Category: History

I don’t know what the record is for most mentions of chain-stitching in a week, but I think we’re about to break it. As you may recall, the topic first …

Toward the end of my latest ESPN column, I discussed the evolution of the Cardinals’ “birds on the bat” insignia. They’ve worn various iterations of this design nearly every season …

Okay, so I didn’t expect the NHL to come up with an All-Star Game jersey design as cool as the one shown at right, which was used 1950 (here’s a …

Special World Series Uni Watch column on ESPN today, addressing two issues that have been discussed at great length around here lately. Here’s the link. Meanwhile: Back when I was …

A few days ago I discussed how the NBA’s new game ball could have potentially wide-ranging implications for the all teams that have balls depicted in their logos. As you …

The World Series starts this weekend. And for reader Brad Bierman, that means only one thing: a new World Series sleeve patch will make its appearance. Not that Bierman is …

It’s no secret that I like me a good pair of striped socks. Hopefully you do too, because I’m about to show you some really amazing examples, thanks to reader …

There was some weird stuff going on in the various Division Series, and I’m not just talking about the Yankees going down so meekly. The biggest problem involved sleeves. For …

Nice bit of Uni Watch coverage in today’s New York Times, as reporter John Gill profiles the Ditch the Black campaign. The web version of the article is here, and …

Got a communiqué on Tuesday evening from Uni Watch Wisconsin bureau chief the Rev. Nørb, who was listening to the Cubs/Brewers game on the radio at work. Nørb reported that …

I’ve never been to the Bentley Historical Library at the University of Michigan, but I’m a lot more curious about making a visit since reader J.D. Arendshorst told me about …

You may have noticed that last Thursday’s ESPN column included a brief mention of John Maxymuk’s Uniform Numbers of the NFL: All-Time Rosters, Facts and Figures (which came out about …

In a world full of strife and vice, thank god we can take refuge in web sites like Jon Springer’s Mets by the Numbers. Yeah, I know there’s been a …

New ESPN column today — here’s the link. Meanwhile: I love historical uni oddities that we all missed the first time around but are now rediscovering, and reader Chris Ford …

What does a DH do with all that time in between at-bats? If he’s Jason Giambi, he shaves off his mustache. Or at least that was the case on Monday …