By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Back in 2016, I began undertaking a series of entries looking at a team’s “signature” uniform. Loosely defined (and subject to interpretation) a “signature” uniform …
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Under Armour Out, Nike In As Future MLB Jersey Provider
[Editor’s Note: Paul is on vacation and will return on May 30. Deputy editor Phil Hecken is running the site until then. Today we have our own Kris Gross covering …
Gone Too Soon: The 2003 Blue Jays
[Editor’s Note: Paul is on vacation until May 30, but Ticker assistant Alex Hider is back today with the latest installment of his “Gone Too Soon” series. Enjoy.] By Alex …
Red Sox…White Sox…Blue Sox?
By Phil Hecken, with Cam Miller Follow @PhilHecken A few months back, I featured Cam Miller, a film maker, composer, motion graphics editor, baseball historian and freelance writer, in an …
What’s Your Sign(ature) – Colorado Rockies
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Back in 2016, I began undertaking a series of entries looking at a team’s “signature” uniform. Loosely defined (and subject to interpretation) a “signature” uniform …
Uni Watch Book Review: Todd Radom’s ‘Winning Ugly’
For all photos, click to enlarge Let’s start this off by saying that I’m hardly an unbiased observer when it comes to Todd Radom. I’ve known him for over a …
Mother’s Day Recap Becomes Cap Logo Obsession
The video embedded above pretty well captures the absurdity of yesterday’s MLB Ma’s Day uniforms. This year, thankfully, they didn’t go with pink-trimmed jerseys, but that just made all the …
Saying Goodbye to the Astrodome at Domecoming
Click to enlarge [Editor’s Note: Reader Ignacio Salazar (that’s his ring-bejeweled finger shown above) attended the recent Domecoming event in Houston and put together a first-hand report. Enjoy. — PL] …
Mother’s Day Comes Early in Oakland
Click to enlarge A’s outfielder Stephen Piscotty’s mother, Gretchen Piscotty, died of ALS on Sunday night. It was the second time in less than two weeks that an Oakland player’s …
Some Thoughts About Matt Harvey’s Undershirt
Click to enlarge As you’ve probably heard by now, the Mets have severed their relationship with pitcher Matt Harvey, the guy who appeared in menswear fashion spreads even though he …
What’s Your Sign(ature) – Atlanta Braves
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Back in 2016, I began undertaking a series of entries looking at a team’s “signature” uniform. Loosely defined (and subject to interpretation) a “signature” uniform …
True Colors – Matt Olbert Returns
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Several months ago, I featured colorizer Matt Olbert (who goes by @FenwayPhotoshop on the Twitter), which you can read about here. At the time, I …
Gone Too Soon: 1968-1971 Reds
Click to enlarge [Editor’s Note: Today Alex Hider is back with the second installment of his “Gone Too Soon” series. The first one was about the early-’80s Cavs; this one’s …
KC in ’63 Update: More Teams Wearing White on the Road
In our continuing saga of road teams wearing white when playing against the Kansas City A’s in 1963 (for background, look here and here), today we have some new documentation …
Building Baseball’s Cathedrals, Volume II
By Phil Hecken, with Ron Bolton Follow @PhilHecken Readers will recall I featured Ronnie Bolton (who posts on Twitter as @OTBaseballPhoto and who you should definitely follow) earlier this year …