. We have a LOT to cover today, boys and girls, so let’s get right to it, beginning with notes from yesterday’s NFL games: • The Falcons once again wore …
Category: MLB
‘Cool…Miami…International’
By Phil Hecken “Cool…Miami…International.” Those were the three words Florida Miami Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria used to describe the new uniforms of the South Florida baseball team. So…how’d they do? …
Sins of the Fathers
Uniforms don’t exist in a vacuum. They fit into many contexts, not the least of which is the history and heritage of the teams they represent. So even though I’m …
The Shirt Off His Back
The photo you see above (which, like all the photos in today’s entry, you can click to access a larger version) is what was left of David Freese’s jersey after …
But Was It Fitted or Snap-Back?
. The most uni-notable moment of the past 24 hours didn’t take place on the diamond in St. Louis, or in any of last night’s NHL games, or anyplace in …
A Ghost from the Past
. Reader Mark Haarmann recently visited the Rangers Hall of Fame at the Ballpark in Arlington, where he took the photo you see above. “It’s from the team’s first season …
Gearing Up for the Fall Classic
That World Series thingie is scheduled to start tonight, so I thought we’d go over a few points regarding the two teams. To wit: • Feeling gravity’s pull: Has anyone …
The Inside Story on the Dodgers’ Logo Tweaks
A few weeks ago, while covering for me during one of my many recent absences, Phil Ticker-linked to an item about the Dodgers having made some very subtle alterations to …
Uni Watch DIY Project: Behold the Metsmobile
Click photo for larger version The MLB postseason begins today, and my team is once again on the outside looking in. But it wasn’t always that way. The photo you …
The Return of the Bumblebee
By Phil Hecken You folks may remember way back to August of 2010, while I was filling in for Paul during the weekdays, I ran this column on the “Bumblebee” …
There’s No Service Like Wire Service, Vol. 35
Click photo for larger version Sometimes a single wire photo deserves an entry of its own. Such is the case with the image shown above, which was submitted by reader …
And Look, There’s Joba Ordering a Case of Them Now
As you can see above (and as spotted by former Uni Watch bench coach Bryan Redemske, who deserves all the credit for the little journey we’re about to embark upon), …
An Earthquake, a Hurricane, and Now This
So Phil and I are at yesterday’s Mets/Fish doubleheader at Shea, and we decide to take a stroll around the ballpark after the first game ends. In the midst of …
The Earflap Chronicles, Continued
Hurricane, shmurricane. I don’t mean to make light of a storm that killed 21 people and has left millions without power. But in my part of Brooklyn, thankfully, it was …
With a Rubber Hose
Mildly surreal sight last night at the Big A, as Ervin Santana, apparently suffering from a nosebleed, took the mound for the top of the 4th against the Chisox with …