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Category: Think Pieces
It Ain’t the Years, It’s the Mileage
Click to enlarge Here’s a shot of former Packers great Ray Nitschke. I’m not sure of the photo’s date, but the mesh jersey suggests that it was taken late in …
A Small Way to Fight Back
On Tuesday, while writing about the news that the Under Armour logo will begin appearing on MLB jersey chests in 2020, I said, “How can we avoid [the insidious influence …
Some Thoughts About Big Uni
I was back-and-forthing the other day with reader Alex Janeczek, who mistakenly thought I was the one who came up with the term “Stormtrooper” to describe an all-white football uniform. …
How I Covered the Chris Sale Story
As the vast majority of you are no doubt aware by now, a bizarre uni-related incident took place on Saturday night, as White Sox pitcher Chris Sale was reportedly so …
The Rain in Spain Falls Mainly in Wimbledon
Last Friday I had an ESPN column about Wimbledon’s dress code. Once the column was published, I posted the link to it on Twitter. About 20 minutes later, someone named …
Not That There’s Anything Wrong With That
In yesterday’s installment of Collector’s Corner, Brinke Guthrie showcased a few items featuring the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ original mascot character, Bucco Bruce. I was 12 years old when Bucco Bruce …
A Uni Watch Look at Muhammad Ali
Click to enlarge You know this photo; everybody does. It captures one of the signature moments in the career of Muhammad Ali, who died on Friday: his controversial first-round knockout …
An Interesting Development Regarding Uni Unveilings
Click to enlarge The Panthers unveiled their new uniforms last night. I like them. You can read why in this ESPN piece, which went up last night. The unveiling was …
Hope I Die Before I Get Old (oops, too late)
As we recently discussed, uniform rankings rarely bring out the best in anyone. So when my Sweet 16 uni rankings appeared on ESPN last month, I got lots outraged reactions …
How Can We Tell What Will Become Classic?
I was being interviewed on a sports radio show recently, and the hosts and I talked a bit about the Diamondbacks’ new uniforms, which we all agreed are pretty awful. …
Some Thoughts About Advertising vs. Sponsorship
On Saturday, the day after NBA owners voted to go ahead with uni ads for the 2017-18 season, Uni Watch reader Mike Wissman sent the league an email criticizing their …
Officially Speaking
There’s a guy out there named Skye who has a popular Twitter feed called @Uniformswag. You may recall that I interviewed him three years ago. In Skye’s Twitter profile, he …
Some Thoughts About Visitor(’s) Centers
I want to go off-uni today to explore something that’s been on my mind. As most of you know, I like to go on road trips. I’m particularly fond of …
Because We All Want to Belong
The Grab Bag section of last Saturday’s Ticker included a link to this Sports Illustrated article about the history of jersey retailing. The article, by Tim Layden (who says he …