As Phil reported in yesterday’s Ticker, the Mets have added a memorial patch for Rusty Staub (shown at right; click to enlarge). Interestingly, instead of going with the more typical …
Category: Patches
Flag on Uniform Prompted Objection Back in 1970
Click to enlarge When the ABA’s Los Angeles Stars moved to Utah in 1970 and became the Utah Stars, they wore two flag patches on their shorts — an American …
D-backs Announce Anniversary Patch, Throwbacks
Click to enlarge The Diamondbacks officially unveiled their 20th-anniversary logo yesterday. It will be worn as a sleeve patch throughout the 2018 season and as a cap patch during the …
History Mystery: Why Did the Iron Horse Wear a Metal Pin?
Click to enlarge A fascinating little MLB mystery unfolded yesterday on Twitter. It began when Matt Dahlgren (author of the baseball memoir Rumor in Town) posted the Lou Gehrig photo …
Hot Stove Uni Scene Heats Up as Rays Unveil Anniversary Plans
For all photos, click to enlarge Another day, another Florida-based MLB team announcing its anniversary plans. On Tuesday it was the Marlins, and yesterday it was the Rays, who are …
Real Teal Deal: Marlins Add Anniversary Patch, Throwbacks for 2018
Click to enlarge Interesting development yesterday in Miami, as the Marlins announced two moves related to their upcoming 25th-anniversary season. First, they unveiled a teal-centric anniversary logo (shown above), which …
NFL Adds Jersey Patch for Walter Payton Award Winners
The NFL yesterday announced this year’s 32 nominees for the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award, an annual award recognizing philanthropy and community impact. And the league also announced …
A Uni Watch Look at Last Night’s World Series Opener
Screen shot by BSmile; click to enlarge Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw is apparently a superstitious fella. As you can see above, he was wearing an old, sweat- and rosin-stained cap …
Wishing for an Ad-Free Lakers Jersey? Too Late!
Two more NBA teams announced jersey advertising patches yesterday. Let’s start in L.A., where the Lakers have struck a deal with the e-commerce site Wish (which I had never heard …
Golden State to Wear NBA’s Latest Badge of Shame
Click to enlarge The Warriors yesterday became the latest NBA team to add an advertising patch, as they announced a new deal with the Japanese tech company Rakuten. The deal …
An Overlooked Chapter in MLB Flag-Based History
MLB teams are currently in the midst of a four-day run of wearing stars/stripes uniforms. This is the latest development in a progression that began in the wake of the …
A Mystery Surrounding the Roberto Clemente ‘21’ Patch
When it comes to the Pirates’ 1973 memorials for Roberto Clemente, we all know the drill by now: The team wore black fabric swatches during spring training and then wore …
A Quick Thought Regarding the NBA Finals
Embed from Getty Images I was watching Game 1 of the NBA Finals at a party last night, and at the start of the game I did a double take …
Cavs Confirm Long-Expected Goodyear Ad Patch
News of the Cavaliers wearing a Goodyear advertising patch next season first began circulating back in early February. More than three months later, the team finally made it official yesterday. …
Dallas Stars Unveil Commemorative Patch
Back in February of 2016, four of the NHL’s six 1967 expansion teams unveiled anniversary logos, which have been worn as patches during the 2016-17 season. The two teams not …