On Saturday and Monday I linked to some images suggesting that the manager and coaches on the 1973 Indians wore piping on their caps. But either of those shots could have been taken during spring training, and I remained unconvinced that the Tribe’s brain trust actually went with piping-clad headwear for the ’73 . . . → Read More: The Cap of Authority
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When I was taking part in that Ping-Pong tournament last week, I ended up yakking a bit with a chick from Buffalo named Aimee. At one point she asked what I did for a living. When I told her, she said, “Really? Uniforms? Because let me tell you, coming from Buffalo, I have . . . → Read More: Monday Morning Uni Watch By Phil Hecken, with “The Jeff” Provo Last weekend, I took a look back at color versus color in the NFL, from an historical perspective. That focused mostly on the more recent pairings of color versus color games. This past Thanksgiving, the Patriots and Lions engaged in another color against color matchup (a . . . → Read More: NFL Color vs. Color – Part II: Back to the Future Paul here, making a rare Saturday appearance. Just in time for holiday shopping season — what a coincidence! — two NHL teams have just unveiled their new third jerseys. Let’s take a look-see, beginning with the Blue Jackets, who unveiled their new jersey on Thanksgiving Eve: This strikes me as an okay . . . → Read More: Why Is This the Only Sport That Calls It ‘Third’ Jersey (instead of an alternate)? By Phil Hecken, with Doug Keklak and Jason Bernard There’s the “Third Saturday in October”, the “Sunflower Showdown”, and “THE Game” … We have the “Civil War”, the “Border War”, and the “Holy War” … Don’t forget the “Egg Bowl”, the “Iron Bowl”, and the “Tiger Bowl” … Not to mention the “Red . . . → Read More: Backyard Brawl — It’s On! … like, say, uniform numbers that don’t fall off of our jerseys. That’s Amare Stoudemire, whose numero uno pulled a disappearing act in the closing seconds of last night’s Knicks/Bobcats game and became a unique souvenir (here’s a little video clip). As you may recall, this isn’t the first time the league has . . . → Read More: Let’s Give Thanks for the Simple Things … There hasn’t been an NHL All-Star Game in nearly two years (remember, last season’s game was cancelled due to the Olympics). But with this season’s showcase game only two months away, the league still hasn’t announced what the uniforms will look like. And that’s a thornier question than usual this time around, because . . . → Read More: Uni Watch Exclusive!: NHL All-Star Uniform Preview I recently came across a bunch of old uniform ads from assorted sporting goods brands. I started to add them to the Ticker and thought to myself, “Terry Proctor’s gonna shit when he sees these.” But then I thought, “Hmmm, why not run these by Terry before posting them on the site and . . . → Read More: I Don’t Think Don Draper Worked on Any of These  148 comments - (Comments are closed)  History, Uniform Manufacturers, Uniforms in Movies/Advertising/Etc. |
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