Month: March 2008

It’s pretty simple, or at least it should be: You don’t wear an alternate uniform for the first game of the season. And that goes double when you’re playing the …

I eat my vegetables. I try to drive like a rational, sensible human being. I avoid dropping f-bombs around my kid. And I’m sure the rest of the Uni Watch …

Every time I see something like Orlando Hudson’s apparent miracle double on Friday night, I think of this. Or of Ricky Bobby’s prayers, during which he thanks the Lord Baby …

Got a note the other day from reader Matt Fedorka, who raised some interesting points. I’ll let him tell the story himself: Last year my girlfriend bought me an authentic …

Whatever you think of the advertising patches that were worn in the A’s/Bosox series in Japan, one question remains: Why is uniform advertising used exclusively in these season-opening series in …

I tend not to write about ice dancing outfits, in part because they’re ridiculous, and in larger part because the entire “sport” is even more ridiculous. But it’s worth making …

Did you wake up early to catch the A’s and Bosox? They’ve already set a new MLB record: most commercial uniform advertisers in a game. I count three: Ricoh on …

Almost exactly one year ago, I posted this entry, which concerned the players apparently wearing the “S,” instead of uni numbers, in this spring training photo. Twelve months and three …

LeBron James, the all-powerful and all-mighty will answer your questions in due time, my pretties, but first you must answer his: 1. Why did Notre Dame wear black basketball uniforms …

One of the hotter topics swirling in the daily comments section is the NCAA patch present on all teams by supreme mandate from above … or from Indianapolis. As is …

Today is my birthday, and I’m pleased to report that I have lots of things to be happy about. Two of those things will have an effect on this site, …

Last Friday’s Uni Watch party in Seattle was a big success, with about 20 people showing up — an impressive turnout for a not-too-big city. Here’s rundown of the evening’s …

The Yankees played an exhibition game up at Virginia Tech yesterday, and there were lots of uni-related oddities. Dig: • Both teams wore their home pinstripes. This reminds me of …

So last night Kirsten and I are walking to the IFC Center in Manhattan (to see this), and there’s this guy standing there on the sidewalk, wearing one of those …

Last month I ran this ESPN column about the evolution of football helmet innovation. The column was primarily about counterintuitive historical developments but also made prominent (and playfully derisive) mention …