[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 may be …
Category: History
A Detailed Look At The Apollo Program Patches
By Phil Hecken, with Marc Mayntz Follow @PhilHecken 50 years ago today, humankind accomplished what was once thought impossible: putting a man on the moon and safely returning him home …
What if…The Negro Leagues Never Folded?
By Phil Hecken, with Thomas Juettner Follow @PhilHecken A couple months ago reader Tom Juettner approached me with an idea for an article in which rather than folding after integration …
Reds Have Big Surprise Up Their Sleeves
Embed from Getty Images Ever since the Reds announced their massive 150th-anniversary throwback program last fall, I’ve had yesterday’s game, featuring Cincy’s 1956 road unis, circled on my calendar. That’s …
GOAT Jerseys Takes On Three Classic Looks
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken If you follow me on the Twitter (and I KNOW you do, right?), you see I have been re-tweeting an account named @GoatJerseys for quite …
Uni Watch Library: An MLB Recruiting Booklet from 1963
For all photos, click to enlarge When I’m editing Brinke Guthrie’s weekly “Collector’s Corner” column, every now and then I spot something that I decide to bid on myself instead …
Pocket Perfesser: Stengel’s Surprising Pants Modification
It all started when one of my Twitter followers, Dwayne White, tagged me while retweeting the Casey Stengel photo shown above and asked, “Ever seen a watch pocket on a …
A Hoosier State Tradition: The Indiana All Stars
Photo from The Indianapolis Star; click to enlarge Hooo-ah — now that’s a uniform, am I right? The vertically arched chest lettering, double numbers (which look particularly odd on the …
Meet Tim Godden: Illustrator of Baseball Stars
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Uni Watch readers know I will sometimes feature the art and artistry of folks with whom I interact via the Twitter, and today is another …
Some Uni Watch Thoughts on Bill Buckner’s Passing
Click to enlarge Bill Buckner died yesterday. He wore several classic uniforms during his career (including the Cubs’ beautiful reverse-pinstriped road uniform, shown above), but of course he’ll always be …
Vintage NFL Highlight Film Offers a Trove of Uni Goodness
A few months ago, a guy named Dave Volsky posted a two-hour video to YouTube (see above). The video, which is apparently a slightly adjusted/edited version of a video he …
A Simple (Game)Plan: Re-Reimagining The NY Jets
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Earlier this month, as you’re all aware, the New York Jets introduced a redesign of their helmet and uniforms (pretty much only the third re-design …
He Shoots, He Scores: The Legend of Taro Tsujimoto
[Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest entry from Peter J. Romano, who has a fun NHL story to share. — PL] By Peter J. Romano When I was growing …
MLB Continues Tradition of Uni Ads for Games in Japan
Click to enlarge MLB announced yesterday that the A’s will wear an MGM Resorts advertising patch on their right sleeve for the season-opening series against the Mariners on March 20 …
What It Was Like to Work at Twins Enterprise
Cleaning out the office and found this. What should I do with it, @UniWatch? (CC @zach_goodall) #Jaguars pic.twitter.com/MM3buCuk2d — Jeff Sharon (@Jeff_Sharon) February 12, 2019 Last week a guy named …