So how did you do for the holidays? Get any good uni-swag? Santa was pretty kind to LI Phil, as he scored a Giants sweatshirt (a reminder of good things …
Category: NHL
The Hockey Wing Speaks, Part II
By Phil Hecken (with a Huge Assist from Teebz) Quick NFL Uni Note: The Redskins will be wearing a “33” patch today in memory of “Slingin’” Sammy Baugh And so, …
Fortunately, I Already Have Other Plans for Jan. 1st
Everyone loves the NHL’s annual Winter Classic game, and who wouldn’t? The outdoor setting, the throwback uniforms, the rare national broadcast coverage, plus the whole thing takes place on New …
Jesus Puck: Uni Watch Web Site Review
Used to be there were only two kinds of baseballs used in the big leagues: the American League ball and the National League ball, each with its respective league prexy’s …
The Last Bastion of Perfection, Sullied
We all know how I feel about sock stripes, and we all know what a lousy era this is for them, especially in the baseball, football, and basketball realms. Fortunately, …
Is This History’s Worst NHL Jersey…
”¦ or does it just seem that way? Definitely a disaster for the ages — the wordmark is pathetic, the chest number belongs in the NBA, the shoulder logos look …
Monday Morning Uni Watch
Spent the whole weekend upstate in Ulster County. Not far from NYC in terms of distance (about two and a half hours), but a universe away in all other respects. …
Leafs Devise New Strategy to Shut Down Pesky Habs
Reader Jared Wheeler works for Mitchell & Ness, where he conducts historical research to help ensure that the company’s reproductions are as accurate as possible. I’ll be conducting an interview …
Can You Hear Me Now?
A few weeks ago I ran a Ticker item linking to this photo of Jim Kyte blow-drying his hearing aid. That led Teebz to post a comment linking to the …
Uni Watch Profiles: Rob Ullman
Rob Ullman likes to draw girls. Slinky girls, hipster girls, rocker girls, hairy girls. Tough girls, nasty girls, superheroine girls, naked girls. All of which is great, but it wouldn’t …
What a Large Closet You Have
Got a note a little while back from reader Andy Edelson, who’d investigated an interesting phenomenon. I’ll let him tell the tale in his own words: During a recent Rangers/Canucks …
Monday Morning Uni Watch
The NHL All-Star Game was last night, but I found the uniforms to be unremarkable at best (and besides, I was busy participating in Soup Night for most of the …
My Brain: An Illustrated Tour
By Bryan Redemske There’s a guy in my office who rattles off lineups and stats when you start talking about baseball teams from the 1950s and ’60s. There’s another guy …
Can You Hear Me Now?
The site had very little traffic back on December 24th, so most of you probably missed an interesting discussion prompted by this Ticker item, which mentioned that Penguins equipment manager …
Not a Bad Way to Start the Year
Athletics aesthetics doesn’t get much better-looking, or more fun, than yesterday’s NHL Winter Classic. The Penguins looked totally friggin’ awesome; the Sabres looked totally friggin’ awesome. You had just enough …