Back in early July, I ran a Ticker item about the top-selling WNBA jerseys and then sarcastically added, “Yeah, except that the top ‘top-selling’ WNBA jersey only moved about 17 units.” A lot of readers took me to task for taking a cheap shot, for being sexist, and for generally not taking the . . . → Read More: Do You Know There’s a Championship Round Currently Underway?
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There was a lot of uni-notable football action this past weekend, but they saved the best for last: the Redskins’ long-rumored gold pants, which made their debut in last night’s game against Dallas. Even better, the pants were paired with magnificent striped socks. Add it up and all of a sudden the ’Skins . . . → Read More: Monday Morning Uni Watch By Phil Hecken *Drumroll please* Now, the moment you’ve all been waiting for. Or at least, some of you: the “Design-A-Baseball Jersey Contest” winner. The voting in the contest was incredibly close, and that truly speaks to the quality of all the designs. There were a total of 3,721 votes cast, and a . . . → Read More: And the winner is… By Phil Hecken In case you hadn’t yet heard, Adidas is following the morally repugnant trail blazed by Major League Baseball three years ago, and taking a tragedy, and a national day of mourning, and turning it into a profiteering venture. That’s right, if you remember MLB’s little sartorial machinations of the past . . . → Read More: Badidas…Bad Bad Badidas Not the most uni-notable season opener, but it had its moments, especially the revelation that the Revolution Speed helmet doesn’t mesh too well with the Vikings’ horn decals (although, as you can see, it provides a perfect little shelf or ledge for showing off the green dot). In other observations: • Oddest . . . → Read More: As Much Purple as You Will Ever See on This Site A few months ago, Phil wrote an entry about Rosenblatt Stadium, the Omaha ballpark that was hosting its final College World Series. Now the Omaha World-Herald has published a book about Rosenblatt, and reader Todd Hotz reports that it features several uni-notable photos. He’s generously scanned the relevant images, including some real stunners. . . . → Read More: Uni Watch Book Club: Rosenblatt Stadium — Omaha’s Diamond on the Hill Pretty uni-notable photo, right? The see-thru jersey, the pants rolled up to expose those knee pads, the striped wristbands, the old Dungard facemask — good stuff. That photo is from the archives of US Presswire, which is one of the wire-photo services, like Getty and the AP. I’ve featured their images in several . . . → Read More: A Perfect Way to Ring In the NFL Season We all know I love stripes. So you can imagine my reaction when I saw this. Those are the Duryea (Pennsylvania) High School Wildcats in the 1950s. Their uniforms were recently brought to my attention by football photo-archivist Robert Harvell, who came across the Wildcats on a web site devoted to Duryea . . . → Read More: Wildcats of a Different Stripe |
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