By Phil Hecken, turning two with Larry Wiederecht I’m rejoined today by Larry Wiederecht (“Lwiedy”), my double play partner, as today we look the pages of another All Star Game …
Category: Team Logos/Insignia
Patriot Games
Last month I posted this entry about the origins of the Patriots’ first uni design. That entry featured the text of a letter from Pats owner Billy Sullivan to fan/designer …
Because I Pulled a Ken Willard Football Card Out of a Box of Corn Flakes When I Was Seven Years Old, That’s Why
The weirdest thing about the 49ers’ new uni set, which was unveiled on Saturday, is how little media coverage it’s gotten. Newspaper photos have been scarce, and even the team’s …
Jags Unveil Crummy New Uni Set; Kids Cry
Before I talk about the Jaguars’ new uniforms, I want to take a sec to talk about their old ones. As I’ve said many times, I thought the Jags’ original …
Hat Trick
Several people have complained that the Patriots’ AFL throwbacks feature the Pat Patriot helmet instead of the team’s original helmet design, which used the old tri-corner hat logo. “If you’re …
Hasn’t This Poor City Suffered Enough?
As we all know, NFL uniform changes are usually in the pipeline for a year or so before they’re unveiled. And it’s been less than seven months since the Lions …
They Even Trademarked Landry’s Hat Patch
By Phil Hecken, with Mike Styczen A couple of weeks ago, in the comments, reader “Mike2” (Mike Styczen) mentioned “TESS,” which is an acronym for “Trademark Electronic Search Service.” Not …
Natinal Joke
Paul here. Phil had something special planned for today, but it’ll have to wait, because there was a uni snafu for the ages last night in DC. Actually, it was …
Uni Watch Book Club: Sports Memories of Western Pennsylvania
At the recent Uni Watch gathering in Pittsburgh, George Fetkovich was kind enough to give me this book, which has a bunch of great photos. Let’s take a look: • …
‘Hello, Acme Escort Service? I want a blonde, very, very short, and she has to like the Angels…’
Ah, Opening Day — the tradition! The pageantry! The conference call I had to participate in from about 1:30 to 2:45, right in the middle of the Mets/Reds game! Good …
The Doc Ginn Files, Vol. 2
Time to pay another visit to our friend Will “Doc” Ginn (if you missed his Uni Watch debut, look here). Here’s his latest batch of unusual memorabilia: • “I’ll bet …
It Wasn’t Broke, but They Fixed It Anyway
OK, so the Red Sox unveiled their new road and alternate uniforms yesterday, and boy howdy, the whole sports world would rather talk about CC Sabathia is all atwitter! Let’s …
‘Well I did my best to bring her back to what she used to be / Then I soon learned she loved those bright lights more than she loved me’
OK, so as everyone on the planet knows by now, the Orioles have unveiled their new uniform set. This took place about 19 entire hours ago, which means it’s already …
And for Our Next Trick, We’ll Redesign the Phanatic
My annual NBA season-preview column is up on ESPN today, which would normally mean no main entry over here. But I’m planning to give the site the day off tomorrow, …
Thunderstruck Awestruck Dumbstruck
Well, that was certainly worth all the buildup, right? I’ll have more to say about this over on the Page 2 index page this morning (you can find it here), …