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The Uni Hyphen: How a Little Mark Can Make a Big Difference

Click to enlarge Mets prospect Pete Crow-Armstrong — the 19th overall pick in last year’s MLB draft — made his Grapefruit League debut yesterday. There was lots of chatter about …

Paint by Numbers: Amazing Women’s Footy Scoreboard Art

Click to enlarge Got a note the other day from Australian reader James MacNeil, who wanted to let me know about a great new art project, called Keeping Score, by …

Play Ball! Spring Training Games Provide Lots of Uni Observations

Click to enlarge Good morning! Greetings from Uni Watch HQ, where all three inhabitants continue to be safe and well. MLB spring training games got under way yesterday, and we …

A Uniform’s Relationship to City Colors

By Phil Hecken, with Logan Paige Follow @PhilHecken Good Sunday morning, Uni Watchers. Hope you’re all staying safe and well. Now then, I received the following e-mail from reader Logan …

Red/Orange Snafu Leads to NBA Uni First

By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Greetings and Happy Saturday, folks! We made it to the weekend. Hope everyone had a good week. As you may have heard by now, there …

Long-Lost Gas Giveaway Provides Blast from Cubbies’ Past

For all images, click to enlarge Check out this illustration showing various Cubs players who won the National League MVP Award. A great composition, and so many great uniforms! That …

Yanks Do Really Simple Thing They’ve Never Done Before

2021 continues to be a banner year for MLB memorial patches, as a social media photo of pitcher Gerrit Cole revealed the team’s new “16” memorial for Whitey Ford. As …

Letter-Imperfect: Giants Botch New Uni Element

Allow me to re-introduce myself. #SFGiants pic.twitter.com/sI7hIdxGc3 — SFGiants (@SFGiants) February 23, 2021 We’ve known for several months now that the Giants would be wearing NOBs on their home jerseys …

1967 Grey Cup Film Is Filled with CFL Uni Goodness

Reader Jeff Ingalls recently came across a 10-minute film called Oskee Wee Wee, which is about the local frenzy surrounding the 1967 Grey Cup game between the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and …

Potential Zero-O-Rama Scenario Prompts Blogger Spat

An interesting scenario played out over the weekend, which led to a fun uni-related spat between me and my favorite blogger. Give me a minute to set up the backstory. …

Jimmer Vilk’s Paper Football Helmet Project

By Phil Hecken, with Jim Vilk Follow @PhilHecken Good Sunday morning, Uni Watch gang. Hope everyone had a good Saturday and you’re all still staying safe and well. Today’s my …

Jordan Grimes Rebrands The New Orleans Saints

By Phil Hecken, with Jordan Grimes Follow @PhilHecken Good Saturday morning, everyone — hope all are safe and well, and if you live in most of the lower 48, that …

Uni Watch DIY Project: An Awesome Canadiens Jacket

For most of these photos, click to enlarge The Canadiens jacket shown above is pretty sweet, no? And here’s the beauty part: It’s not a retail item — Uni Watch …

Play Ball! Time to Talk About 2021 MLB Uni Changes

Good morning! I’m happy to announce that the new episode of Unified is now ready for your listening and viewing pleasure. With pitchers and catchers reporting to spring training this …

Behold: The First Position-Specific Football Helmet

We’re all familiar with the different facemask styles that are common for various football positions. But now Vicis is releasing something new — not just a position-specific facemask, but a …