[Editor’s note: You guys may recall that in previous summers I had Morris Levin pen some guest columns for Uni Watch, but unfortunately, he won’t be able to do so …
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The Greatest Uni Year in Baseball
Click to enlarge [Editor’s Note: Paul is on his annual August break from the site and will return in September. Daily content is continuing under the direction of deputy editor …
The (D)evolution of MLB Hall of Fame Plaques
Click to enlarge By Phil Hecken A few weeks ago, just after Major League Baseball’s Hall of Fame Ceremonies, reader Anthony Giaccone asked if I’d ever written anything regarding the …
‘Radom Thoughts’ – Logo Case Study #1 – The Montréal Expos
[Editor’s note: You guys may recall that in previous summers I had Morris Levin pen some guest columns for Uni Watch, but unfortunately, he won’t be able to do so …
A Look Back at MLB Teams Wearing White Pants on the Road
Twitter user @JCL513 recently asked me about phenomenon I hadn’t really thought about before: MLB teams wearing white pants on the road. There are no teams that wear white pants …
Four For The Hall
Click To Enlarge By Phil Hecken The 2015 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony is today, and the Class of 2015 has some pretty impressive guys to wear the uniform. As …
Mr. Met Mystery Kinda-Sorta Solved, Mostly
As many of you know, for several years now I’ve been trying to find the identity of the artist who designed Mr. Met — not the live mascot but the …
Meet the Ex-Rays – Final Six
By Phil Hecken And now the moment you’ve all been waiting for — the vote on the final six concepts for the best Rays Redesign — with the winner to …
Sox in Shorts Redux?
For the White Sox section of my recent ESPN column on the best throwback uni for each MLB team, I wrote, “Nope, no throwback of the infamous “Sox in shorts” …
Cream Didn’t Rise to the Top
The New Era folks must have thought they had it all figured out. Grey all-star caps for the American League, whose players would be wearing grey uniforms, and white caps …
Meanwhile, at the Home Run Derby…
Click to enlarge As you know, cubs are ferocious, rabid beasts that snarl like the demon hellspawn they are. They stalk the landscape in zombie-like packs, striking fear into the …
A Look at Yesterday’s Cubs/Sox Throwback Game
The Cubs and White Sox held the first of their two late-1950s throwback games yesterday. As I explained last week (and as you can see above), all the Cubs wore …
Meet The Ex-Rays (Part II)
By Phil Hecken Back today with Part II of the Redesign The Rays contest. If you missed Part I, click here. Lets see today’s submissions (remember, click on any photo …
Meet the Ex-Rays (Part I)
By Phil Hecken A couple of weeks ago, reader R. Scott Rogers came up with a genius idea for a contest to design new uniforms (and come up with a …
Can’t Tell the Players, Even With a Scorecard
Very interesting storyline yesterday out of the Chicago, where the Cubs and White Sox announced that they’ll be honoring Ernie Banks and Minnie Minoso by wearing late-1950s throwbacks for their …