Embed from Getty Images Ever since the Reds announced their massive 150th-anniversary throwback program last fall, I’ve had yesterday’s game, featuring Cincy’s 1956 road unis, circled on my calendar. That’s …
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Spobacks, Glorious Spobacks
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken OK, folks — I’ll be completely honest with you — if there was one throwback game this year I wanted to see, it was the …
Oops: Twins Get Stuck With Wrong Logos on Caps
Click to enlarge If you asked most baseball fans — maybe even most Uni Watch readers — I’m fairly certain they could not identify the American League and National League …
Redlegs, Literally: Cincy Wears 1936 Throwbacks
The Reds had their latest 150th-anniversary throwback game yesterday, and it was the one I was most excited about, as they turned back to the clock to 1936 and broke …
GOAT Jerseys Takes On Three Classic Looks
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken If you follow me on the Twitter (and I KNOW you do, right?), you see I have been re-tweeting an account named @GoatJerseys for quite …
The Okkonen Files, Vol. 2: Mitchell & Ness Memories
For all photos, click to enlarge Welcome to Vol. 2 of the Okkonen Files, as we continue to explore the work and legacy of pioneering baseball uniform researcher Marc Okkonen, …
Nats to wear 1969 ’Spobacks; Royals Will Also TBTC
Click to enlarge A big surprise emerged yesterday out of DC, where the Nationals announced that they will honor their franchise’s previous incarnation by wearing 1969 Expos road throwbacks for …
Uni Watch Library: An MLB Recruiting Booklet from 1963
For all photos, click to enlarge When I’m editing Brinke Guthrie’s weekly “Collector’s Corner” column, every now and then I spot something that I decide to bid on myself instead …
Royals, Twins Wear Negro Leagues Throwbacks
For all photos, click to enlarge The Royals held their annual Negro Leagues throwback promotion yesterday, dressing up as the Kansas City Monarchs while the visiting Twins dressed up as …
M’s…er, Pilots…and O’s Party Like It’s 1969
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Yesterday afternoon, out in Seattle, the Mariners Pilots and Baltimore Orioles played a throwback game, to the only year the Pilots existed, 1969. For you …
The Okkonen Files, Vol. 1: The Birth of Dressed to the Nines
Last month I wrote an obituary/tribute for Marc Okkonen (that’s him at right, throwing out the first pitch at the 2016 home opener of his hometown Muskegon Clippers; click to …
A Very Unusual Ticket Collection
For all photos, click to enlarge Meet Eric Schwartzman, a tax accountant who lives in Queens. Like a lot of people, he collects ticket stubs. But they’re not all from …
MLB Ties One On for Father’s Day
For all photos, click to enlarge Pirates catcher Elis Díaz got in the spirit of Pa’s Day yesterday by wearing a clip-on tie (with logo creep, groan) on his chest …
Cup Finale Leads to Bonanza of Cross-Sport Gestures
For all photos, click to enlarge With the deciding game of the Stanley Cup Final(s) taking place in Boston last night, it turned out to be a very good day …
Pocket Perfesser: Stengel’s Surprising Pants Modification
It all started when one of my Twitter followers, Dwayne White, tagged me while retweeting the Casey Stengel photo shown above and asked, “Ever seen a watch pocket on a …