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Every time I think we’ve hit the bottom of the wire service barrel, a new batch of great material appears on eBay. My continued thanks to Mike Hersh and Larry Wiederecht for their assistance in compiling these images. Now then: • In 1922, a bunch of American baseball players went on a tour . . . → Read More: There’s No Service Like Wire Service, Vol. 11 Weird scene at Shea the other day, as Dodgers reliever Ramon Troncoso entered the first game of Tuesday’s twin bill with a piece of tape on his uni number — a development that did not escape the notice of the L.A. broadcast team: Eric Collins: Not sure exactly why, but Ramon Francoso’s having . . . → Read More: ‘Now pitching, number 38 — or is it 30?’ [Editor's Note: Greg Allred, shown above, is the guy behind this site, which is devoted to the Birmingham Americans and Birgmingham Vulcans, both of the old WFL. He's also accumulated some interesting memorabilia, much of which he's made himself or had made to his specifications. Today he'll be telling us about his collection. . . . → Read More: New Trends in Office Decor I recently got a note from Anil Adyanthaya, who pointed out that Adam Foote’s name is represented twice on his jersey — first on his NOB, and then on the Avs’ shoulder patch, which is a foot. “Okay,” I thought to myself. “Big deal.” But then Anil started rattling off some additional . . . → Read More: A New Name Game Got an interesting note the other day from reader Zac Neubauer, as follows: My sister lives in Geneva, Switzerland, which got me thinking about what kinds of sport archives that they might have. I came across this web site known as the Swiss Poster Collection. I was a big fan of the Swiss . . . → Read More: Great Moments in Swiss-tory By Phil Hecken In a week that has seen several new uniform introductions, as well as the first wearing of another, the Chicago Bears have chosen to save the best for last. And boy, it’s a beauty. Seeking to channel the Bears’ glory years, the Chicago football squad will honor the original “Monsters . . . → Read More: Doing It Right, Chicago Style By Phil Hecken, with James Huening In a wonderful bit of serendipitous timing, the Arizona Cardinals broke some 100+ years of history on Thursday, introducing a black jersey and new pants and socks into their uniform repertoire. While not the most egregious form of “Black for Black’s Sake,” it certainly ranks up there . . . → Read More: BFBS PT. II  239 comments - (Comments are closed)  BFBS, College Baseball, College Football, College Hockey, College Hoops, NFL, Stirrups As we delve into yet another round of fantastic wire service photos, let’s take a second to acknowledge all the great photographers who took these shots, along with all the other photographers whose work makes Uni Watch possible. Mostly uncredited and often unknown, these shutterbugs are the unsung heroes of the uni-verse. Now . . . → Read More: There’s No Service Like Wire Service, Vol. 10 |
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