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Month: January 2009

XLII Bowls, LXXXIV Uniforms

By Phil Hecken Super Bowl weekend is finally upon us. Super Bowl XLIII. A time to eat, drink and be merry. And a good time to review the uniforms of …

And the Fortune Cookie Was Good, Too

Pictured above is the plate of Spicy and Aromatic Soft-Shell Crab that a bunch of friends and I devoured last night — along with tea-smoked duck, lamb with cumin sauce, …

Uni Watch DIY Project: Steel City Fantasy Edition

Another day, another DIY project, this time from longtime contributor Ryan Connelly. Here’s his story: I grew up in Swisshelm Park, within the Pittsburgh city limits, and the bus that …

Apparently There’s Some Sort of Game on Sunday

There’s a superb article here on the history of Super Bowl logos. But here’s something the artile doesn’t address: Why would you design a Super Bowl logo with so much …

‘Wait a second — you mean you didn’t upload today’s entry either?’: Uni Watch Party Report

Saturday’s get-together at Sheep Station was the best Uni Watch gathering ever, with more than 30 people in attendance. Here’s a quick rundown: • Bench coach Phil Hecken had the …

Monday Morning Uni Watch

I’m sure something stupider than the following statement will be uttered at some point this year. I just can’t imagine what it could be. Check this out: [T]he decision to …

All Star Puck Returns To Montreal

By Phil Hecken (with another big assist from Teebz) The 2009 NHL All-Star Game will be played today as part of the celebrations surrounding the Canadiens’ 100th anniversary. It will …

What to Wear?

By Phil Hecken Today is the annual New York gathering of Uni Watch at 2:00 pm at Sheep Station in Paul’s borough of Brooklyn. MLB logo designer Jerry Dior is …

Land of 10,000 Lakes … and Some Excellent Sweaters

It’s not often that I devote the lead entry to a retail operation, but reader Scott Johnson recently told me about a truly impressive outfit called Vintage Minnesota Hockey. The …

Uni Watch DIY Project: Getting Ready for Pitchers and Catchers

New ESPN column today. But since I took Tuesday off, we’ll continue here as usual today. So: Got a great note the other day from Rob Waynick (that’s him at …

Secret of Crosby’s Success Revealed!

Last week there was a brief thread in the comments about an interesting point brought up during a recent Penguins/Capitals game broadcast on FSN. It took a while, but I’ve …

Snow Day

That’s not my cat, and we didn’t get quite that much snow yesterday, but I’m giving the site the day off anyway, since I figure many of us will be …

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 …

New Balls, Mate

By Phil Hecken (teamed up with doubles partner, Brinke Guthrie, aka “=bg=”, Uni Watch West Coast Associate and Jr. Bureau Chief) G’day. This evening (or tomorrow, for you living Down …

Man of Steal

By Phil Hecken “If my uniform doesn’t get dirty, I haven’t done anything in the baseball game.” — Rickey Henderson. If that quote by itself doesn’t sum up Rickey Henderson’s …