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It’s been a weird six weeks or so for the Rays. First came the plaid blazers. Then the blazers begat plaid-brimmed cap design that somehow became anointed as the team’s BP cap. The kicker came last night, as the Rays trotted out the plaid-brimmed hats e for last night’s game against the Orioles. . . . → Read More: ‘Plaid’ Is Not an Official Team Color — Yet Mike Hersh has been our star wire photo researcher in recent months, but he’s now facing a stiff challenge from Bruce Menard, who recently forwarded me a huge stash of sensational pics. Let’s take a look: • Check out this amazing team portrait of the 1920 U.S. Olympic hockey team. Those sweaters look . . . → Read More: There’s No Service Like Wire Service, Vol. 17 I recently mentioned that there’s a ton of good NFL material now available on Hulu. Turns out reader Mako Mameli has busily been making screen shots from the Hulu footage for a few months now. This is the first installment in what I hope will be a running series of his captures. • . . . → Read More: The Mako Mameli Files Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t think I’d want my team wearing an alternate jersey for their home opener, as the Dolphins did last night (additional photos here). I mean, it’s your first home game since last year — wouldn’t you want to show off your traditional look to reinforce the fan/team . . . → Read More: Monday Morning Uni Watch By Phil Hecken “It’s a marathon and not a sprint.” That’s how we describe the major league baseball season, and so to it goes for the look at monochrome in baseball. This “project” actually began more than a year ago, and now, perhaps mercifully, it comes to an end. We have one more . . . → Read More: Monochrome In Baseball, Part VI By Phil Hecken with Jim Vilk At Uni Watch, aside from our love of uniforms, we like to critique them, tweak them, discuss them, and even make them. With the College Football Season now in full swing, I’m joined by Mr. “5 & 1″ himself, Jim Vilk, who often finds himself at odds . . . → Read More: Letter Grading The NCAA (FBS) BCS Conferences Back in the ’90s I knew this guy named Spike Vrusho, who was a gifted writer and sort of a beatnik/bohemian sports nut. A devoted Pirates fan, he published a zine called Murtaugh, which featured, among other things, a hilariously scabrous Tony Millionaire comic called “Batty” and some epic poetry along the lines . . . → Read More: The Cover-Up of ’73 (no, not Watergate) Shortly after I arrived at yesterday’s NBA media event, Adidas exec Travis Blasingame, who I’d met two months ago at an earlier NBA event (and who happens to be a really nice guy), walked over to say hi. We chatted a bit and at some point I caught a glimpse of his belt . . . → Read More: Pass the Buckle |
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