Tuesday was a very good day. I arrived in St. Louis at about 9:40 a.m. and headed straight for Liebe Athletic Lettering. This was just a “getting acquainted” visit, so …
Category: NHL
Best, Shmest — How Did They Look?
Greetings from St. Louis, where I had a pretty amazing day yesterday. Took a preliminary tour of Liebe Athletic Lettering (I’ll be back there today with with an ESPN.com video …
On-Site All-Star Report from San Francisco
By the time you read this, I’ll be on my way to St. Louis. Hope to meet all you Gateway City readers tonight at McGurks. Meanwhile: The All-Star Game is …
Stars and Stripes Forever for Nine Innings for, uh, as Long as It Sticks There
New ESPN column today, and it’s a doozy — here’s the link. Meanwhile: Does fabric adhesive not stick as well to polyester as it does to wool? That’s the obvious …
Matches, Lighter Fluid, Uniform, Marshmallows? Check, Check, Check, and Check.
By Vince Grzegorek By now most of you have probably heard about Scott Proctor’s equipment bonfire after Saturday night’s game at Yankee Stadium. (In a world of cell phone cameras, …
Just My ’Type
Wednesday’s comments section featured a really great discussion about a 1981 contest sponsored by the White Sox, who invited fans to submit design proposals for the team’s 1982 uniforms. Some …
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 …
The Best Thing to Happen to Boston Since Kevin Brown Took the Ball in Game 7
Man, talk about Getting Itâ„¢. The Bruins hit a home run, scored a hat trick, bowled a turkey, [insert next cliché here] with their new uniforms, which were unveiled yesterday. …
It’s Academic
The College World Series is currently taking place in Omaha, which happens to be the home base of reader Bryan Redemske. Bryan’s a longtime Ticker contributor (he works at a …
Because It’s Never Too Early to Learn How to Do Things Right
Several people have contributed good info about the College World Series, but I’m gonna save that until tomorrow or Thursday. Today we’re going to look back a bit further than …
Paternity Case
As you can see, the ticket stub shown at right is from 34 years ago, almost to the day. That date happened to be Father’s Day, 1973 — a day …
Couldn’t They Have Given the Players Some Sleeves?
I don’t tend to think much about football in June, but that changed the other day when I got a great note from reader J.R. Gain, who checked in with …
So This Zebra Walks into a Bar onto a Lacrosse Field
Got two interesting notes over the weekend, both of which call for reader input. The first came from Ryan Burns, as follows: I’m going to be president of my local …
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 …
Clothing Swap
I had a houseguest over the weekend and barely touched my computer, so I’m a day late in covering the details of the weekend’s big uni-related story. With apologies to …