By Phil Hecken & James Huening Back with my wingman, and UW pollster, James Huening again today, to bring you our nine finalists in the “Worst. Uni. Ever.” poll. You …
Category: Soccer
Worst. Uni. Ever. – The Nominees
By Phil Hecken and James Huening The long awaited “Worst. Uni. Ever.” nominees were submitted (both in last weeks comments as well as dozens of e-mails) and now, James is …
When Indoor Soccer Was King
By Phil Hecken and Jim Vilk Today, I’m joined by Jim Vilk, who is here to tell us about one of the more obscure sports, but one where they still …
The Doc Ginn Files, Vol. 2
Time to pay another visit to our friend Will “Doc” Ginn (if you missed his Uni Watch debut, look here). Here’s his latest batch of unusual memorabilia: • “I’ll bet …
Uni Watch Field Trip: A Visit to the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum
One of the highlights of my recent trip to Pittsburgh was a visit to the Heinz History Center, which includes the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum. I took a lot of …
Kicks For Chicks
By Phil Hecken Following the failure of the first women’s professional soccer league (WUSA, or “Women’s United Soccer Association”) in 2003, the future of women’s pro soccer in the United …
Think Pink
By Phil Hecken It’s that time of year again. The annual barrage of teams wearing pink in support of breast cancer research and funding, or in support of The American …
And who wouldn’t love a Bimbo for Christmas?
So how did you do for the holidays? Get any good uni-swag? Santa was pretty kind to LI Phil, as he scored a Giants sweatshirt (a reminder of good things …
Day One Without Paul: All Good
First things first: Paul has a new Page 2 column here. As daunting as it is to be handed the keys to Uni Watch with instructions that include “Don’t screw …
Monday Morning Uni Watch
What’s been the biggest change in pro football over the past 30 years? A lot of things come to mind: modern training methods, the increased size of linemen, the overall …
Your Guile, My Guile, Our Guile
[Editor’s Note: Although intern emeritus Vince Grzegorek has moved on to greener pastures, he’s still going to contribute occasional entries — like today’s, for example.] By Vince Grzegorek A few …
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 …
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 …
Monday Morning Uni Watch
My friends, yesterday marked the end of an era. For the first time this season, every member of the San Diego Chargers was wearing an American flag helmet decal. Or …
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. …