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Imagine being in Great Britain back in 1987. You probably knew about the Super Bowl; maybe you even stayed up late to watch it. But did you and other Brits really know anything about the NFL? Did you even care? I would have guessed that the answer was no, but apparently that wasn’t . . . → Read More: I found the keys keys / Yeah the keys to your heart heart / Yes I got them on a chain chain Last month I did an entry about old-timey baseball sweaters, in which I wrote, “I love these old sweaters and wish they’d make a comeback (or at least get a Mitchell & Ness treatment).” That prompted two notes. The first one came from Scott Turner, who’s been working for Ebbets Field Flannels out . . . → Read More: Sweater Weather Revisited The Packers’ 1929 throwbacks — first announced way back in March — finally saw their first game action yesterday. Has there ever been a longer gap between unveiling and on-field debut? Personally, I never liked the brown helmet, and still don’t — doesn’t look like a leather helmet, doesn’t look like the Packers, . . . → Read More: Monday Morning Uni Watch By Phil Hecken, with “THE Jeff” Provo Back again today with THE Jeff as we take one (hopefully) final look at color vs. color in the NFL. The first article of the series looked at past teams who’ve played in color vs. color, while the second article looked at possible future uses of . . . → Read More: NFL Color vs. Color — Part III: A Modest Proposal By Phil Hecken, with Michael Princip Unless you’ve been living in a cave or don’t care about college football, you’re probably aware that the Oregon Ducks are good. Very good. In fact, they’re the Number 1 ranked team in every poll conducted by humans. So, the traditional end-of-season matchup between the University of . . . → Read More: It’s neither war, nor civil… As many of you know, all 30 MLB teams will have new BP jerseys next season. This is sort of like hearing that there’s gonna be another Rocky movie — vaguely interesting, but honestly, who gives a shit? As it turns out, though, the first of the new BP jerseys to be publicly . . . → Read More: Probably the Most I’ll Ever Write About a BP Jersey I know minor league baseball teams often have wacky names. I also know the Houston area has a lot of mosquitos. And yeah, I realize there’s already a team called the Savannah Sand Gnats. Still, isn’t it a little strange that the newest minor league team is naming itself after a pest . . . → Read More: They Should Sell the Stadium Naming Rights to Off! As you’ve no doubt noticed in the left sidebar, our friends at Grey Flannel currently have a catalog auction in progress, and I’m happy to report that it’s a doozy. Here are some highlights: • One of the Yankees’ less-heralded milestones is that they were the first MLB team to wear a 50th-season . . . → Read More: Auction Action |
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