[Editor’s Note: For the first two installments in this series, look here and here.] Well well well, look what we have here — Jimmy Wynn in nickNOB mode. I recently …
Category: History
What’s a Ute?
By Phil Hecken I get a pretty decent amount of uniform concepts (logo concepts, cap concepts, helmet concepts, etc.) sent my way (THANK YOU and keep ’em coming!), and occasionally …
The Difference Was Like Night & Day
By Phil Hecken, with Rick Pearson and Jim Vilk Two throwback games. Two cities. And the differences couldn’t have been greater if they were played in different decades. You’re all …
Braves NickNOBs Revisited
Last Tuesday’s entry, about the 1976 Braves’ nickNOBs, generated lots of very positive response (thanks, gang) and some good suggestions as well, so it’s time for a follow-up. First and …
NickNOBs and Snow Jobs: A Closer Look at the ’76 Braves
. One of my recent ESPN columns, which was about RNOBs and nickNOBs, included a table that listed a selection of nickNOBs from the past 45 years or so. One …
Uni Watch Library: Memories and Dreams, Summer 2004
If you become a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame (not an inductee, but a paying supporter), one of your perks is a subscription to the Hall’s magazine, Memories …
The European Championships: A Uni-Centric History, Part 1
[Editor’s Note: Several readers have been asking for more soccer coverage. Since I’m too soccer-clueless to handle the task, reader Bernd Wilms has stepped up with an outstanding guest-written entry …
When Databases Grow Up
By Phil Hecken By now, most of you are well aware of the “Gridiron Uniform Database,” the joint project between Tim Brulia, Bill Schafer, and Rob Holecko which is, as …
When the Shorts Were Short and the Socks Were Long
What you see above are the wonderful star-spangled socks worn by the Philadelphia 76ers four decades ago. They’re my favorite detail in a 25-minute promotional film called New Faces of …
Drop the Puck, Lord Stanley
Click to enlarge The NHL playoffs start tonight, and reader Ben Traxel has marked the occasion by finding the perfect use for one of those Uni Watch logo stickers I …
What Might Have Been
Click to enlarge Here’s an unusual sight: Dick Williams in a Yankees uniform! How did that happen? Wikipedia’s entry on Williams provides the answer: Williams had a surprise for [A’s …
The Re-Name Game
By Phil Hecken We’re ready for the next Uni Watch design contest, and this one is a little different than all the past contests — we’ll be doing more than …
Earning Their Stripes
Well, at least now we know where Adidas got the idea for those Zubaz-esque stripes on its latest college hoops uniforms — or maybe where Zubaz got the idea in …
Uni Watch Exclusive!: Bronx Bombers Bombshell
Except for a four-year hiccup from 1927-30, the Yankees’ road jersey has been largely unchanged since 1917. Now, as then, it features a gently arched “New York” in plain lettering. …
Adios, Jorgie
By Phil Hecken “The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, …