Last month I did an entry about old-timey baseball sweaters, in which I wrote, “I love these old sweaters and wish they’d make a comeback (or at least get a …
Category: Merchandising
Seeing Red
By Phil Hecken` Quick — how many teams in the major leagues wear a red alternate jersey? Not sure? Give a guess… If you look quickly at the graphic above, …
Fifty Since Sixty
By Phil Hecken As you are all aware, or should be by now, last week the Philadelphia Eagles became the third team to unveil a “throwback alternate.” Paul already covered …
Patches? We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Patches
By Phil Hecken, With Noel Basnight A couple weeks ago, reader Noel Basnight (who posts as the pseudonymous “Leon”) noticed the recent reference to Super Bowl patches on the blog, …
Sleeves In The NFL: A Thing of the Past Future
By Phil Hecken, with Rick Pearson Back again with more NFL uni tweaks, but this first section, entirely envisioned and described by Ricko, is, in a word, “brilliant.” Whereas our …
Hey, At Least His Name Isn’t Ochocinco
[Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest entry from Matt King — that’s him at right — who’s tackling a thorny issue head-on. — PL] By Matt King My wife …
Did the Team That Later Played in the Silverdome Wear Gold Domes?
Got a really interesting communiqué the other day from reader Matthew Earl, as follow: I was interested in getting something that had the Lions’ new logo/helmet on it, so I …
Monday Morning Uni Watch
I don’t suppose we could get the Cardinals to wear throwbacks in the Super Bowl, could we? The Cowboys notwithstanding, I almost always root for the NFC team in the …
I Stepped on the Elevator and Told the Girl, ‘Dry Goods Floor’
Back in April I ran an interview with reader Karen Hibbitt. At one point she asked me, “What’s the etiquette for [fans] wearing jerseys?” and then offered her own thoughts …
It Ain’t Easy Being … Well, You Know
By Bryan Redemske The Phillies — those forward-thinking, tree-hugging Phillies — on Wednesday announced a “going green” initiative, starting with the purchase of 20 million kilowatt hours of Green-e Energy …
Still Not Found: George Steinbrenner’s Marbles
If they’d put this much effort into finding Jimmy Hoffa, they probably would’ve found D.B. Cooper while they were at it, along with Osama Bin Laden, the 18 missing minutes …
Sevens Up
Got a note the other day from reader Matt Fedorka, who raised some interesting points. I’ll let him tell the story himself: Last year my girlfriend bought me an authentic …
None of the Above
New ESPN column today — here’s the link. Meanwhile: The people were encouraged to vote, they let their voices be heard, and then a bunch of higher-ups decided to hijack …
Future Shock Schlock Smock
Remember back in July when I wrote about the “futuristic” Royals/Mariners game from 1998, which led to all the similarly themed games in 1999? I’m happy to announce that one …
Flag Day
First and foremost: The site is finally back in business. Full archives, full comment functionality, full everything. For further details, look here. Many thanks for your patience during the hassles …