By John Ekdahl The Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals wore Negro League uniforms last night for Heritage Week. The Cardinals were outfitted in the uniforms of the St. Louis …
Category: Pants
Bills Bring Back Beautiful
By Phil Hecken So, this is what happens when you let the players and the fans design the unis, not some “professional” with a powerful computer and a *vision.* Ladies …
Redlegs: Not Just a Cincinnati Thing
——— Pretty cool photo + caption, right? Dan Cichalski sent it to me the other day. Fascinating shot on several different levels. One thing at at time: • We can …
Best Super Bowl Match-up Ever?
By Phil Hecken Tomorrow’s the big day, of course, when two of the most storied franchises in the National Football League meet up in the ultimate game. The green and …
Another Nail in the Knickers’ Coffin?
As you may recall, back in August I reported that college football officiating crews will be switching to wider zebra stripes next season. Now the other shoe has dropped: According …
Uni Watch Photo Mystery: Riddle Me This
When I was putting together the wire service photos for Tuesday’s entry, I was particularly intrigued by the shot you see above, which was part of a batch of photos …
How Could Anyone Possibly Think This Looks Good?
One of the gentlemen pictured above was credited with the save in Tuesday night’s All-Star Game. The other gentleman was named the game’s MVP (which apparently stands for “Massively Vexatious …
The Man in Black
One morning during the summer of 1991 — eight years before Uni Watch existed — I was taking the subway to work and reading the Newsday sports section. The Twins …
In Which I Stare Way Too Hard at Lots of Men’s Legs
Way back in April, I asked readers who wear pajama-style baseball pants to tell me why they go low-cuffed. The responses were extremely informative, and I’ll finally be making use …
Harpooned! Another White Whale
Well, this one didn’t take long. As you may recall, last week Ricko mentioned that he’d seen the Texas Rangers wearing their powder blue road jerseys with their white home …
A Star Is Born
While I was in Scotland a few weeks ago, this article ran in the New York Times. It included the following quote from Derek Jeter, recalling his early days in …
Wheat Kings and Pretty Things
By Phil Hecken, with Mike Styczen Back today with one of our friends from north of the border, Mike Styczen, who, amongst many other talents, serves at the de facto …
The Devil in My Own Back Yard
A few weeks ago I asked baseball players who wear their pants low-cuffed to tell me why they do so. I got a ton of interesting responses, but none more …
But Will They Close The Roof?
By Phil Hecken Forty-five years ago, in 1965 to be precise, the newly-named Houston Astros played host to the Philadelphia Phillies in the first ever regular season game in the …
Pack To The Future
By Phil Hecken Late yesterday afternoon, the Green Bay Packers, they of steeped tradition, unveiled a (gasp) third jersey (also known as an “alternate”) during their annual Packer Fan Fest. …