Click to enlarge We all know that the Giants’ home “whites” aren’t actually white — they’re cream, or off-white, or vintage white, or whatever. Been that way since 2000. But …
Category: Umps/Refs
Dress for the Job You Want: A Look at World Cup Video Review Officials
[Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest entry by Ticker assistant Alex Hider. Enjoy. — PL] By Alex Hider This year marks the first in which VARs, or video assistant …
Exclusive: A Look at Some Umpires’ Ejection Reports
Remember how I’ve done a few ESPN pieces about the old 1960s files that once belonged to Denver Broncos GM Jim Burris and were later acquired by Uni Watch reader …
Talking Uniforms and Officiating with Puppy Bowl Ref Dan Schachner
For the past seven years, I’ve had the fun of attending the taping for the Puppy Bowl and the Kitten Halftime Show. The taping of this year’s installment, which will …
Some Interesting News About NBA Officials’ Unis
I recently heard from a source I trust, who had some interesting information about how the NBA’s Adidas-to-Nike changeover will affect the referees and the referees’ uniforms. Here’s what he …
And So It Begins
MLB caps entered the logo creep era last night, as the Blue Jays faced the Orioles in the American League Wild Card Game. As I’ve noted before in recent weeks, …
Talking Uniforms with Puppy Bowl Ref Dan Schachner
Photo by Mary Bakija Back in October I was once again lucky enough to attend the taping of the Puppy Bowl (the latest edition of which will air, as usual, …
NNNOB: No Name OR Number on Back
Screen shot by Treg Harris We’ve seen several NFL officials wearing the wrong number font over the past season and a half. But as you can see above, things were …
To Tuck or Not to Tuck: That Is the Question
Click to enlarge Last week I mentioned the excellent new “30 for 30” documentary, Untucked, which is about Marquette’s untucked jerseys back in the late 1970s. As a companion piece …
The Pleasures of Wayward Luggage
We’ve seen plenty of cases of MLB umpires wearing makeshift uniforms after their luggage was lost. But reader Jerry Wolper has come up with a particularly unusual case in which …
A Close Look at Ball Sacks (no, not that kind)
I’m a member of SABR — the Society for American Baseball Research — which means I subscribe to SABR-L, the organization’s listserv. Much of the info on SABR-L involves statistical …
‘I see,’ said the blind man — wait, didn’t I use that headline two weeks ago?
I took a quick glance at the Insurance Bowl last night, just as a penalty was being called. As the ref announced the particulars of the foul, I noticed something …
Wet T-shirt Contest
The guy you see pictured at right is Ed Sudol, who umpired in the National League for 21 seasons. Up until now, the most notable line on his résumé was …
Another Nail in the Knickers’ Coffin?
As you may recall, back in August I reported that college football officiating crews will be switching to wider zebra stripes next season. Now the other shoe has dropped: According …
Up Pere-Scope!
Mike Hersh recently sent me a bunch of new wire photo submissions. I’ll be cobbling them into the latest installment of our wire service series soon, but today I want …