By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Bear with me here, kids, as this one will take a minute to set up… OK, back in the summer of 2018, I ran a …
Category: MLB
Tales from the Dream Shop: Restoring a Joe Torre Jersey
For all phtoos, click to enlarge [Editor’s Note: Back in January we had a guest entry from Bill Henderson about his restoration of an old Mickey Mantle jersey. That post …
Talking Baseball Cards with Ryan Cornell of Repacked Wax
Longtime reader/pal Jeff Ash recently hepped me to something interesting: a new company called Repacked Wax, which takes old baseball cards from the 1950s through the 1980s and packages them …
When a Uni Watch Reader Caught Rapid Robert
All photos by Gary Fitz, Nashua Telegraph; click to enlarge Hmmm, what’s going on in this photo? The pitcher is wearing a full Indians uniform, the catcher is clearly wearing …
Phils Phan Phlames of Controversy with New-Look Phanatic
There are a lot of significant visual changes on MLB diamonds this season — the addition of the Nike maker’s mark, the Padres’ return to brown, the return of the …
Are You Ready for Some Baseball?
Click to enlarge Paul here, filling in again for Phil, who’s off this weekend. Grapefruit and Cactus League action got underway in earnest yesterday, and there were several uni-notable aspects …
Some Thoughts About Shame, the Astros, and Rob Manfred
By now you’ve probably heard about the Sunday press conference in which MLB commish Rob Manfred defended his handling of the Astros and their cheating scandal. “I do take issue …
Let’s Stare at Ballplayers’ Butts for a Little While
Click to enlarge As MLB players hit the field yesterday for spring training workouts, an interesting thing happened: A fair number of people got in touch to let me know …
Coming to a Clearance Bin Soon: MLB, New Era Hit New Low with 2020 Spring/BP Caps
For all images, click to enlarge After a few weeks’ worth of drip-drip-drip retail leaks, MLB and New Era finally made it official yesterday by releasing the full slate of …
Pirates to Unveil New Road, Alternate Unis Today
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Joshua Bell (@bell.josh19) on Jan 23, 2020 at 4:38pm PST The Pirates are scheduled to reveal some new uniforms this afternoon. …
Blue Jays Bring Back The Powder Blues
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken The big, if not entirely unexpected, news out of Toronto came down yesterday morning, when the Blue Jays reintroduced a full powder blue uniform into …
Restoring an Original Mickey Mantle Jersey
For all photos, click to enlarge Many of you know longtime Uni Watch pal Bill Henderson as the guy behind the definitive guide to post-flannel MLB jerseys. Lately he’s been …
Jays Pitchers Bookend the Uni-Numerical Spectrum
The Blue Jays have a uniform unveiling scheduled for Saturday, but they made a different sort of uni-related news yesterday, as they introduced the newest member of their pitching staff: …
Gross: MLB Reveals Full Slate of Nike-fied Home Jerseys
Click to enlarge, if you dare In case you were wondering how your favorite MLB team’s home jersey will look with the Nike maker’s mark on the chest next season, …
What’s My Name: Rangers Reclaim Identity with New Uni Set
Photo by Vernon Bryant, Dallas Morning News; for all images, click to enlarge The Rangers unveiled their new uniform set yesterday afternoon. There’s a lot to cover here, so let’s …