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Month: December 2010

Who ARE These Guys?

By Phil Hecken, with Rick Pearson As we wrap up 2010, I’m joined by Ricko, as he and I join forces for our year-end quiz. It’s been a while since …

The Pin-nacle of Tiny Design

One of best things that happened to me in 2010 was that I had my first experience with curling, culminating in my participation in the House of Hearts Bonspiel back …

Winging It: Helmet History Reconsidered

Everyone knows Michigan football is famous for its winged helmet design. Many of you smartypants types also know that credit for originating the winged concept is usually given to Princeton …

There’s No Service Like Wire Service, Vol. 23

One last batch of wire service pics before the calendar runs out, including some instant classics. All of these were submitted by Mako Mameli, except for the last four, which …

Monday Morning Uni Watch

People, I’m going to be frank: I spent all of yesterday cooking, eating, drinking, and shoveling (which is supposed to be my landlord’s job, but he was snowed in across …

I’m Dreaming of a White Boxing Day

I spent yesterday afternoon in the Jersey City studios of the mighty WFMU, where I joined “Fool’s Paradise” radio host Rex and a festive crowd of merry-makers and rabble-rousers to …

Ho-Ho-Hosiery

Santa knows that the best Christmas stockings aren’t the ones being hung by the chimney with care. He also knows stockings aren’t the only things worth stuffing, and that there …

And Not a Single Pink Wristband in Sight

The sports media world, Uni Watch included, doesn’t pay much attention to women’s sports. And that was even more true in 1974, when Billie Jean King helped launch womenSports magazine …

Mouthguardian Angel

People often tell me, “I’ve spent years looking at sleeve stripes [or facemasks, or collar styles, or pork chops, or whatever], but I’d never really thought about them until I …

Closet Case, Vol. 3

I’ve had some very good eBay luck lately, scoring a bunch of excellent uniforms and related items. Let’s take a look, beginning with this beauty: I wore this one while …

Roll Over, Robert Marshall, and Tell Josh Outman the News

One of my favorite holiday rituals is the annual arrival of a package from Uni Watch pastry chef Elena Elms, who always comes up with some sort of baseball uniform-themed …

Monday Morning Uni Watch

I don’t have a photo, but there was a point in the first half of yesterday’s Giants/Eagles game when Ahmad Bradshaw was carrying the ball while his mouthguard was stuck …

If The SEC Went Pro (Combat) …

By Phil Hecken As you know, I get many tweaks sent my way, and I try to get every single one of them put down below in the “Uni Tweaks” …

When Tweaks Meets Fantasy Meets Reality

By Phil Hecken, with R. Scott Rogers I get lots of uniform tweaks sent my way every week, so when I got this submission from R. Scott Rogers with this …

Fan Appreciation Day, 2010 Edition

A few nights ago I had dinner with a very nice couple — let’s call them Bob and Jill. You’d recognize Bob as someone who’s very relevant to what we …