Yesterday was MLB’s annual pink-out. You know the drill: pink ribbons, pink bats, pink cleats, pink wristbands, pink batting gloves, etc. Ugly as shit, worthy cause, blah-blah-blah — nothing new …
Category: MLB
Just the Beer Light to Guide Us…
By Phil Hecken We’ve now concluded our first “rebranding” contest, this one for the Cleveland baseball club, and I’m pleased to announce that our winner is (drumroll)… Nate Schimelpfenig, who …
Fat Men, Baseball, and Early Twentieth Century Postcards
By Phil Hecken As many of you know, one of the semi-recurring features on the weekend Uni Watch entries is a fabulous section called “Colorize This!,” which features readers (artists, …
Now Just Change the Racist Team Name and We’re Good to Go
What you see above is the helmet for the Redskins’ new alternate uniform, which was unveiled last night. I don’t know who’s responsible for it — the team? Nike? Riddell? …
The Joy of Six
History of sorts was made in Colorado last night, as Alex White — freshly called up from the minors and installed in the starting rotation — became the first pitcher …
And Then There Were Three
By Phil Hecken OK, kids — now the true moment you’ve been waiting for — the voting on the three finalists in the Cleveland Baseball redesign/relogo contest. After a week …
Getting It Right…Again!
By Phil Hecken Last evening, as a part of their Flashback Fridays, the Houston Astros threw back to what they referred to as their “1960s Shooting Star Uniforms.” Because they …
A Real Hatchet Job
A quiet revolution has been unfolding in the batter’s box this spring, and I didn’t even realize it until just now. The revolution involves a new bat design called the …
Pair of Sevens
Click to enlarge Uni Watch mascots Tucker (left) and Caitlin will be getting some extra-special catnip today, because they’re turning seven years old. That means they’ve almost caught up to …
Ten…er TWELVE Little ‘Indians’ Replacements
By Phil Hecken And now the moment you’ve all been waiting for — the announcement of the ten…er, twelve semi-finalists in the “Cleveland Baseball Club Contest” in which readers were …
When Databases Grow Up
By Phil Hecken By now, most of you are well aware of the “Gridiron Uniform Database,” the joint project between Tim Brulia, Bill Schafer, and Rob Holecko which is, as …
You Can’t Tell the Players Even with a Scorecard
Things have been hectic lately, so on Friday I drove up to Rhode Island for a two-day getaway. I really wanted a break from Uni Watch, so I told myself …
We Can Still Call It The Jake, Part II
By Phil Hecken We’re back today with the second set of the “Rename (and logo/uni) the Cleveland Baseball Team” submissions. If you missed Part I, click here. Lots of fantastic …
We Can Still Call it The Jake, Part I
By Phil Hecken And now the moment you’ve been waiting for. The first part of our “Rename the Cleveland Baseball/Washington Football Team” contest, complete with new names, logos and uniforms. …
Stan the Blues Man
. Just about any time Stan Musial appears in public these days, he wears a red blazer. So it’s almost shocking to see him wearing blue, even if he’s supporting …