With all these crazy cold-weather games that have been going on, I’ve found myself wondering, “Who the hell would go to a ballgame under these conditions?” I mean, I can …
Category: Logo Creep
And Life Once Again Has Meaning
Man, is there anything better than an entire day and night filled with nothing but baseball? It’s like a gift from the gods, I tells ya. And look what we …
Uni Watch Profile: Stefan Fatsis
(Photo: Andrew Mason/Denverbroncos.com) In 1963, the writer George Plimpton (known to the younger ones among you as “that guy who keeps saying, ‘And a hot plate!’ during the spelling bee …
Don’t Eat Any Yellow Snow Green Ice
Tomorrow is St. Patrick’s Day, which means MLB teams will be wearing green uniforms. Some minor league hockey and basketball teams will probably get into the act too, along with …
If Ron Hodges Could Do It, How Hard Could It Be?
The term we all hear tossed around this time of year is “pitchers and catchers,” but let’s be honest: The catchers are mostly incidental. The only reason they’re there is …
All Day I Dream About Soccer Sex Stripes
For the most part I don’t get too bent out of shape about Adidas’s three stripes. I mean, I like stripes. But last night’s NBA All-Star game was too much. …
And They Didn’t Even Exhume Don Ho for the Halftime Show This Year
Picking on the Pro Bowl is almost too easy, but here’s something that’s been bugging me: Why do they keep putting the term “All-Star” on the jerseys? In past years …
Seeing Stars Stripes
One winter all-star game down, two to go. The NBA All-Star Game package was unveiled yesterday, and the big news is that the league has finally succumbed to logo creep. …
Insert Huge Sigh of Relief Here
As we look forward to what should be a very aesthetically pleasing Super Bowl, let’s all chip in and send a muffin basket or something to the Bears, as a …
Homeland Insecurity
[Editor’s Note: Before we proceed with today’s entry, I’m happy to announce that the winner of the Distant Replays $250 raffle is Robert DeCorte. Thanks to all who entered. Now …
Just One Little Problem…
You know how it is. You’re thinking how something or someone is really gorgeous — magnificent, even — but then you notice that the something or someone has a teeny …
Put the Cat Out in the Hall and Rumple Up the Room
For a couple of years now, this 1968 SI cover has been a bit of a holy grail for me, because the players shown behind Pistol Pete are wearing the …
Will Work For… Free?: Motor City Bowl Recap
[Editor’s Note: Today’s entry is by Uni Watch intern Vince Grzegorek. Unfortunately, we’re having trouble with his login on the site, so the little note at the very end of …
What’dja Get? What’dja Get??
My family doesn’t celebrate Christmas (chosen people and all that”¦), but Uni Watch hedge fund analyst Jenny Strasburg and I had our own little Christmas celebration last Wednesday, before she …
North by Northwest Redux
We have a lot of ground to cover today, boys and girls, so let’s get crackin’… I’ve written several times in the past about sports historian Dave Eskenazi and his …