Remember Friday’s post about Dodgers minor leaguers wearing letters instead of numbers during spring training? That mystery has now been solved, as reader David Highhill has come up with a …
Category: Negro Leagues
If you build it…
By Phil Hecken, with Jim Vilk Here on Uni Watch, we often kid Jim Vilk on his lack of fashion sense and general and unwavering ability to make bad jerseys …
Uni Watch Field Trip: A Visit to the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum
One of the highlights of my recent trip to Pittsburgh was a visit to the Heinz History Center, which includes the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum. I took a lot of …
Uni Watch Book Club: The Baseball Book
Last month I wrote about all the great uni-related photos in Sports Illustrated’s The Football Book. Now I’ve gotten myself a copy of The Baseball Book, which has a slightly …
Blame Canada MLB
Yesterday was July 1st, which is traditionally celebrated as Canada Day up north. I’m told that from a strict statutory standpoint, this year’s version of the holiday is today, because …
Cap Day
We have a lot to cover today, boys and girls, beginning with the Capitals’ uniform unveiling, which took place on Friday evening. Although I couldn’t make it down for the …
Uni Watch Book Club: The Brooklyn Dodgers
New ESPN column today — here’s the link. Meanwhile: Last night I worked a volunteer shift at the very wonderful City Reliquary, where the gift shop featured a book I …
Portrait of the Artist as a Young TV Viewer
For last Thursday’s entry about team captains, I put a photo of Captain Kirk at the top of the page. It now occurs to me that the original Star Trek …
Ich Bin Ein 42er
Personally, I loved yesterday’s 42-athon. In a sports world that’s become way too scripted and predictable, it was a kick to see scenes like this, this, and this. And even …
Gimme Fives
We all know about the Negro Leagues. But what you might not know about — or at least I didn’t until reader Jordan Woodson recently brought it to my attention, …
I Have a Dream … Of a Really Boring Uniform
Unless you were paying very close attention to the fine print, you may have missed a small news item that came out of the baseball GMs’ winter meetings last December: …
With Extreme Prejudice
You know about Jackie Robinson. You know about Satchel Paige. And after the last two weeks, you sure as hell know about Michael Richards. (In case you’ve been under a …