By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken It’s hard to believe it’s been 20 years since both the Arizona Diamondbacks and Tampa Bay Rays (or Devil Rays as they were then known) …
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What’s Your Sign(ature) – Arizona Diamondbacks
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 …
MLB Opening Day Recap
Embed from Getty Images The 2018 MLB season kicked off yesterday, with 13 games on the schedule (down from 15 due to a pair of rainouts). Here’s a rundown of …
KC in ’63 Update: Filling in the Historical Record
As I’ve continued to explore the topic of road teams wearing white against the 1963 A’s in Kansas City, several readers have decided to search newspaper archives for additional examples …
‘Play Ball’ – A Look Back at MLB Opening Days of Yore
By Phil Hecken, with Ron Bolton Follow @PhilHecken There was once a time when Opening Day in baseball took place in mid-April, and the first pitch was always thrown in …
What’s Your Sign(ature) – Montreal Expos
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 …
Time for the MLB Season Preview
Click to enlarge It’s one of the surest signs of spring: the appearance of the annual Uni Watch MLB Season Preview, the 20th edition of which is now available over …
History Mystery Update: Road Teams Wore White in KC in ’63
Today I have an update on a storyline that’s been developing step by step. Here’s a quick recap: A few weeks ago I posted an entry about some 1963 home …
MLB Reveals 2018 Holiday Merch — Er, Uniforms
Click to enlarge MLB revealed all of the 2018 holiday uniforms yesterday (much earlier than in previous years). SportsLogos.net honcho Chris Creamer had an advance on this one and did …
Reds Celebrate 40th Anniversary of Wearing Green for St. Paddy’s Day
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken On St. Patrick’s Day of 1978, in a (very) surprise move, especially by the standards of the day, and with no advanced warning, the Cincinnati …
Artist Andy Brown Returns, for Baseball Season
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Readers will recall a short while ago I featured artist Andy Brown, who shared his paintings and drawings from PyeongChang, Korea, during the past Winter …
Another Piece of the Mr. Met Puzzle
As longtime readers are aware, I’ve been trying for years to determine the identity of the artist who created Mr. Met — not the live mascot but the cartoon character, …
True Colors Volume VI – Meet Mark Truelove
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken A couple weeks ago I featured colorizer Matt Olbert who is one of several great colorizers out there (a few of whom I’ve featured on …
Meet Filmmaker Cam Miller – And The Cincinnati Reds HOF
[From The Editor: Please see the end of this article for an important note on today’s featured artist — PH] By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken I have, like many of …
Diamondbacks Bring Back the Bullpen Buggy
There have been rumors and rumblings for a while now about the bullpen buggy possibly making a return to MLB ballparks, and yesterday the Diamondbacks made it official: They’ve purchased …