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By Phil Hecken Spring is in the air. The ‘hot stove’ is over. It’s time to play the games. And so, much like the first crocus of spring, we begin anew…a new awakening…a new birth…spring training is underway. The practice of traveling to warmer weather locales to hone the craft of baseball is . . . → Read More: Ah…Spring! By Phil Hecken (with a glove save and a beut by Teebz) A couple of weeks ago, I was approached by a reader who asked me about goalie numbers. Being that I’m not really a hockey guy, I forwarded that request to Hockey Wing President Teebz, suggesting to the reader that Teebz could . . . → Read More: The Mask [Editor's Note: Uni Watch bench coach emeritus Bryan Redemske checks in today to bring us up to date on the cycling scene. -- PL] By Bryan Redemske Hey, Lance Armstrong is back — you may have heard about that. His comeback with Team Astana started in January at the Tour Down Under in . . . → Read More: Lance a Lot As you can see from the graphic on the screen, that’s Victor Harris at the NFL Combine the other day. So if his name is Victor, why does he have an “M. Harris” NOB? Because, of course, his nickname is Macho. And now, if you’ll excuse me a moment, I need to vomit. . . . → Read More: You’ve Got to Be Kidding Me Dept. Many of you may know Stall & Dean as a throwback apparel operation. But back in the day, it was an active sporting goods company that made uniforms and accessories for lots of top-level pro teams in several sports. The company’s archives have been decimated over the years as the Stall & Dean . . . → Read More: Uni Watch Field Trip: A Visit to Stall & Dean  88 comments - (Comments are closed)  Collectibles/Memorabilia, Equipment/Accessories, History, Jerseys Photographers taking photos of ballplayers is nothing new. But there’s only one time when photographers take photos of other photographers, and that’s spring training, where Photo Day portraits are such an essential part of the proceedings that the photo sessions themselves are documented, just like wind sprints and bunting drills. From a uniform . . . → Read More: Okay, Everyone Say, ‘High Cheese…’ [Ed. Note: Tonight is the annual Academy Awards presentation. In celebration of this, Doug Keklak approached me about authoring a piece detailing two movies near and dear to him, one of which is an absolute classic and referenced here all the time ("Slap Shot"), starring the recently-departed Paul Newman, while the other marked . . . → Read More: Flood City Film Festival By Phil Hecken (turning the double play with UW Graphics Star, Paul Soto) A few scant weeks ago, during a discussion in the Uni Watch comments section, a question was posed as to whether teams, like the Milwaukee Brewers, who currently wear “Team” names on their roadies, should sport their “City” name instead . . . → Read More: Say It Isn’t Faux |
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