Time for another bunch of vintage NFL screen shots from reader Steve K., who continues to document unusual uni-related items from the 1970s (if you’ve missed the previous entries featuring …
Category: Uni Numbers
In Which We Learn That Pudge Rodriguez Is a Bit of Weirdo
Pudge Rodriguez was at the center of a bizarre sequence of events during last night’s Cards/’Stros game. It began when he announced prior to the game that he was changing …
In Which We Learn That the Yankees Are Actually a Bunch of Penny-Pinchers Who Wear All Sorts of Unauthorized Headgear
Two interesting moments during last night’s Yanks/Braves game in Atlanta. One of them came during the top of the 9th, when Mariano Rivera got a rare turn at bat — …
That’s No Way to Treat Tom Terrific’s Number
OK, things have now officially gotten so weird that the question needs to be asked: Is there someone at Majestic who’s pissed off because his wife had an affair with …
Washington and Hinckley: Never a Good Combination
Man, what does Majestic have against the Nationals? In the team’s latest uni snafu that can be traced back to the outfitter’s factory, Mike Hinckley’s 8 was upside-down last night …
Hasn’t This Poor City Suffered Enough?
As we all know, NFL uniform changes are usually in the pipeline for a year or so before they’re unveiled. And it’s been less than seven months since the Lions …
Uni Watch Book Club: Sports Memories of Western Pennsylvania
At the recent Uni Watch gathering in Pittsburgh, George Fetkovich was kind enough to give me this book, which has a bunch of great photos. Let’s take a look: • …
Monday Morning Uni Watch
I don’t suppose we could get the Cardinals to wear throwbacks in the Super Bowl, could we? The Cowboys notwithstanding, I almost always root for the NFC team in the …
Lobster Not Included
A week or so ago we had some chatter about this player wearing a bib. I was unfamiliar with the phenomenon, but as Al Cummings explained in the comments, “The …
Documenting a Maligned Decade
New ESPN column today — look here. Meanwhile … I recently got a note from reader Steve K., as follows: A friend of mine was moving and his wife made …
The Human Scoreboard
Two Fridays ago I ran a Ticker item about how Warren Spahn and Mort Cooper changed their uniform numbers with each additional victory late in the 1951 and 1942 seasons, …
Nothing Up (or on) Their Sleeves
Lots of readers wrote in over the weekend regarding Saturday’s Oregon/Cal game, which featured the unusual sight of solid yellow vs. solid white. But here’s something else unusual about that …
Forty-Deuce Redux
The Nationals, like every other MLB team, participated in the Jackie Robinson 42fest on April 15th. In fact, they were one of the clubs that dressed the entire team in …
You Know My Name, Look Up The Number
By Bryan Redemske In 1997, marking the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s major league debut — and therefore the breaking of the color barrier — teams wore sleeve patches to mark …