season? In addition to the Cardinals (who even had striped helmets), other teams wearing this style …
Dash of Hell, Pinch of Handbasket, Mix Thoroughly
Man, I go away for a week and an entire league goes down the toilet. The trouble started just a few hours after I put up the “Gone Fishing” sign, …
Museum and Stadium Tour, Hon
[Editor’s Note: Uni Watch Baltimore bureau chief Joe Hilseberg recently toured two excellent sports facilities that feature loads of uni-related exhibits. He took loads of pics and was happy to …
Houston, We Have No Problem Whatsoever
For years, if I’ve needed an old Astros photo, the first place I’ve looked has been Astros Daily, an excellent blog with loads of great images. What I hadn’t realized, …
Just My ’Type
Wednesday’s comments section featured a really great discussion about a 1981 contest sponsored by the White Sox, who invited fans to submit design proposals for the team’s 1982 uniforms. Some …
Presidential Primaries
When Gerald Ford died last winter, I wrote a blog entry about U.S. presidents wearing various sports uniforms. But it turns out, unsurprisingly, that there are lots of additional photos …
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 …
Royals Blues
I’ve developed a soft spot for the Royals and their fans in recent years. The team’s home whites and road grays are among the best in the game (especially now …
Couldn’t They Have Given the Players Some Sleeves?
I don’t tend to think much about football in June, but that changed the other day when I got a great note from reader J.R. Gain, who checked in with …
Frisco Fiasco
I don’t mean to pick on Giants equipment manager Mike Murphy — he’s been with the team for nearly 50 years, and he probably has his hands full finding caps …
Sleeveless in Chicago
Before we get started with today’s entry: I ended up making an important addition to yesterday’s ESPN column at about noon eastern. If you read it prior to then and …
Hero Worship
New ESPN column today — here’s the link. Meanwhile: I love ripple effects. Case in point: Two or three weeks ago I got an e-mail from Ronnie Poore, telling me …
Uni Watch Grab Bag
Coupla things I’ve been meaning to get to, all of them slightly bigger than typical Ticker fare but not quite weighty enough to merit full-scale blog entries of their own. …
They Play Like a Mickey Mouse Team, So….
You probably know that the Devil Rays played a few “home” games in Orlando last week at the Disney Wide World of Sports Complex, which, despite having only 9000 seats, …