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Category: MLB
Astros Go Throwback Saturday Night
By John Ekdahl The Houston Astros honored their 1986 team last night. Thirty years after one of the best seasons in club history, the Astros honored their 1986 team by …
Brewers and Pirates Turn Back the Clock
Embed from Getty Images Paul here, still pinch-hitting for Phil this weekend. The Brewers and Pirates wore late-1990s throwbacks last night in Milwaukee. The Brew Crew’s unis were designed back …
Valerie Solanas Would Be Proud: A Brief History of Cutting Up Uniforms
The situation regarding White Sox pitcher Chris Sale reportedly cutting up his team’s throwback jerseys is certainly unusual. But it’s not the first time a uniform or uni element has …
The Cutting Edge: Chris Sale Fallout Continues
As you can see at right (and can click to enlarge), a fan at last night’s Cubs/White Sox game had a bit of fun at Chris Sale’s expense. I’m assuming …
How I Covered the Chris Sale Story
As the vast majority of you are no doubt aware by now, a bizarre uni-related incident took place on Saturday night, as White Sox pitcher Chris Sale was reportedly so …
MLB Turns Back the Clock
For many of today’s photos, you can click to enlarge There were four throwback games around Major League Baseball yesterday — part of Turn Back the Clock Day, which MLB …
Throwback Thursday — Er, Wednesday
Very odd situation today in MLB, as eight teams will apparently be wearing throwback uniforms. I say “apparently” because the information on this has come in dribs and drabs — …
A Look Back at the 1972 Topps ‘In Action’ Series
My favorite Mets blogger, Mets Police honcho Shannon Shark, recently poked some fun at Tom Seaver’s 1972 Topps baseball card, noting that Seaver was still wearing his jacket while pretending …
The Results of Our MLB High-Cuff Census
Back on May 12, I wrote that Phil and I both estimated that about 15 to 20 percent of MLB players went high-cuffed, and then I proposed that we try …
1979 (or 1978) Isn’t Quite How I Remembered It
Click to enlarge By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Earlier this week, I got extremely excited when I saw this tweet from the Angels announcing last night and today would be …
Uni Watch DIY Project: Just FARTin’ Around
Click to enlarge [Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest entry from Camryn Brown ”” that’s him at lower-right in the montage shown above ”” who’s going to tell us …
A Uni Watch Look at the 2016 MLB All-Star Game
Click to enlarge The uni-related high jinks for last night’s MLB All-Star Game began well before the first pitch, as Pirates pitcher Mark Melancon lined up for the National League …
O’s Faux It Back Fifty Years
Click to enlarge By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken To celebrate their World Series winning season of 1966, the Orioles threwback (or faux’edback) last evening to that magical year, wearing uniforms …
C-Section
Click to enlarge The Cubs’ first game at Wrigley Field was against the Reds in 1916. The two teams marked the centennial of that game by wearing 1916 throwbacks yesterday. …