[Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest entry by longtime reader/contributor Jerry Wolper, who’s going to fill us in on a previously untold story about the Dodgers. Enjoy. — PL] …
Category: History
Solved: The Mystery of BYU’s Red Dot
[Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest entry from longtime reader and fellow journalist Cork Gaines, who found, and then solved, a good college football helmet mystery. — PL] By …
Book: Garish A’s Uniform Led to All-Star Snub
I’ve written a lot this year about the 1963 Kansas City A’s — the team that introduced the franchise’s now-familiar green/gold color scheme. (To see the posts I’m referring to, …
An Indians Prototype and a Very Uni-Minded GM
I recently received a communique from longtime reader Marc Viquez, who sent along the photo shown above (which he said was from this book). As you can see, it appears …
Did the Astros Really Have Someone Wearing No. 153?
It’s a long-running joke that the most marginal players in spring training — the ones least likely to make the final roster cut — end up with the highest numbers. …
Poor Richard’s Almanac, Vol. 2: More NFL Rejection Letters
A few weeks ago I published an entry about a bunch of early-1970s rejection letters that had been sent by various NFL teams to a guy named Richard, who was …
What’s Your Sign(ature) – Seattle Mariners
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Back in 2016, I began undertaking a series of entries looking at a team’s “signature” uniform. Loosely defined (and subject to interpretation) a “signature” uniform …
Wait — an NFL Game With Two Sets of Goalposts?
Click to enlarge The image above shows a Bears/Eagles game from 1970. At first glance it looks straightforward enough. But wait a minute — are there two sets of goalposts …
Has Any MLB All-Star Pitcher Ever Worn a Single-Digit Number?
[Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest entry from reader Bryan Duklewski, who’s taken a very in-depth look at a question I posed yesterday. Enjoy. — PL] Bryan Duklewski Yesterday …
A Vested Interest in a Small Reds Detail
Photo by @BlandinoFlow; click to enlarge Twitter-er @BlandinoFlow visited the Reds Hall of Fame at the team’s stadium the other day and posted a bunch of photos from the Hall’s …
Poor Richard’s Almanac: A Collection of NFL Rejection Letters
Click to enlarge At the beginning of every week, I edit Brinke Guthrie’s “Collector’s Corner” column, which runs on Tuesdays. As I click through his various eBay selections, I often …
Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down
Paul here, pinch-hitting today for Phil, who has this weekend off. Yesterday I asked if anyone know more about straight-on football placekickers who tied the toe of their cleats to …
Exclusive: A Look at Some Umpires’ Ejection Reports
Remember how I’ve done a few ESPN pieces about the old 1960s files that once belonged to Denver Broncos GM Jim Burris and were later acquired by Uni Watch reader …
Powder Crew
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Beautiful looking game in Chicago yesterday (well, beauty is of course in the eye of the beholder, but if you loved the uniforms of the …
What’s Your Sign(ature) – Miami Marlins
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Back in 2016, I began undertaking a series of entries looking at a team’s “signature” uniform. Loosely defined (and subject to interpretation) a “signature” uniform …