The more you poke around in various archives, the more surprising it becomes that nobody ever came up with a dedicated uniform column or beat before I did. There’s certainly …
Category: Uni-centric Magazine/Newspaper items
The Ricko Files, Vol. 1
Back in late April, I ran an entry on the Orioles’ orange uniforms. Several of the comments that day came from a guy I hadn’t seen before on the site. …
Before There Was a Uni Watch News Ticker …
Last fall I ran a rundown of old uni-related New York Times articles, which made it clear that uniform coverage was alive and well decades before the advent of Uni …
Great Dane
As many of you know, kickers and punters are exempt from shoe color rules, so it’s not unusual to see a punter wearing black cleats while the rest of the …
All the Uni News That Fit, They Printed
I’m probably the first writer to cover the sports uniform beat on a regular basis — or even to conceive of uniforms as a legitimate sports beat to begin with …
Of Uniform Numbers — and Letters
The e-mails started arriving at Uni Watch HQ right after the end of Saturday’s Kentucky/LSU game. While the rest of the country was buzzing about Kentucky’s upset victory, Uni Watch …
Holy Cow!: New Branch Found on Uni Watch Family Tree
When I was 16, I started reading a new sports magazine. In one issue, their Q&A column included the following question: “I keep hearing about this nude female mud wrestling …
Hero Worship
New ESPN column today — here’s the link. Meanwhile: I love ripple effects. Case in point: Two or three weeks ago I got an e-mail from Ronnie Poore, telling me …
They Play Like a Mickey Mouse Team, So….
You probably know that the Devil Rays played a few “home” games in Orlando last week at the Disney Wide World of Sports Complex, which, despite having only 9000 seats, …
Stuck on the Stick
The Craig Biggio situation has reopened the topic of stick pins. I thought we had pretty much covered everyone who’d pinned something to his cap or uniform (Billy Martin, Bucky …
Don’t Eat Any Yellow Snow Green Ice
Tomorrow is St. Patrick’s Day, which means MLB teams will be wearing green uniforms. Some minor league hockey and basketball teams will probably get into the act too, along with …
Logo Au Go Go
New ESPN column today — here’s the link. Meanwhile: It’s rare that any genuine football news surfaces in the days before the Super Bowl, but Travis Garnes appears to have …
Cézanne Estate Nets Hefty Licensing Fee from Bucs
Back in September, I was given a look at the new MLB designs for the 2007 season, on the condition that I not divulge or discuss any of them prior …
Insert Huge Sigh of Relief Here
As we look forward to what should be a very aesthetically pleasing Super Bowl, let’s all chip in and send a muffin basket or something to the Bears, as a …
Maybe Romo Should’ve Worn One Too
If you’ve ever flown into or out of Dallas/Ft. Worth, you’ve probably experienced that oh-so-wonderful moment when the pilot informs you that you can see Texas Stadium if you look …