By Phil Hecken Forty-five years ago, in 1965 to be precise, the newly-named Houston Astros played host to the Philadelphia Phillies in the first ever regular season game in the …
Category: Throwbacks
Pack To The Future
By Phil Hecken Late yesterday afternoon, the Green Bay Packers, they of steeped tradition, unveiled a (gasp) third jersey (also known as an “alternate”) during their annual Packer Fan Fest. …
When The Saints (& Colts) Go Marching In
By Phil Hecken, with Rick Pearson and Tim Brulia (with photo assistance from Larry Bodnovich) The Big Game is today, or the Super Bowl, as most of us call it. …
How to Dress A Duck
By Phil Hecken, with Kenny Ocker and Casey Martin It isn’t often the University of Oregon makes it to the Rose Bowl, but for those of us who are intrigued …
History Lesson: Why Getting It Right Does Matter
By Phil Hecken, with Tim Brulia and Rick Pearson It struck Ricko and me at about the same time. We were trading E-mails before the Denver Broncos played the San …
Monday Morning Uni Watch
Okay, let’s get right to it: the Broncos/Pats game. I saw most of the game and have pored over a buttload of photos from various sources. After all of that, …
File Under “Duh”: How Could I Miss The Blue Jays?
The most obvious answer is sometimes the one we most easily miss By Phil Hecken Lots more uni tweaks/redesigns/overhauls from you guys today. Good stuff. Interesting Stuff. Fun Stuff. It …
If This Doesn’t Sell a Million Pairs, Nothing Will
Lookie what I’ve got: a pair of the Broncos’ throwback socks. And if you’re wondering why I folded them down at the top, it’s because they’re the longest tube socks …
Monday Morning Uni Watch
Relatively quiet day in the NFL yesterday, but there were still a few noteworthy items. To wit: • Joe Skiba had promised me that the Giants would wear their road …
Tuesday Morning Uni Watch
That there was some right purty football, it was. And not just in Foxboro — the Raiders and Chargers looked my-t-fine as well. Sure, you could quibble about a few …
A New Crew – Part Deux
By Phil Hecken Welcome back to part two of the Milwaukee Brewer makeover series. If you missed Part I, featuring some amazing mock ups by Chance Michaels and David Frost, …
A New Crew – Part the First
By Phil Hecken Welcome back, everyone! It all started a few scant weeks ago when I and a couple of other posters decided that the Chicago White Sox uniform needed …
Monday Morning Uni Watch, Hall of Fame Game Edition
I only caught the last few minutes of the Hall of Fame Game last night. Fortunately, thanks to the magic of internet photo galleries, I can bring you the uni-related …
Tracking The Unis, Round 2, Part I
By Phil Hecken Ok, in this final weekend before UW’s Vacation, we have round 2 of our MLB Uniform Tracking. If you missed the first batch, they can be found …
Darning The Sox In The Night (when there’s nobody there)
By Phil Hecken Today, I’d like to introduce what I hope will become a semi-recurring feature here at Uni Watch. I’d like to take a look at certain teams, teams …