Life is always full of tragedy. But there are some tragedies that transcend the ordinary and become part of our larger collective consciousness. Sports uniforms, oddly enough, are a good …
Category: Memorials
Helluva Fella, That Feller
As I think most of you know, late last year the Indians announced that their Bob Feller memorial patch would look like this. Everyone here seemed to like it (although …
The Cover-Up of ’73 (no, not Watergate)
Back in the ’90s I knew this guy named Spike Vrusho, who was a gifted writer and sort of a beatnik/bohemian sports nut. A devoted Pirates fan, he published a …
Mares eat Oats while Buck fetes Oates
By Phil Hecken As you likely know by now, the new manager of the Baltimore Orioles is Buck Showalter, having been named a few days ago, but not officially taking …
Let’s Hope Yogi Recovers from That Fall
By adding a black armband for Ralph Houk, I believe the Yankees have now become the first MLB team — and maybe the first North American sports team, period — …
Well, That Didn’t Take Long
Yanks just issued the following press release: To commemorate the lives and recognize the passings of former Principal Owner / Chairperson George M. Steinbrenner III and longtime Yankees public address …
Yanks Hold Annual ‘Dress Like Mariano Rivera’ Day
As usual, the best part of Jackie Robinson Day was hearing all the broadcasters going out of their minds because they couldn’t tell the players apart (“The Rockies have a …
Pretty Much the Opposite of the ‘Look at Me!’ Approach
Greetings from Duluth, where I arrived last night. Newly crowned national curling champion Tyler George picked me up at the airport, so of course I was all set to pay …
Because They Couldn’t All Wear His Jersey
Twenty years ago this month, the Eagles came up with one of my all-time favorite uniform remembrances. After quarterbacks coach Doug Scovil passed away on December 9th, they memorialized him …
Checking in with the NBA
Two Fridays ago I spent a few hours up at the NBA offices, where they showed me all the new gear for this season. Some of the new designs have …
Monday Morning Uni Watch, Hall of Fame Game Edition
I only caught the last few minutes of the Hall of Fame Game last night. Fortunately, thanks to the magic of internet photo galleries, I can bring you the uni-related …
Now Can Someone Please Create Similar Sites for the Other Leagues?
At the risk of having Teebz cross me off of his Christmas card list, I have to admit that my knowledge of NHL jersey patches is somewhat less than encyclopedic. …
Rare Baseball/Boxing Crossover
Has Vicente Padilla joined Alcoholics Anonymous? Nope — the “AA” on his cap last night was a salute to boxing great and fellow Nicaraguan Alexis Arguello, who committed suicide last …
History’s Most Memorialized Figure Gets Yet Another Shout-Out
Remember Matt Stover’s Gene Upshaw memorial sleeve band/patch thingie? It was pointed out in yesterday morning’s comments that Brian Dawkins was wearing an Upshaw armband (or maybe just a sleeve …
Clearing Out The Mailbag
Still Bryan here. Sorry, Paul fans. He’ll be back on Thursday. But now, it’s … Tuesday. And Chase Daniel wore No. 25 on Saturday. You’re late. Yeah, I know. I …