[Editor’s Note: Paul is on his annual August break from the site and will return in September. Daily content is continuing under the direction of deputy editor Phil Hecken, who’s …
Category: Merchandising
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 …
Jim Vilk, Would You Wear This?
Click to enlarge As we all know by now, I care mostly about what players wear on the field, not fan merchandise. Every now and then, however, a merchandised product …
Jets-Setter
Reader Bill Kellick recently pointed me toward Connie Scouts.com, which is a site devoted to Connie Nicholas Carberg, who in 1976 was hired by the Jets to become the NFL’s …
Uni Watch Exclusive! Leaked Catalog Hints at New Alternate Jerseys for NFL Teams
For all of today’s images, you can click to enlarge Heard yesterday from a trusted industry source, who shared the new Nike/NFL 2015 youth catalog with me (the cover of …
NFL to Tone Down the Pink, Play Up the Camo
Yesterday afternoon I took part in a panel discussion as part of an NYU sports business class. One of the other panelists was the buyer for a well-known chain of …
The 1990 Mitchell & Ness Nostalgia Co. Catalog
By Morris Levin The online resources for those of us who track historic baseball uniforms are abundant in 2014. We have Bill Henderson’s Game Worn Jersey Guide; Chris Creamer’s MLB …
The Worst MLB Giveaways of 2014
By Phil Hecken Last week I was joined by Joe Mueller, who brought us his version of the Best MLB Giveaways of 2014. Today he’s back with the worst. (Click …
The Best MLB Giveaways of 2014
By Phil Hecken You fine folks may recall last year I was contacted by then-seventeen-year-old Joe Mueller who wanted to give us a taste of Major League Baseball giveaways — …
One Fan’s Experience with Jersey Addiction
[Editor’s Note: Last Friday’s piece on jersey retailing prompted longtime reader Brian Erni to share some thoughts about his jersey-buying habit. ”” PL] By Brian Erni I can pinpoint exactly …
Special Offer: Outrageously Overpriced, Instead of SUPER-Outrageously Overpriced
Do you get bummed out when the player whose name is on the back of your $200 $250 $295 polyester shirt is traded, or retires, or ends up in prison? …
What Does the Northwestern/NLRB Ruling Mean for Uniforms?
By now you’ve no doubt heard about yesterday’s regional NLRB ruling that Northwestern football players can form a union. There’s a big uni-related component to this story because the ruling, …
Everyone Loves Free Stuff — A Sampling of MLB Ballpark Giveaways for 2013
By Phil Hecken Ah. Freebies at the ballpark. It’s been a while since I went to a baseball game with the expressed purpose of getting some swag, and if my …
This is Not the Hockey Jersey Advertising You Are Looking For
By Morris Levin Corporate advertising on game jerseys is an active discussion on this site. Paul and others explored rationales against advertising in April 2012. Paul covered the July 2012 …