MLB unveiled all of its holiday and special event uniforms in one fell swoop yesterday. That’s a departure from past years, when the various promotions were rolled out one at …
Category: Jerseys
Phils, Braves Make Subtle Jersey Adjustments for 2016
Most uniform changes are, for lack of a better term, official. They’re announced via press releases (or at least via social media), listed in the league style guide, and so …
Panthers Give Jaromir Jagr a Frankenjersey Birthday Cake
For all cake photos, click to enlarge Jaromir Jagr turned 44 (!) yesterday, so the Panthers presented him with a jersey-themed birthday cake — half-Panthers and half-Czech Republic. Pretty cool …
Because We All Want to Belong
The Grab Bag section of last Saturday’s Ticker included a link to this Sports Illustrated article about the history of jersey retailing. The article, by Tim Layden (who says he …
Can You Give This Jersey a Good Home?
Click photos to enlarge After the Rams announced their move last week, I received a lengthy email from reader Dave Truman. Here’s an abridged version of it: If this were …
Top Five Most Overused Jerseys at College Parties
Click to enlarge [Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest column from Luke Divasta, who actually worked with previously with me on the “Top 5 most underrated jerseys in college …
I Love a Man in a Uniform: Bill Henderson Interview
If you’re a regular Uni Watch reader, you’re probably familiar with (and, ideally, own a copy of) Bill Henderson’s seminal Game Worn Guide to MLB Jerseys, by far the most …
So Where’s the ‘Back in BFBS’ Design?
If you can’t see the slideshow above, click here Man, what is it with these foreign geezer-rockers and their obsession with our sports imagery? First it was the Stones aping …
Come On, Man, Have Some Dignity Out There
We’ve known for a month now that MLB teams will be wearing tacky caps for Independence Day. Yesterday came word that they’ll also be wearing tacky jerseys. Here’s the full …
Retired Numbers on Promotional Jerseys: Yea or Nay?
Interesting scene yesterday at Yankee Stadium, as American Pharoah jockey Viktor Espinoza threw out the first pitch prior to the Yanks/Halos game. As you can see above, they gave him …
Biggest Blackhawks Fan Can’t Wear Jersey This Year
What you see above is a 2013 photo of the brachiosaurus skeleton outside the Field Museum in Chicago, which was decked out with a Blackhawks jersey to support the team …
Nothing Up His Sleeve
I was toggling back and forth between the Mets/Cards and Yanks/Nats games the other night. While tuned in to the latter, I noticed Nationals infielder Yunel Escober doing something odd …
Yellow Jackets in Blue
Click to enlarge What is Georgia Tech A-back Deon Hill (shown above at yesterday’s Media Day for the school’s upcoming bowl game) so happy about? For one thing, he’s wearing …
Reality Bites (Or: “Gudbranson, you taste so goodâ€)
It is a strange and wondrous world we live in, my friends. A world where you can think to yourself, “You know what I’d really like to see right now? …