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By Phil Hecken It’s time to get down to brass tacks. We’ve spent the past two weekends looking at Round One and Round Two of the “NFL Design-A-Uniform” contest, brought to us by Classic Old School Gear and their prexy, Alain Nana Sinkam. We considered all your comments and suggestions, and we thank . . . → Read More: These Go To Eleven  158 comments - (Comments are closed)  Customization/Modification, Jerseys, MLB, NFL, Uniform Designers By Phil Hecken As you all know, I get a LOT of “Uniform Tweaks” (or “concepts” or “revisions” or what have you) sent my way, and I try to post every single one. In order to remain impartial, I never comment on them, but rather, leave it to you readers to do so. . . . → Read More: Oh Danny! Boy 94 comments - (Comments are closed) Caps, Hosiery, Jerseys, MLB, Pants, Uni Watch Profiles interview series, Uniform Designers Here’s something I don’t often say: I wish I’d been in L.A. last night. That’s because Gallery 1988 had a reception for their new poster exhibit, called The Greatest Moments in Sports History, most of which looks to be completely amazing. Here are some highlights: • There are two posters based on Dock . . . → Read More: Hope They Served Beer Instead of Wine What see there is a new batting glove that supposedly offers much more protection against being hit by a pitched ball. It’s from a new California company called XProTex (further details here). And if you’re using new batting gloves, you may as well use them to hold a new bat. As you can . . . → Read More: Glove Story I’ve picked up several cool old catalogs in recent weeks, all worthy of a closer look. Here’s a rundown: • Universal Bleacher Company, circa early 1960s: This is the first time I’ve come across a catalog for gymnasium bleachers — an appealingly specific niche. No date on this one, but the colors and . . . → Read More: Uni Watch Library Update: Catalogs As you may recall from the lead-up to the Super Bowl, the NFL is introducing a new logo system for the big game. Turns out they’re also revising a bunch of other logos and graphics. Let’s take a look: • The new conference logos: The new letterforms are fine — an improvement, even . . . → Read More: But I Absolutely Refuse to Write About the Draft Caps The wire photo hits keep on coming. All of these come from an eBay seller that Mike Hersh pointed out to me, so special thanks to him for this batch. • Here’s a major find: The party line is that the first throwback game was staged by the White Sox in 1990, but . . . → Read More: There’s No Service Like Wire Service, Vol. 7 |
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