Spent yesterday up in Binghamton (accompanied by the estimable Mr. Bill Scanga, Vice President of Collections for the thoroughly wonderful City Reliquary), where I gorged on spiedies (see photo at …
Category: Uni Numbers
Punctuation Lesson (or: O Say Can You See That Apostrophe?)
First and foremost: Yes, I am aware that today’s post looks a little different. Not sure why, but we’re working on it and hope to have it fixed soon. New …
Think Pink
Everyone’s youth features some sort of traumatic memory that causes lasting damage for years to come, whether it’s witnessing a horrific car crash or walking in on your parents at …
Alas, Poor Yorick Admirals Fans
New ESPN column today. Here‘s the link. Meanwhile: Minor league baseball and hockey teams revise their unis all the time, and for the most part nobody cares. But I received …
Garden State (Or: Seven the Hard Way)
Weird happenings involving Cubs second baseman Todd Walker during Friday’s Cubs/Cardinals game. He was wearing his usual No. 7 when he doubled in the bottom of the 4th, and he …
Dear Pedro: The Check Is in the Mail
With the Mets finally back home, it’s time to revisit our Pedro Martinez Relief Fund project. As you’ll recall, Pedro was recently fined $5000 for stretching his pant cuffs down …
Logo Au Go Go
As we all know by now, Major League Baseball puts its logo on just about everything these days, including jerseys and caps. Nothing unique about that — the NFL, NBA, …
Turn That Frown Upside-Down
When it comes to ineptitude, you might say the Tampa Bay Devil Rays are experts. But they really outdid themselves last night. The unlucky victim was Jae Seo, who was …
Uni Watch Book Club
A week or two ago I mentioned a very promising book that I’d just become aware of, Now Batting, Number…: The Mystique, Superstition, and Lore of Baseball’s Uniform Numbers, by …
Royals Pitcher Can’t Take Any More, Sends Out Desperate Uni-Borne Distress Signal
Carl Keenan posted a comment yesterday about the American flag patches worn on MLB caps for Memorial Day. In case you missed it, he wrote: “During the 9th inning of …
“Kill number 72!”
Saw something in last night’s Mets/Yanks game I’d never seen before: Home plate ump Alfonso Marquez, who wears No. 72, had his uniform number on his chest protector. This is …