Okay, let’s get right to it: the Broncos/Pats game. I saw most of the game and have pored over a buttload of photos from various sources. After all of that, …
Category: History
In Which a Random Ticker Item Leads to a Full-Blown History Mystery
I recently Ticker-linked to this 1972 photo of an odd Padres cap, with a particularly wide-spanning yellow panel. That item has now prompted some interesting responses — let’s take a …
File Under “Duh”: How Could I Miss The Blue Jays?
The most obvious answer is sometimes the one we most easily miss By Phil Hecken Lots more uni tweaks/redesigns/overhauls from you guys today. Good stuff. Interesting Stuff. Fun Stuff. It …
Sleeves In The NFL: A Thing of the Past Future
By Phil Hecken, with Rick Pearson Back again with more NFL uni tweaks, but this first section, entirely envisioned and described by Ricko, is, in a word, “brilliant.” Whereas our …
The Steve K. Files, Vol. 4
Time to check in again with reader Steve K., who continues to document uni-notable moments from the 1970s (see previous entries devoted to his screen shots here, here, and here). …
Auction Action
Bruce Menard recently informed me that the folks at Heritage Auction Galleries have a ton of good stuff in their current auction catalog. Here’s a sampling: • According to the …
Reports of ‘Death Panels’ and Reported Death of Shea Panels: Equally Bogus
When Kirsten and I were working on our Candela Structures exhibit from last fall through this past spring, one of our most helpful sources was a woman named Mary Ellen …
Rank Has Its Privileges
Notice anything unusual about this Gary Matthews gamer from 1983? That smudge on the right sleeve is a little sergeant’s pin — a reference to Matthews’s nickname, Sarge. But was …
Auction Action
When I attended the National Sports Collectors Convention in Cleveland earlier this summer, I spent plenty of time lingering over the basketball jerseys shown at the Grey Flannel Auctions booth. …
The Steve K. Files, Vol. 3
Time for another bunch of vintage NFL screen shots from reader Steve K., who continues to document unusual uni-related items from the 1970s (if you’ve missed the previous entries featuring …
Oh, the Hours I Spent Inside the Coliseum
by Phil Hecken and Jim Vilk I’m joined this fine Friday by DIYer and memorabilia collector Jim Vilk, who’s about to regale us with a fascinating story of his days …
Now Can Someone Please Create Similar Sites for the Other Leagues?
At the risk of having Teebz cross me off of his Christmas card list, I have to admit that my knowledge of NHL jersey patches is somewhat less than encyclopedic. …
The Larry Bodnovich Files, Vol. 3
Here’s something I’ve been obsessed with for years: If you look at old photos, you’ll see that starting pitchers used to do their pregame warm-ups in front of their respective …
Return to Charm City
Maybe it’s just coincidence, but I was in Baltimore two weeks ago and now Baltimore’s own Joe Hilseberg has found a site that has what he describes as “the greatest …
And The (Second) Home of the Braves
By Phil Hecken and Lance Smith Scroll down for two important messages from Paul I’m back today, joined by Lance Smith (a/k/a “Squiddie”), whose unofficial UW title has got to …