Very odd sequence of events last night for Tigers starter Max Scherzer. He pitched the first two innings in a standard Tigers road jersey, as you can see in this …
Category: Patches
Opening Day Observations
Uni Watch reader Ryan Stone caught this ball at last night’s Cards/Diamondbacks game in Arizona. “My first ball with a special insignia on it,” he says. “Didn’t know these existed!” …
Play Ball!
One of the most interesting visual moments in last night’s MLB season opener between the Rangers and the Astros took place before the game actually started. This being Opening Day …
A Patchwork of Patches
Click to enlarge In the lead-up to the Stupor Bowl, I’ve gotten a lot of e-mails from people asking about the little patches on the Ravens’ practice jerseys. That’s one …
What Might Have Been
I didn’t have a strong rooting interest in the National League Championship Series. I’m generally fond of the Cardinals and Giants, they both have very nice uniforms, and I knew …
Uni Watch’s Newest Hosiery Hero
If slideshow won’t play for you, click here Paul here, once again pinch-hitting for Phil. The Rangers and Twins wore 1994 throwbacks last night. As you can see above, Rangers …
Play Ball … and Pass the Cinnamon Roll
. Don’t look now, but it’s Opening Day. Not the real Opening Day — that’s next week. This morning is Opening Day in Japan. The real Opening Day is all …
Monday Morning Uni Watch
Great game last night, and I’m really happy for the Giants (and also for weekend editor Phil Hecken and webmaster John Ekdahl, both of whom are lifelong Giants fans), but …
And Look, There’s Brian Urlacher in a Vitaminwater Cap
Every Stupor Bowl week, someone will ask me, “You work in media, so don’t you wanna go to Media Day?” No thank you. Who wants to deal with that zoo? …
Because What This World Really Needs Is More Advertising
. Brinke Guthrie was looking at Australian Open photos yesterday when he came upon this shot of Casey Dellacqua. “Hmmm,” he thought, “Instant Sponsor? What the hell is that?” Instant …
And I Hear They’re Thawing Out Teddy Ballgame’s Head for the Occasion, Too
Click to enlarge Next year marks the Texas Rangers’ 40th anniversary, and the timing couldn’t be better. If they had hit a significant birthday back in, say, 2007, we all …
Monday Morning Uni Watch
By Phil Hecken Paul’s still recovering from his weekend in the boonies, so he’s left me in charge of the ship. It’s the first MMUW of 2011, so let’s get …
Friday Morning Uni Watch
Not too many uni-notable details in last night’s NFL season opener. One thing, which nobody else seemed to notice or mention, was that the Packers did not wear a Super …
And Look, There’s Joba Ordering a Case of Them Now
As you can see above (and as spotted by former Uni Watch bench coach Bryan Redemske, who deserves all the credit for the little journey we’re about to embark upon), …
Meet The Jets
By Phil Hecken If you’ve been following the NHL or Uni Watch the past few days, it should come as no surprise to you that the Winnipeg Jets — who …