By Phil Hecken This past week, I joined Paul (and many a Washington D.C. Uni Watcher) as Paul hosted a Uni Watch Gathering in Hamilton’s Bar and Grill. The usual …
Category: MLB
Brewers vs. Brewers
. Hmmm, what have we here — a Brewers intrasquad scrimmage, perhaps? Nope. It’s from a Brewers/Royals game that took place in Milwaukee on June 12, 1977 (the box score …
Brew Crew Contest Hits Next Phase
. . . Remember the Brewers’ uni-design contest? The three finalists, shown above, have now been chosen. You can vote for your choice here, and there’s some additional info here. …
Hooked Up
Reader Bruce Menard recently clued me in regarding a chapter from fairly recent MLB history that I hadn’t been aware of. It involves a guy named Jay Mazzone, who worked …
Just When You Thought the Stupid Couldn’t Get Any Stupider
MLB already has game caps, BP caps, Elmer Fudd caps, St. Paddy’s Day caps, All-Star Game caps, World Series caps, throwback caps, futuristic caps, G.I. Joe caps, flag-desecration caps, wild …
Uni Watch Exclusive: New MLB BP Caps
. All 30 MLB teams will have new BP caps in 2013. The caps haven’t been officially unveiled yet (kinda surprising that they didn’t rush them into the retail pipeline …
Some Serious Bucco Banter
A detailed look at an overlooked element of the Pirates’ jersey: #url#
Names of a Different Color
The photo that I used at the top of yesterday’s entry isn’t a particularly remarkable shot, but there’s something about it that I find extremely pleasing: Darian Stewart’s NOB lettering …
Talking Uniforms with Cardinals President Bill DeWitt III
When the Cardinals recently unveiled their new home alternate jersey and announced some other uniform tweaks, the guy emceeing the event was team president Bill DeWitt III. A few hours …
Giving Fans a Piece of the Uni-Design Action
Interesting move yesterday by the Brewers, who announced that they’re inviting fans to submit designs for a new uniform. The winning design will be produced and worn on the field …
This May Be a First: WNOB
Did the A’s ever have a coach whose last name was Laurie? Nope — that’s Rene Lachemann, who coached for Oakland in the 1980s. He was known as a practical …
Houston, We Have a Problem
All the chatter about the Astros supposedly reviving the shooting star design turned out to be bunk, as the team unveiled an extremely conservative uni set yesterday. (Further details here, …
What Might Have Been
I didn’t have a strong rooting interest in the National League Championship Series. I’m generally fond of the Cardinals and Giants, they both have very nice uniforms, and I knew …
Please Mr. Postman — Send More Stuff Like This
Click to enlarge Most of you probably know that Benito Santiago wore No. 09 during parts of his career. Reader Joe Owen was apparently curious about this back in 1991, …
An Ever-Widening Cupspiracy
New ESPN column today — look here. Meanwhile: Last Thursday, I let loose with a rant about the MLB/Gatorade shenanigans. Then I had a follow-up piece on Friday. And on …