Click to enlarge The Padres hold an annual “garage sale,” in which they sell off assorted gear. This year’s was on Sunday, and reader Justin Tyre came away with the …
Category: MLB
Why Do Fans Think Bad Unis Are Good?
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Good Sunday Morning, Uni Watchers. Our esteemed leader, the one and only Paul Lukas, celebrates another trip around the sun today (a bit more on …
MUni Watch, Part 1: The Cleveland Municipals
By Phil Hecken, with James Lansdowne and William Weible Follow @PhilHecken Good morning Uni Watchers — hope everyone is staying safe and well, and that those of you who are …
The Right and Wrong Ways to Wear Green on March 17
Click to enlarge There are two primary ways for MLB teams to mark St. Paddy’s Day. The first, as exemplified by both teams in yesterday’s Tigers/Phillies game (see above), is …
Auction Catalog Reveals Rare MLB Uni Gems
For all photos, click to enlarge The photo shown above is of Yankees shortstop Roger Peckinpaugh. We can tell it’s from 1918 because he’s wearing the red, white, and blue …
Brinke Guthrie’s Spectacular Big Red Machine Artwork
Click to enlarge In 1973, the Cincinnati Reds — the Big Red Machine — won the National League’s Western Division title for third time in four years. They soon unveiled …
Tales from the Dream Shop: Restoring a Buried Treasure
For all photos, click to enlarge It’s been much too long since we’ve had a guest entry from baseball jersey restorer extraordinaire Bill Henderson, whose business, the Dream Shop, has …
Play Ball! Spring Training Games Provide Lots of Uni Observations
Click to enlarge Good morning! Greetings from Uni Watch HQ, where all three inhabitants continue to be safe and well. MLB spring training games got under way yesterday, and we …
Long-Lost Gas Giveaway Provides Blast from Cubbies’ Past
For all images, click to enlarge Check out this illustration showing various Cubs players who won the National League MVP Award. A great composition, and so many great uniforms! That …
Yanks Do Really Simple Thing They’ve Never Done Before
2021 continues to be a banner year for MLB memorial patches, as a social media photo of pitcher Gerrit Cole revealed the team’s new “16” memorial for Whitey Ford. As …
Letter-Imperfect: Giants Botch New Uni Element
Allow me to re-introduce myself. #SFGiants pic.twitter.com/sI7hIdxGc3 — SFGiants (@SFGiants) February 23, 2021 We’ve known for several months now that the Giants would be wearing NOBs on their home jerseys …
Potential Zero-O-Rama Scenario Prompts Blogger Spat
An interesting scenario played out over the weekend, which led to a fun uni-related spat between me and my favorite blogger. Give me a minute to set up the backstory. …
Play Ball! Time to Talk About 2021 MLB Uni Changes
Good morning! I’m happy to announce that the new episode of Unified is now ready for your listening and viewing pleasure. With pitchers and catchers reporting to spring training this …
Trivia Topic: 2 Players with Same Team, Name & Number
Happy Presidents Day, and greetings from Uni Watch HQ, where I’m happy to report that all three inhabitants continue to be safe and well. Hope things are also good at …
Revealed: MLB Rejected Nike/Reebok Uni Deal in 1990s
As we’re all aware, Nike became MLB’s uniform outfitter in 2020. But here’s something you might not know or remember: Nike almost struck an MLB deal, in conjunction with Reebok, …