Reader William Yurasko recently pointed me toward something very cool on YouTube: the full broadcast (shown above) of a 1967 softball game between a team of MLB all-stars and a …
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A Look at Yesterday’s MLB Independence Day Uniforms
Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper broke new ground in the star-spangled sweepstakes yesterday, as he used a star-emblazoned bat for Independence Day. Hard to argue with the results, as he had …
What Are the Most Common MLB NOBs?
[Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest entry from Brandon Brewer, who’s going to enlighten us on an interesting statistical metric. ”” PL] By Brandon Brewer I’m very interested in …
Kansas City (vs.) Kansas City, Here I Come
By Phil Hecken The Oakland A’s became the Kansas City A’s, at least for one day, as they threwback (sorta) yesterday. While the uniforms looked great, the team didn’t quite …
A Unique Uniform Modification
Click to enlarge I always loved watching George Brett hit. The sweet swing, the big chaw of tobacco, the sense that he could wake up at 3am and knock a …
Clippers Finally Drop the Bomb
The Clippers finally unveiled their new logos and uniforms — the ones we’ve all known about since April — late last night. The home and road unis are shown above, …
Is This One of the MLB All-Star Game Caps? (Update: Yes, It Is)
Click to enlarge It’s been more than a month now since the bogus story about the supposed leak of the pillbox-style caps for the MLB All-Star Game, and I for …
Mets CF Juan Lagares Wears His Own Face on His Arm
Your browser does not support iframes. Mets centerfielder Juan Lagares hit what turned out to be the game-winning three-run homer in the sixth inning of yesterday’s game against the Braves. …
Greg Seher Re-imagines MLB Unis
By Phil Hecken Most of those who submit uniforms or tweaks for the “Concepts” section usually only send in one (or two, or five) concepts — but occasionally I’ll receive …
Come On, Man, Have Some Dignity Out There
We’ve known for a month now that MLB teams will be wearing tacky caps for Independence Day. Yesterday came word that they’ll also be wearing tacky jerseys. Here’s the full …
Retired Numbers on Promotional Jerseys: Yea or Nay?
Interesting scene yesterday at Yankee Stadium, as American Pharoah jockey Viktor Espinoza threw out the first pitch prior to the Yanks/Halos game. As you can see above, they gave him …
R.I.P., Jerry Dior
Paul here, making a rare weekend appearance. Unfortunately, it’s to share some sad news, as word broke last night that Jerry Dior, the graphic designer who created Major League Baseball’s …
Revisiting a Favorite Topic: the 1976 Braves’ NickNOBs
Back in 2012, I posted a series of entries in which I tried to nail down the specifics on the nickNOBs worn by the 1976 Braves, which had been the …
Sunday Patchwork
Some interesting MLB patches yesterday, beginning in Kansas City, where the Royals celebrated the 30th anniversary of their 1985 championship team by wearing patches on their caps and sleeves for …
Nothing Up His Sleeve
I was toggling back and forth between the Mets/Cards and Yanks/Nats games the other night. While tuned in to the latter, I noticed Nationals infielder Yunel Escober doing something odd …