A coach didn’t want to jeopardize his team’s chances in the state tournament, so he broke out the cover-up tape.
Category: Player Names/Nameplates
‘T’ Minus: Nets Player Victimized by Wayward Letter
Nic Claxton’s uniform looks a bit different tonight.
Reds Prospect Poised to Bring Monster NOB to the Big Leagues
The team’s stitcher deserved combat pay for this one!
Twins Pitcher With 15-Letter NOB Makes Big League Debut
Minnesota right-handed Simeon Woods Richardson now has the longest surname in MLB history — but with an asterisk.
Orioles Finally Fix Glitch on Phenom’s Jersey
Gunnar Henderson has looked good so far — except for his number/NOB spacing. But now that’s been addressed, at least for one of his jerseys. … Plus a new raffle, an NFL-themed cake, and more!
Little Things Mean a Lot: La Stella Gets a Lowercase ‘a’
Click to enlarge Greetings from northern Colorado, where I’m currently spending a few days doing outdoorsy stuff (but may have to high-tail it due to an approaching storm — we’ll …
Let’s Talk About the Coyotes’ Bizarre NOB Lettering
For all photos, click to enlarge Good morning! In last Sunday’s Ticker, Phil briefly mentioned the really fun “Los Yotes” pregame jerseys that the Coyotes wore two nights earlier. I …
1970s-80s Orioles Had a Weird Uni Inconsistency
For all photos, click to enlarge Good morning, and happy last day of February! Hope you all had a good weekend. Now then: People often forget that Reggie Jackson played …
Rangers’ Gilbert Tribute Leads to Bizarre Uni Combo
Photo by Jared Silber/NHLI via Getty Images; click to enlarge Visually jarring mix-and-match moment at Madison Square Garden last night, as the Rangers saluted the late Rod Gilbert by wearing …
Period Piece, Revisited
Photo by Ian Johnson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images; click to enlarge Nearly four years ago, I wrote a piece about how some NFL teams use a period after the “Jr” …
Lost in Space: Mets Broadcasters Have Bizarre Uni Chat
Hello, and happy summer solstice! Hope everyone had a good Juneteenth and Father’s Day. Since yesterday’s post was Phil’s annual “Fathers in Uniform” installment, I want to catch up today …
Rangers Rookie Leads the League in Diacritical Marks
For all photos, click to enlarge Rangers infielder Andy Ibáñez made his big league debut on Tuesday night. He’s a bit of an MLB uni-corn, because his NOB has two …
The Uni Hyphen: How a Little Mark Can Make a Big Difference
Click to enlarge Mets prospect Pete Crow-Armstrong — the 19th overall pick in last year’s MLB draft — made his Grapefruit League debut yesterday. There was lots of chatter about …
Letter-Imperfect: Giants Botch New Uni Element
Allow me to re-introduce myself. #SFGiants pic.twitter.com/sI7hIdxGc3 — SFGiants (@SFGiants) February 23, 2021 We’ve known for several months now that the Giants would be wearing NOBs on their home jerseys …
Trivia Topic: 2 Players with Same Team, Name & Number
Happy Presidents Day, and greetings from Uni Watch HQ, where I’m happy to report that all three inhabitants continue to be safe and well. Hope things are also good at …