Click to enlarge The photo above shows Tigers designated hitter Luis Polonia legging out a triple on April 11, 2000. It was the first base hit in Comerica Park. Notice …
Category: MLB
Eric Steplitus’ MLB/NBA (reverse) Crossover Concepts, Vol. II
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Hey guys and gals — well, this has been some week, eh? Hope everyone is staying safe. I’m coming to you “live” from the family …
Uni Watch First Pitches: Tony Hawk
Embed from Getty Images As you may recall, two years ago I got to throw out the first pitch as part of the Syracuse Chiefs’ Brannock Device Night promotion (further …
Eric Steplitus’ MLB/NBA (reverse) Crossover Concepts, Vol. I
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Hey guys! Well, we made it through another week! Hope everyone is doing OK and wherever you live, you’re maintaining your social distancing while everything …
The 20 Throwbacks That Need to Happen, Like, Yesterday
Good morning! My latest piece for InsideHook is about 20 throwback uniforms that I’d like to see on the field, court, and ice. As I mentioned last week when asking …
Nats Unveil Championship Rings With Grammatical Error
Good morning! Greetings from Uni Watch HQ, where all three inhabitants continue to be healthy and safe. I hope things are also going well in your household. Now then: One …
Uni Watch Classics: Nick Francona on Memorial Day Uniforms
[Editor’s Note: The days tend to bleed into each other during the pandemic, so you might not realize that Memorial Day is now just a few days away. With that …
A Special Piece of the Saturday Night Special
Click to enlarge Today is the 41st anniversary of the infamous “Saturday Night Special” game — the 1979 game when the Philadelphia Phillies went mono-maroon, which turned out so disastrously …
Eric Steplitus’ NBA/MLB Uni Crossover Concepts (Pt. II)
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Hey guys and gals — hope everyone had a good week! Looks like spring has finally sprung for a good chunk of the country, it …
Would Uni Advertisers Really Be on Board in 2020?
Yesterday, as a tangential issue regarding the Rams’ new uniforms, I addressed the topic of whether their new jersey patches are a precursor to NFL uniform ads. (They’re not.) Today …
Eric Steplitus’ NBA/MLB Uni Crossover Concepts (Pt. I)
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Hey everybody — Happy Mother’s Day! This is usually where I’d be posting pics of whatever gadawful pink crap MLB decided to break out this …
Meet Matthew Drake — Uniform Designer
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Hey there! How’s everyone doing this weekend? I hope all y’all are doing swell (or as good as can be expected under the circumstances). I’m …
Checking In with the One and Only Hal the Hot Dog Guy
Click to enlarge Almost exactly one year ago, I published a long interview with A’s vendor Hal the Hot Dog Guy. It was a very popular entry, and is probably …
Matthew Drake’s Cooperstown Collection Outtakes – NL Edition
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken I’m back again today with Matthew Drake, who you may recall did some pretty exhaustive redesign work on the 30 MLB teams, and who shared …
My Very Short Career as a Topps Trading Card Star
As you may recall, back in December I told you the exciting news that I was going to be enshrined on my very own Topps trading card (the photos shown …