If they’d put this much effort into finding Jimmy Hoffa, they probably would’ve found D.B. Cooper while they were at it, along with Osama Bin Laden, the 18 missing minutes …
Category: Jerseys
We’re Talkin’ ’Bout Practice
By Bryan Redemske It’s springtime in Nebraska, which can mean only one thing: football. Actually, every season — and every situation you could possibly encounter in Nebraska — means football. …
Uni Watch Exclusive!: Cause of Pedro’s Injury Revealed
As you’re probably aware by now, Pedro Martinez (shown above being escorted off the mound by his personal valet — that’s a special clause in his contract) had a pretty …
Going for Broke
It’s pretty simple, or at least it should be: You don’t wear an alternate uniform for the first game of the season. And that goes double when you’re playing the …
Sevens Up
Got a note the other day from reader Matt Fedorka, who raised some interesting points. I’ll let him tell the story himself: Last year my girlfriend bought me an authentic …
Uni Watch Cold Case File Revisited: X Marks the Spot
Almost exactly one year ago, I posted this entry, which concerned the players apparently wearing the “S,” instead of uni numbers, in this spring training photo. Twelve months and three …
Leafs Devise New Strategy to Shut Down Pesky Habs
Reader Jared Wheeler works for Mitchell & Ness, where he conducts historical research to help ensure that the company’s reproductions are as accurate as possible. I’ll be conducting an interview …
Los Gringos Masivos
Let’s say a Spanish team called the Barcelona Halcones (that’s Spanish for “Falcons”) decided to hold an “American Night” promotion. And let’s further say that they decided to wear special …
Uni Watch Profiles: Rob Ullman
Rob Ullman likes to draw girls. Slinky girls, hipster girls, rocker girls, hairy girls. Tough girls, nasty girls, superheroine girls, naked girls. All of which is great, but it wouldn’t …
Stars And Stripes … *gulp* … Forever?
By Bryan Redemske As expected, the Tour of California unleashed a new wave of champions kits from various countries. Rather than detail every one, because even I don’t have the …
Card Trick Revisited
New ESPN column today here’s the link. Meanwhile: I’ve written several times about this photo of Stan the Man modeling the Cards’ 1956 home uni and holding a prototype of …
Coughlin to Media: ‘I don’t like to brag, but it’s this big’
Ah, Super Bowl Media Day — otherwise known as “the price we pay for having a free press.” I’m sure there are sillier rituals out there, but thinking of them …
Family Jewels
A few Sundays ago, while the rest of you were watching football, Scott M.X. Turner and I went over to reader Steve Flack‘s house — or, rather, to the building …
Uni Watch Profiles: Marge Switzer
When the Packers play the Seahawks tomorrow, one observer will be watching the events with particularly keen interest. That’s Marge Switzer, the Pack’s seamstress. In this high-tech football era, Marge …
Monday Morning Uni Watch
For most of my life, I feel like color schemes have pretty much made sense. There are color combos I really like, like green/gold/maroon, and ones that I don’t like, …