. Don’t look now, but it’s Opening Day. Not the real Opening Day — that’s next week. This morning is Opening Day in Japan. The real Opening Day is all …
Category: Jerseys
What Will Peyton Wear to His Coming-Out Party?
Timing, as the say, is everything. As you’re probably aware by now, Mr. Peyton Manning will likely be playing for the Broncos this fall. It’s supposedly a done deal, contingent …
Going Green
By Phil O’Hecken Top o’the mornin’ to ya lads and lassies. Tis St. Patrick’s day. Which can mean only one thing: an excuse for teams to break out green unis …
Uni Watch DIY Project: The Star(s) Treatment
Click to enlarge [Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest entry from Tom Qualls (that’s him above; no relation to Jimmy, I hope), who recently DIY’d himself an excellent St. …
Rites of Spring
By Phil Hecken Now that Spring Training is in full bloom, we can take a quick look at the Cactus & Grapefruit leagues and see what’s new and what is …
Uni Watch Exclusive!: Bronx Bombers Bombshell
Except for a four-year hiccup from 1927-30, the Yankees’ road jersey has been largely unchanged since 1917. Now, as then, it features a gently arched “New York” in plain lettering. …
Adios, Jorgie
By Phil Hecken “The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, …
Black Thanksgiving Comes to Uni Watch HQ
Click photos to enlarge With the NBA All-Star Game taking place this Sunday, I received a surprise package yesterday from Adidas. Inside was the jersey you see above. I assume …
When Guns on Jerseys Are Outlawed, Only the Outlaw Jerseys Will Have Guns (or something like that)
The Astros are celebrating their 50th anniversary this season. And as you may recall, last September they announced that they’d be marking the occasion by wearing an assortment of throwback …
And Look, There’s Brian Urlacher in a Vitaminwater Cap
Every Stupor Bowl week, someone will ask me, “You work in media, so don’t you wanna go to Media Day?” No thank you. Who wants to deal with that zoo? …
Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting
Click photos to enlarge As you can see above, Elton Brand of the Sixers was getting his grunge on last night. Those very nice screen shots (you can even see …
Every Rose Has Its Thorn
By Phil Hecken Well, the big day is FINALLY here. The Granddaddy. Is. Today. Oregon versus Wisconsin. Today is the Rose Bowl, the ONLY bowl that, while corporately sponsored, still …
The Yoke’s On Them
By Phil Hecken, with Rick Pearson Well boys and girls — we’ve made it through another year. I hope it was a good one for you, and that all your …
And There Isn’t Even Any Blood on It
Click photos to enlarge Over the past few days I’ve made repeated mention of the three-part New York Times series on the life and death of NHL enforcer Derek Boogaard. …
Christmas Comes Early to Uni Watch HQ
. That NFL style guide that I wrote about last week is just one of several excellent items I’ve recently scored on eBay. Another is the wool jersey you see …