The photo that I used at the top of yesterday’s entry isn’t a particularly remarkable shot, but there’s something about it that I find extremely pleasing: Darian Stewart’s NOB lettering …
Category: Player Names/Nameplates
This May Be a First: WNOB
Did the A’s ever have a coach whose last name was Laurie? Nope — that’s Rene Lachemann, who coached for Oakland in the 1980s. He was known as a practical …
Braves NickNOBs Revisited
Last Tuesday’s entry, about the 1976 Braves’ nickNOBs, generated lots of very positive response (thanks, gang) and some good suggestions as well, so it’s time for a follow-up. First and …
And They Can Be Used Again for Mexican Night
It’s been common knowledge for several months now that the Brewers would be wearing “Birrai” jerseys for Italian Day on July 1. What wasn’t known until yesterday was that the …
III-peat?
The fallout from last week’s ESPN column about Robert Griffin III’s RNOB and a brief history of nickNOBs continued over the weekend. One thing at a time: • Reader James …
Like Father, Like Son
On Friday I noted that Robert Griffin III is wearing the Roman numeral as part of his NOB and asked if any NFL, MLB, NBA, or NHL players had ever …
When the Shorts Were Short and the Socks Were Long
What you see above are the wonderful star-spangled socks worn by the Philadelphia 76ers four decades ago. They’re my favorite detail in a 25-minute promotional film called New Faces of …
21 the Hard Way
Click to enlarge Last night’s BCS title game offered more uni-notable details — several of them visible in the photo shown above — than all four of the weekend’s NFL …
Is That NNOB? Or GNOB?
Most of you are probably familiar with the story of the Maple Leafs’ GNOBs (that’s ghost names on back) from 1978. The story usually goes something like this: “The Leafs’ …
Monday Morning Uni Watch, MLB Edition
The first weekend of the MLB season brought an unusually large number of uni-notable moments. Here’s a full accounting: • The Rockies weren’t supposed to have a purple jersey this …
What Is the Proper Response to a Disaster?
Life is always full of tragedy. But there are some tragedies that transcend the ordinary and become part of our larger collective consciousness. Sports uniforms, oddly enough, are a good …
Nobody’s Perfcet: NBA Scores Again
Anyone can make mistakes; I certainly make plenty of them myself. But the NBA, by any rational standard, has had a very rough first quarter of 2011. The latest mishap …
How Do We Measure Uni-Notability?
Pretty nice shot of Dick Allen’s HSNOB (high school name on back), right? Reader Andy Chalifour sent it to me yesterday. I’d seen it before — hell, I’m pretty sure …
Monday Morning Uni Watch: The Return of Outmania!
We’ll have a double-dose of spring training coverage today. Over on Page 2, I have an ESPN column on uni-notable developments around MLB training camps. Meanwhile, here on the blog, …
A Blizzard of Wizards Mishaps
The Wizards are having quite a winter. First they sent Mustafa Shakur onto the court in that K-Mart jersey. Then Kevin Seraphin wore his shorts backwards. And last night, as …