By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Good Sunday Morning, Uni Watch nation. Hope everyone had a good Saturday. It’s a new month today — we May-de it. Happy May Day to …
Category: MLB
Very Superstitious: Escobar Changes Shoes in Middle of Game
Click to enlarge Mets DH Eduardo Escobar changed his shoes in the middle of yesterday’s game against the Cardinals. What was that about? SNY broadcaster Steve Gelbs was all over …
An Interview With the Ray Fosse Memorial Patch Designer
Photo by Kelley L. Cox, USA Today Sports; click to enlarge Last Friday I wrote about the old-timey microphone on the A’s memorial patch for Ray Fosse. One of the …
D-backs Pitcher’s Stirrups Lead to On-Air Hosiery Discussion
Good morning! Hope everyone had a good weekend, especially those of you who were observing Orthodox Easter. Now then: Phil mentioned in yesterday’s Ticker that Diamondbacks reliever Noé Ramirez has …
Some Thoughts About Microphones on Memorial Patches
Click to enlarge As noted in the Ticker earlier this week, the A’s started wearing their Ray Fosse memorial patch on Monday (it’s only on their home jersey, so it …
Astros Debut ‘Space City’ Alternate Uniforms
For most photos, you can click to enlarge After an uniform unveiling, I often qualify my reaction to the new design by saying, “But let’s see how they look on …
Padres Unveil Tasteful, Super-Subtle Uni Ad for 2023
Click to enlarge Ever since it was confirmed last month that MLB jersey ads would be coming in 2023, people have been wondering what the ad patches would look like. …
Royals’ City Connect Cap Leaks via Online Retailer
Click to enlarge The next MLB team to unveil a CC uni will be the Royals (their CC design is set to make its on-field debut on April 30). Although …
MLB Celebrates Jackie Robinson’s 75th Anniversary of Breaking Color Barrier
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken A good Saturday morning to you, Uni Watchers. I hope you all had a pleasant week. As you’re all no doubt aware, yesterday marked the …
Serious MLB Uni Number Geekfest on Tap Today
Good morning! A bunch of different uni-numerical storylines will be colliding on the baseball diamond today. This is the kind of trivia-nerd bonanza that totally pushes my buttons, so I’m …
Space Is the Place: ’Stros Unveil City Connect Alternate
For all photos, click to enlarge The Astros yesterday became the second MLB team this season to unveil a City Connect uniform, as they released a NASA/space-themed design. There’s a …
Bizarro Uni Concepts: Flip-Flopping Same Name Teams
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Greetings and salutations, Uni Watchers, I hope everyone had a good Saturday. BTW, my team is still on pace to win 162 games this season…so …
A Uni Watch Recap of MLB’s Opening Day
For all photos, click to enlarge Good morning! My favorite team’s in first place and on pace to go 162-0. How’s yours? Anyway: Surprise move yesterday by Major League Baseball, …
Midas Touch: Atlanta Unveils Gold Championship Uni
For all photos, click to enlarge As expected, Atlanta unveiled its gold-trimmed championship uniform yesterday. From a strictly aesthetic standpoint, leaving aside the club’s questionable team name and iconography, it’s …
Video Game Shows New Unis for Jackie Robinson Day
Good morning! April 15 — just 11 days from now — is Jackie Robinson Day. It’s also the 75th anniversary of Jackie breaking the big league color barrier and the …