Okay, it’s official: The Bears have a serious problem with their helmet decals. It’s been brewing for a couple of seasons now, as the occasional player has shown up with …
Category: Player Names/Nameplates
And He’d Better Not Wear That Stocking Cap, Either
New ESPN column today — here’s the link. Meanwhile: While the rest of the baseball world focused on the hot stove league, the real story was on the uniform scene, …
Monday Morning Uni Watch
Big uni-related story in the NFL yesterday was the range of Sean Taylor memorials. Here’s a quick rundown: • The Redskins wore a “21” jersey patch. The Redskins’ coaching staff …
Shady Character
Back in March I wrote an ESPN column about athletes wearing sunglasses. At the time I wasn’t aware of any football players who’d worn shades on the field, but readers …
Great Dane
As many of you know, kickers and punters are exempt from shoe color rules, so it’s not unusual to see a punter wearing black cleats while the rest of the …
Uni Watch Book Club: The Baseball Book
Last month I wrote about all the great uni-related photos in Sports Illustrated’s The Football Book. Now I’ve gotten myself a copy of The Baseball Book, which has a slightly …
FNOB: Round Three
The FNOB phenomenon (for those of you who just got on board, that’s short for “full name on back”) is shaping up as one of our most durable subject areas, …
Coming Soon: Oscar Gamble Wig Night
New ESPN column today — here’s the link. Meanwhile: As we all know by now, baseball has fallen out of favor with black Americans, at least as a participatory sport. …
CSI: Hofstra
We’ve all heard about the NFL’s “uniform police.” But when you see articles about them (like this one, which I linked to a few weeks back), they tend to give …
Red Menace
Many of you have made it abundantly clear in recent months that you don’t like to mix sports with politics. To which I can only say, be glad you don’t …
Monday Morning Uni Watch
Major typo in the English Premier League yesterday, as David Bentley of Blackburn played an entire match with “Betnley” on his back (plus it wasn’t exactly the most graceful arc). …
Blue ’Plate Special
It was another one of those Uni Watch red-alert moments last night, as about a dozen readers e-mailed me all at once and another half-dozen or so posted all at …
Monday Morning Uni Watch
Well, that was fun while it lasted. Last Tuesday I agonized over whether I should FedEx an American flag decal to Ladainian Tomlinson (for those who’ve been under a rock, …
In Which Your Humble Narrator Misses the Biggest Story of the Year
Yesterday afternoon at about 5:30 I got on an airplane. After I landed (never mind where), I went straight to a live theater performance thingie. After that I mingled with …
FNOB Revisited
A few weeks ago I ran an entry about players who’ve worn their full names on their jerseys (or FNOB, short for “full name on back”). That post prompted so …