Classic moment in Arlington on Saturday, as Brian Roberts’s cap briefly became the summer residence for a winged creature of some sort, occasioning mucho banter between Rangers broadasters Josh Lewin …
Category: Non-sports uniforms
Of Pence and Pants
Astros phenom Hunter Pence made his big league debut on Saturday night and drew immediate attention from readers John Ryan and Kevin Gee, both of whom noted that Pence wears …
And You Thought the Cool-Flo Looked Weird
The e-mails started coming in on Tuesday evening — not a ton of them, but a steady trickle, all from readers who said something like this: “I’m watching the Georgia …
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 …
And Life Once Again Has Meaning
Man, is there anything better than an entire day and night filled with nothing but baseball? It’s like a gift from the gods, I tells ya. And look what we …
Corey Story
On August 6th, 2004, Corey Patterson of the Cubs stepped up the plate to lead off the game against the Giants. He struck out. He went on to strike out …
And They Didn’t Even Exhume Don Ho for the Halftime Show This Year
Picking on the Pro Bowl is almost too easy, but here’s something that’s been bugging me: Why do they keep putting the term “All-Star” on the jerseys? In past years …
Leadership
A few disclaimers to start off the year: First, I watched exactly zero football over the holiday weekend, so you’ll have to forgive me if I missed a few things. …
Dead Presidents (Or, NYC to Ford: Drop Dead Nice Uni!)
New ESPN column today — here’s the link. Meanwhile: Recognize that kid with the golf clubs and the letter sweater? It’s 13-year-old Gerald Ford, in front of his childhood home …
Lace-ism
Consider the humble shoelace. Or better yet, let reader John Muir consider it for you: Look at this picture of Marc Savard in Boston’s home uniform, complete with yellow laces. …
Finally, Something That Passes the ‘Is It Good or Is It Stupid?’ Test
We’ve had a lot of chatter in the Comments section lately about the use of Native American imagery on uniforms and logos. So it felt like a nice coincidence the …
Holiday Shopping Browsing
The latest sports memorabilia auction at Leland’s is currently underway. I don’t bid on any of this stuff — too rich for my blood — but it sure is fun …
Red Alert, Red Menace, Red Hot, Etc.
The other day I was telling Uni Watch botanist (and serious Dallas Cowboys fan) Jill Conley about this new Australian-themed pub that opened around the corner from my place, and …
Or Maybe He Just Needs to Spend More Time at the Salad Bar and Less Time at the Dessert Bar
New ESPN column today — here’s the link. Meanwhile: Did the Astros sign Carlos Lee to a $100 million contract and then give him someone else’s ill-fitting jersey when introducing …