New ESPN column today — here’s the link. Meanwhile: Last night I worked a volunteer shift at the very wonderful City Reliquary, where the gift shop featured a book I …
Category: Umps/Refs
Uni Watch Middle East Report
From time to time we’ve discussed uni-related issues of trademark infringement and protection. But policing your trademark in lawsuit-happy America is one thing — doing it in a far-off land, …
C(r)aptastic
I know some of you are sick of all Mets chatter on this site, but there are reasons why they keep coming up for discussion. Among them: No other team …
Less Than the Sum of Its Parts
The WNBA preseason begins today, and the league kicked things off yesterday by unveiling a new set of uniforms for all the teams. The truth: I don’t really give a …
And Guest-Starring, as Himself …
A really interesting subject came up in yesterday’s comments section: uniform cameos, meaning players who made very brief and easily overlooked appearances with a given team. It’s a great topic, …
‘C’ Section
Derek Lowe is scheduled to pitch tonight for the Dodgers. I’d been looking forward to this, because several readers reported over the weekend that Lowe was spotted in the dugout …
Ties That Bind
Twenty-odd years ago, before he reinvented himself as the indie-rock act called Smog, Bill Callahan published a cool little fanzine called Disaster. In 1986, while reviewing an LP by the …
Ich Bin Ein 42er
Personally, I loved yesterday’s 42-athon. In a sports world that’s become way too scripted and predictable, it was a kick to see scenes like this, this, and this. And even …
How Many Ballplayers Does It Take to Screw in a Lightbulb?
This Jackie Robinson tribute thing is turning into quite a phenomenon. At first it looked like one player per team would be wearing No. 42, except for the Dodgers, who …
Alas, my love you do me wrong / To cast me off discourteously
So here’s a little something: In last Friday’s ticker, I mentioned that Arizona State shortstop Andrew Romine had been wearing green sleeves (as shown at right) a few days earlier, …
‘So once you do know what the question actually is, you’ll know what the answer means’
I’ve got a short ESPN column today — here’s the link. Meanwhile, here’s a quick quiz: When Jackie Robinson’s No. 42 was retired on an MLB-wide basis 10 years ago, …
Gimme Fives
We all know about the Negro Leagues. But what you might not know about — or at least I didn’t until reader Jordan Woodson recently brought it to my attention, …
‘How Are They Gonna Know I’m a Hurricane?!’
As many of you have heard by now, Miami will have new football uniforms next season. Naturally, it’s premature to judge a set simply on the basis of an illustration …
I’m So Happy About the Site Being Back to Normal, I’m Even Saying Good Things About Nike
After all the hassles caused by the Nike-pox sleeves last season, I’ve been wondering if they’d be back this year. I hadn’t seen any sign of them in spring training …
Uni Watch Book Club: The Hockey Sweater
New ESPN column today tomorrow (my bad, I thought it was gonna run today). Meanwhile: With all the recent fuss about the new NHL uniforms, several readers have mentioned a …