Lots of ground to cover today, beginning with the excellent time I had last Friday at Giants Stadium, where I spent the afternoon interviewing equipment director Joe Skiba. This will …
Category: Logo Creep
Uni Watch to NHL: Please Just Drop the Puck Already
Even as the NHL’s popularity and media profile have done their death spiral into the crapper, I’ve continued to treat hockey as the fourth major sport. But it’s getting harder …
LT, as in ‘Lookee There’
LaDainian Tomlinson doesn’t play in preseason games. But that doesn’t mean he isn’t doing anything uni-notable — it just means most of us can’t see what he’s up to. Fortunately, …
Game of Shadows
So I was looking through the membership card gallery the other day, and I was suddenly struck by something I’d never noticed before: Most of the drop shadows and block …
Okay, That’s a Wrap
New ESPN column today — here’s the link. Meanwhile: My Wednesday evening got completely derailed when Tom O’Grady posted a really interesting find in last night’s comments section: this jersey, …
Those Fenway Sew-and-Sews
Last week I posted a Ticker item about how Red Sox jerseys sometimes have an upside-down 8 (the larger opening should be on the bottom). That prompted the following note …
Green-360, on One
I can’t imagine why anyone would want to watch something as completely irrelevant as the Hall of Fame game, which is pointless even by NFL exhibition standards. But it’s a …
Dash of Hell, Pinch of Handbasket, Mix Thoroughly
Man, I go away for a week and an entire league goes down the toilet. The trouble started just a few hours after I put up the “Gone Fishing” sign, …
Pain in the Button
You’ve heard of a player’s uniform prompting a warning letter, and then there are the uniforms that lead to fines. But Marlins pitcher Scott Olsen has taken uni-related insubordination to …
Gateway City Report
Tuesday was a very good day. I arrived in St. Louis at about 9:40 a.m. and headed straight for Liebe Athletic Lettering. This was just a “getting acquainted” visit, so …
It’s Academic
The College World Series is currently taking place in Omaha, which happens to be the home base of reader Bryan Redemske. Bryan’s a longtime Ticker contributor (he works at a …
Couldn’t They Have Given the Players Some Sleeves?
I don’t tend to think much about football in June, but that changed the other day when I got a great note from reader J.R. Gain, who checked in with …
Birthday Boy Blog
Exactly one year ago today, I uploaded this entry, thereby launching the site you’re now reading. At the time, I had two primary concerns: (1) Would anyone notice? (2) What …
Uni Watch Midwestern Road Trip Report
I’ve said it before, but it bears repeating: Uni Watch readers are the best. How great is it that I can show up in a city and get to meet …
Hot Stuff
Back in February, we were all surprised to learn that the numbers, letters, and insignia on MLB’s new batting practice jerseys were heat-applied, not embroidered. At the time, Jared Hartung …