Click to enlarge Two winters ago we had a guest post from reader Loren Southard, who created a set of awesome sports logo-themed building blocks for his new child. That …
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Monday Morning Uni Watch
Photo by Robert Scheer/IndyStar, USA Today Network; click to enlarge Good morning, and happy 2022 from Uni Watch HQ! Hope you all had a good New Year’s weekend. Now then: …
Sunday Morning Bowl Watch — Final Edition
By Phil Hecken & the SMUW Crew Follow @PhilHecken A good Sunday morning Uni Watchers. I hope your New Year’s Eve and Day were safe and rewarding, and again my …
Saturday Morning Bowl Watch
Click to enlarge By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Good morning Uni Watchers, and a very HAPPY NEW YEAR to one and all. Here’s hoping double-deuces turns up aces for all. …
A Field Trip on the Next-to-Last Day of 2021
For all photos, click to enlarge A snowy owl has been spotted at Coney Island over the past few days. That’s something we don’t normally see around here, so yesterday …
Following Up on the Deaths of Bill Hetrick and John Madden
Click to enlarge Twice in the past week, I’ve had the unpleasant task of writing about people who passed away. Today I have follow-ups on both of them. First: If …
A Uni Watch Look at John Madden
Click to enlarge John Madden died yesterday at the age of 85. Long before he became famous as a broadcaster, video game namesake, and aerophobe, he spent 10 seasons (1969-1978) …
My New Favorite Hockey Team: the 1980s Sudbury Wolves
For all photos, click to enlarge Meet Paul DiPietro of the 1986 Sudbury Wolves, a team in the Ontario Hockey League. I’ve probably seen this photo before (reader Wade Heidt …
Monday Morning Uni Watch
For all photos, click to enlarge Notice anything unusual about New England quarterback Mac Jones’s jersey from yesterday’s game against the Bills? He was wearing the team’s now-outdated number font! …
Merry Vilkmas 2021 — The Lucky Ones!
By Phil Hecken, with Jimmer Vilk Follow @PhilHecken Greetings Uni Watch readers! A belated “Merry Christmas,” and a Happy day-after-Christmas/first day of Kwanzaa/Boxing Day/Happy Holidays, etc.! I hope everyone has …
Happy Christmas from Uni Watch
Merry Christmas from Uni Watch HQ, where “Mambo Santa Mambo” is on heavy rotation and the Irish cream and catnip are both flowing freely. Hope things are similarly festive wherever …
Bill Hetrick: 1962–2021
For all photos, click to enlarge Good morning. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, especially on the day before Christmas, but I’m sorry to report that longtime …
History Mystery Deepens as Pants Pocket Pics Proliferate
For all photos, click to enlarge The gent on the right in the photo above is Phillies manager Gene Mauch, who skippered the Phils from 1960 through 1968. Why am …
Uni Watch Double Feature: Buck’s History and NBA Christmas Rankings
Ho-ho-ho, boys and girls! It’s a big day here at Uni Watch, because I have not one but two feature-length pieces for you today. First, with the Mets introducing Buck …
The Duke of Montreal: Snider Had Unusual Uni Modification
Click to enlarge Hall of Famer Duke Snider is best known for his 16-year stint with the Dodgers — first in Brooklyn and then in Los Angeles. But he also …