“O” My God — What the Duck?

By Phil Hecken

“Not seeing the forest for the trees?”

“Oregon Being Oregon?”

“What the Duck?”

So many headlines went through my head when I first saw today’s splash photo. It’s actually quite difficult to put into words. Well, my own words, anyway. So, I’ll let Tinker Hatfield, the man who designed the . . . → Read More: “O” My God — What the Duck?

No, I Don't Plan to Apply for the Job

The initial reports began circulating early yesterday afternoon: Mets equipment manager Charlie Samuels (that’s him at right, as pictured in the 2000 media guide, before he’d lost a ton of weight on a bet with Piazza’s dad and then gained it all back) had been suspended indefinitely, although the team wouldn’t say why. . . . → Read More: No, I Don’t Plan to Apply for the Job

Uni Watch Photo Mystery: Riddle Me This

When I was putting together the wire service photos for Tuesday’s entry, I was particularly intrigued by the shot you see above, which was part of a batch of photos brought to my attention by Paul Wiederecht (here’s a much larger view). When I first saw a thumbnail-size version of it, I thought, . . . → Read More: Uni Watch Photo Mystery: Riddle Me This

And Then There Were Three

Sorry to kick off the day with a non-uni item, but we’ve had a major, major development on the Candela front and I’m all super-excited about it, so you’re just gonna have to bear with me.

As those of you who’ve followed the Candela project may recall, one of the big mysteries we’ve . . . → Read More: And Then There Were Three

There's No Service Like Wire Service, Vol. 20

Time for another round of sensational uni-centric wire shots. This batch was contributed by Bruce Menard, Paul Wiederecht, Mike Hersh, and Mako Mameli.

• Most of you have probably seen the famous shots of Big Klu’s typos on May 8, 1960. What you probably haven’t seen, though, is this follow-up shot that was . . . → Read More: There’s No Service Like Wire Service, Vol. 20

Monday Morning Uni Watch

We have sooooo many things to cover today, boys and girls, so let’s get right to it:

• The Rams wore their royal blue throwbacks yesterday. Like everyone else, I love the horns on the jersey shoulders, but I also love those pants. And hey, Steven Jackson got into the retro mood during . . . → Read More: Monday Morning Uni Watch