Yesterday I mentioned that the Mets and White Sox would be debuting a new uniform element — one that has never previously appeared on an MLB diamond — in their …
Category: MLB
Uni Watch Exclusive!: Bronx Bombers Bombshell
Except for a four-year hiccup from 1927-30, the Yankees’ road jersey has been largely unchanged since 1917. Now, as then, it features a gently arched “New York” in plain lettering. …
Adios, Jorgie
By Phil Hecken “The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, …
Uni Watch Exclusive: Knob Job Update
Last summer I wrote an ESPN column about the small but growing trend of MLB teams putting decals on their bat knobs. Now the man behind that trend — Pro …
When Guns on Jerseys Are Outlawed, Only the Outlaw Jerseys Will Have Guns (or something like that)
The Astros are celebrating their 50th anniversary this season. And as you may recall, last September they announced that they’d be marking the occasion by wearing an assortment of throwback …
If I Can Make It There…It’s My Kinda Town
By Phil Hecken, featuring Mark Peterson Longtime reader and poster Mark Peterson, whom I first profiled way back in April of 2011 (and who has long been contributing fantastic uniform …
Small Child Destined to Be First North Korean Executed by Kim Jong-un
The video you segment see above was taken from TV coverage of yesterday’s Kim Jong-il funeral in North Korea. It features a lot of what you’ve probably already seen on …
And I Hear They’re Thawing Out Teddy Ballgame’s Head for the Occasion, Too
Click to enlarge Next year marks the Texas Rangers’ 40th anniversary, and the timing couldn’t be better. If they had hit a significant birthday back in, say, 2007, we all …
Wanna Change That Number? Not So Fast!
You probably heard a few weeks ago that MLB and the players’ union had reached an agreement on a new labor deal. The players have ratified it, but the owners …
New Threads for Miami
Click to enlarge Tyler Kepner is at the MLB winter meetings, where he spotted something very interesting: a Marlins batting helmet with a raised/embroidered logo, just like the one used …
Instant Classic
The Rangers finally unveiled their Winter Classic jersey yesterday. Kinda odd that they waited until after Black Friday, but whatever. Can’t say I’m in love with the heavy red stripes …
The Rodney Dangerfield of MLB
Click to enlarge The Royals have been so bad for so long that it’s easy to overlook how good their uniforms have been for most of their history. Aside from …
(Not Just) Another Game
By Phil Hecken Earlier this week I had the great pleasure of being treated to a fine evening of food and drink by none other than today’s guest author. That’s …
Now Just Fire Wayne Hagin Already and We’ll Be All Set
Click to enlarge For a time, life was Good. Or at least it seemed Good, because for the most part it looked Good. So even when fate threw various obstacles …
‘It was as if someone had spread butter on all the fine points of the stars / ’Cause when he looked up they started to slip.’
. Everyone’s gonna like these. And why shouldn’t they? Let’s go through the details, one element at a time: • The new cartoon bird: You know, I’ve always enjoyed the …