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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One Bobble, Two Bobble, Old Bobble, New Bobble!
[Editor’s Note: Today we have a very special guest entry from Chris Callan, who’s going to tell us about his incredible bobblehead-restoration work. Enjoy. — PL] By Chris Callan Bobblehead …
Some Amazing MLB Footage from 1931
Bob Andrews was the first of several readers who recently alerted me to some amazing footage that has just been posted to YouTube. It’s from Opening Day at Yankee Stadium …
Building Baseball’s Cathedrals
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 …
What’s Your Sign(ature) – Kansas City Royals
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 …
A’s and White Sox Wear 1968 Throwback Uniforms
Last night was the 50th anniversary of the Athletics’ first game in Oakland. To mark the occasion, the A’s and White Sox wore 1968 throwbacks. Generally speaking, it was a …
MLB’s Transition to Under Armour Pushed Back a Year
News broke yesterday that MLB’s outfitting deal with Under Armour, which was originally announced to be going into effect in 2020 and was then moved up to 2019, is being …
Jackie Robinson Day Recap
Yesterday was Jackie Day. As usual, all MLB uniformed personnel wore No. 42. I know some of you don’t like that, but I love it. Just for one day, everything …
Remembering Jackie Robinson Day
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Today marks the 71st anniversary of the day baseball changed forever, when a 28 year old rookie named Jack Roosevelt Robinson took the field in …
What’s Your Sign(ature) – Oakland A’s
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 Research Project: Saying It with Flowers
Back on Opening Day, Mets manager Mickey Callaway was presented with a horseshoe-shaped wreath of flowers — a gesture of good luck for the coming season (as shown at right; …
A Taste of Reds Threads
By Phil Hecken, with Cam Miller Follow @PhilHecken A few weekends ago, I introduced you to Cam Miller, a film maker, composer, motion graphics editor, baseball historian and freelance writer …
A Cold Day Out on the Diamond
The weather was pretty grim here in New York yesterday, with temperatures around 40º and a light rain (which meant I couldn’t go for my daily bike ride in Prospect …
Astros Wear Gold-Trimmed Championship Unis for Home Opener
Embed from Getty Images The Astros played their home opener last night, so they wore their gold-trimmed jerseys and caps for the occasion. I’d say this was one of the …
Signature Style: A Close Look at the Rusty Staub Memorial Patch
As Phil reported in yesterday’s Ticker, the Mets have added a memorial patch for Rusty Staub (shown at right; click to enlarge). Interestingly, instead of going with the more typical …