By Phil Hecken, with Jim Vilk Last Saturday, Jim and I brought you the second in a short series of articles called Days of Yore, in which we argued for …
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Days of Yore – Part II
By Phil Hecken, with Jim Vilk Last Sunday, Jim and I brought you the first in a short series of articles called Days of Yore, in which we argued for …
Days of Yore – Part I
By Phil Hecken, with Jim Vilk A couple of weeks ago, an article written by Ben Cosman appeared on MLB’s Cut4 entitled “Reminisce with us: Which uniforms of yore should …
Fade To Black
By Phil Hecken To very little fanfare, the San Francisco Giants introduced a new alternate jersey, a black one, yesterday afternoon. The unveiling was expected, the design was not entirely …
Cream of the Crop
[Click to Enlarge. Photo Credit: Ben VanHouten/Seattle Mariners] By Phil Hecken The Seattle Mariners unveiled their new alternate uniform (pictured above) yesterday, and boy is it gorgeous. It will be …
A Newly Discovered Quirk in Twins Design History
Click to enlarge [Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest entry from uniform designer/historian Todd Radom, who’s discovered a heretofore undocumented chapter in MLB logo history. ”” PL] By Todd …
Building a Better HOF Introduction Jersey
By Phil Hecken Only moments after the four Hall Of Fame inductees for this year, John Smoltz, Randy Johnson, Craig Biggio and Pedro Martinez, were introduced at the Waldorf-Astoria, talk …
Third Time’s the Charm
Click to enlarge [Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest entry from “Collector’s Corner” columnist Brinke Guthrie ”” that’s him above ”” who stopped looking for vintage gear on eBay …
Well We’re Comin’ … To Your City
By Phil Hecken We all know that sports, moreso now than ever, is a business. And an unfortunate part of that business, at least for the fans of the city …
We Interrupt This Blog for a Cookie Break
Click to enlarge One of the happiest days of December here at Uni Watch HQ is the annual arrival of a package from longtime reader/baker Elena Elms, who always sends …
The Fine Line Between Public and Private
Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura was friends with Cardinals outfielder Oscar Taveras, so Ventura was understandably devastated when he heard about Taveras’s death in a car accident on Sunday. I’m sorry …
A Book Worth Getting Excited About
Click to enlarge I’ve written many times about the seminal graphic designer and illustrator Otis Shepard, who did great artwork for the Cubs, plus he designed several of the Cubbies’ …
Willie Mays and Juan Marichal Almost Wore Inside-Out Uniforms
[Paul here. I’m on vacation this week, but here’s something for you to enjoy during my absence.] I’ve written several times about Willie Mays wearing a Cubs helmet and then …
Uni Watch DIY Project: Building a Better Bosox Uni
[Editor’s Note: Paul is on vacation this week, but today we have a DIY project from reader Matt Malinoski. Enjoy.] By Matt Malinoski I love the look of 1960s Red …
The Top 69 Uniform ‘Accessories’ of MLB
By Phil Hecken With baseball season winding down (how bout dem Royals?), this post by reader Tristan Ridgeway is still quite pertinent. It started out with an e-mail in which …