When the MLB 150 patch was recently unveiled, several people asked whether the Reds — who had already unveiled their own 150th-anniversary patch several months earlier — would wear both …
Category: History
End of an Era: MLB to Be Nameplate-Free in 2019
Back in October, I wrote a Ticker item that said, “Chief Wahoo isn’t the only thing the Indians are leaving behind next season. A little birdie tells me they’re going …
Exclusive! 1956 Reds Prototype Uni Discovered
As you know, they Reds are celebrating their sesquicentennial with 15 throwbacks this season. But longtime reader/contributor Bruce “BSmile” Menard has come up with an old Reds uni that wasn’t …
A Uni Watch Look at Frank Robinson
Click to enlarge Frank Robinson died yesterday. You probably know that he was MLB’s first black manager, that he’s still the only player to have been named the MVP of …
Random Hockey Throwback Leads to History Lesson
Click to enlarge Sometimes the simplest little thing can lead you down a deep, deep rabbit hole. That’s what happened to me a few weeks ago when one of my …
Supe’s On: The History of the Rams Football Uniforms (1973-2018)
By Phil Hecken, with Timmy Brulia Follow @PhilHecken With the Super Bowl kicking off today, I’m back once again with my buddy and Gridiron Uniform Database co-founder, Timmy Brulia, who …
Supe’s On: The History of the Rams Football Uniforms (1937-1972)
By Phil Hecken, with Timmy Brulia Follow @PhilHecken With the Super Bowl kicking off tomorrow, I’m back once again with my buddy and Gridiron Uniform Database co-founder, Timmy Brulia, who …
Uni Watch Cold Case File: Some Very Odd Super Bowl Shoes
Click to enlarge My Uni Watch Super Bowl Preview was published yesterday on ESPN. Shortly after it was posted, I learned about an interesting Rams-related tidbit that would surely have …
Some Long-Overdue Attention for the St. Louis Browns
The St. Louis Browns existed for half a century. During much of that time, they were a punchline. Now they’re even less than that — barely a footnote in MLB …
A Lot of Clemson History in One Old Photo
Click to enlarge Nowadays, Clemson’s football program is associated with the paw print logo and lots of purple trim. But it wasn’t always that way. Uni Watch reader Bryan Hoover’s …
From Connie Mack to Mr. Oriole: A Conversation with Dick Armstrong
Photo courtesy of Dick Armstrong; click to enlarge The photo shown above was taken during spring training in March of 1950. The gentleman on the right is Philadelphia A’s owner/manager …
A Look At Some Quirky Baseball Stadia
By Phil Hecken, with Ron Bolton Follow @PhilHecken It’s been a while since I collaborated with my buddy Ron Bolton (seen here with me at a Mets game this past …
Silver in St. Louis: Unseen (by me) Blues Prototype Emerges
You probably know about the gonzo trumpet-themed uniforms that the Blues were going to wear until GM/coach Mike Keenan supposedly nixed them (although that story may be apocryphal). You might …
Library Research Yields Bumper Crop of Early Bucs Info
Way back in June of 2016, I did a blog post about Bucco Bruce’s name. Reader Matt Sammon responded a few weeks later by sending me some really interesting Bucs …
A Seriously Weird NFL Facemask
When I was a kid, I spent hours poring over the book The Pros, which one of my brothers had purchased years earlier and left behind in our house after …