By John Ekdahl A Milwaukee Brewers fan was tossed out of Miller Park by security Wednesday night after she edited her Ryan Braun t-shirt to spell out the word “fraud”. …
Category: MLB
The Tao of Steve — Part II
By Phil Hecken Last summer, when I took over for Paul during his 2012 hiatus, I ran a post featuring fantastic baseball photography from a (seemingly now-defunct, since it hasn’t …
A Closer Look at MLB Patch Sharing
First and foremost: If you’ve been having any technical trouble with the site, please try clearing your browser’s cache. Should solve it. Sorry for the hassle. Now then: As daily …
Timelessly Representing the Ballclub, NBA Edition (Part I)
By Phil Hecken The “Timelessly Representing” series has proven quite popular. This week we have the NBA, and we’re going to begin with the NBA Eastern Division. The concept of …
When The Bears are Welcome in Milwaukee
By Phil Hecken If there is one thing the Milwaukee Brewers are famous for this season, it’s keeping the fans entertained with a dizzying array of uniforms and jerseys. In …
MLB All-Star Game Recap
No helmet mix-ups or other uniform eccentricities in last night’s MLB All-Star Game (grrrrr), but there was still plenty of uni-watching fodder. Here’s a rundown: • All jerseys and caps …
Let’s Go Shopping for Hardware
Before we get to today’s blog content: I have a new ESPN column today. It’s a follow-up to last Friday’s column about All-Star Game batting helmet mix-ups. I’m excited about …
A Day at the MLB All-Star FanFest
Click to enlarge On Friday I attended the MLB All-Star FanFest at the Javits Center in Manhattan. A big chunk of it consisted of overpriced food and overpriced merch (they …
Proving a Point
By Phil Hecken As you probably know, some articles on Uni Watch are weeks in the making, others months. Today’s feature is literally two years in the making. Back on …
It Didn’t Feel Like 1948…
By Phil Hecken Yesterday evening, the Padres wore a throwback uniform while playing the Giants in Petco. Unfortunately, this was a late game for the east coast (not starting until …
Happy Kitty, Sad Kitty
Yesterday I mentioned that I’d never seen the cartoon tiger logo in the center of this 1980s Tigers placemat. As several readers quickly explained, the cartoon tiger was a staple …
What’s the Proper Response, If Any, to a Non-Sports Tragedy?
Over the past couple of days, there have been at least three teams that have acknowledged real-world tragedies on their uniforms, or at least announced plans to do so: • …
A Throwback for a Fauxback
By Phil Hecken Last night, the Tampa Rays, nee in 1998, threwback to a uniform that never existed — until last year that is. As you’ll recall, in a wonderfully …
Just in Case You Forgot Which Day It Was
Click to enlarge Those flag-desecration caps weren’t enough for some MLB players yesterday. Case in point: Mets catcher John Buck, who wore a flag-desecration necklace (lots of players wore those) …
Patchwork
There were lots of patch- and logo-related developments around the sports word yesterday, with several of them coming from the NHL draft. One at a time: • The Ducks unveiled …