I woke up this morning to an email from Phil, who informed me that Marc Okkonen died on Monday. He was the author of several books, most notably Baseball Uniforms …
Category: Uni-centric Books
It’s A Beauty (of a Game): Neil Leifer’s ‘Ballet In The Dirt’
By Phil Hecken, with Jimmy Parker Follow @PhilHecken Hey guys. This has been a brutal week, health-wise, for me, as I’ve been laid up with the flu for about a …
Uni Watch Bookshelf: ‘The Art of the Cycling Jersey’
[Editor’s Note: Paul is on vacation until tomorrow, but he left this entry to run today. Enjoy.] There are lots of books out there about cycling jerseys. The latest one …
Uni Watch Book Review: Todd Radom’s ‘Winning Ugly’
For all photos, click to enlarge Let’s start this off by saying that I’m hardly an unbiased observer when it comes to Todd Radom. I’ve known him for over a …
For ‘How To Get To Second Base’ Ask Your Older Brother
By Phil Hecken, with Jimmer Vilk A couple weeks ago, Jim Vilk DM’ed me a couple pictures which really piqued my interest, and mentioned they came from a book he’d …
I Love a Man in a Uniform: Bill Henderson Interview
If you’re a regular Uni Watch reader, you’re probably familiar with (and, ideally, own a copy of) Bill Henderson’s seminal Game Worn Guide to MLB Jerseys, by far the most …
A Book Worth Getting Excited About
Click to enlarge I’ve written many times about the seminal graphic designer and illustrator Otis Shepard, who did great artwork for the Cubs, plus he designed several of the Cubbies’ …
Bill Henderson wants your help for the Seventh Edition of the Game Worn MLB Jersey Guide
By Morris Levin Bill Henderson publishes the Game Worn MLB Jersey Guide. The most recent edition was the Sixth which he released in 2012. Bill catalogs and identifies every jersey …
Uni Watch Book Club: ‘Stars and Strikes: Baseball and America in the Bicentennial Summer of ’76’
Reader Ed Kozak recently tipped me off to some good uni-centric content in Dan Epstein’s recently published book, Stars and Strikes: Baseball and America in the Bicentennial Summer of ’76, …
Uni Watch Library: Little Leaguer’s First Uniform
I was recently poking around on Etsy and came across a copy of a 1952 children’s book called Little Leaguer’s First Uniform. Sounded like good Uni Watch fodder, so I …
Uni Watch Book Club: ‘Willard Mullin’s Golden Age of Baseball’
When I was maybe 13 or 14 years old, my much older brother went up to our parents’ attic, poked around in an old box, and came out with a …
Uni Watch Book Club: The Hockey Hall of Fame Book of Jerseys
I recently got my hands on a review copy of The Hockey Hall of Fame Book of Jerseys, and I don’t mind saying it’s one of the best, most wonderfully …
Thus Spake Henderson (again)
[Editor’s Note: If the first section of this entry sounds familiar, it’s because a good chunk of it was copied and pasted from an entry I posted three years ago, …
Uni Watch Book Club: Rosenblatt Stadium — Omaha’s Diamond on the Hill
A few months ago, Phil wrote an entry about Rosenblatt Stadium, the Omaha ballpark that was hosting its final College World Series. Now the Omaha World-Herald has published a book …
Uni Watch Book Club: Basketball — The American Game
Two weeks ago I linked to two images of the Buffalo Braves’ inaugural road uniform. That prompted reader Johnny Woods to send me this action shot. He said it was …