Clothed Like a Jaybird

[Editor's Note: Last week I showed a photo of Blue Jays scout Al LaMacchia posing with a Blue Jays road jersey that had different lettering than what the team actually used for its inaugural road blues. Today we have a guest entry from Lloyd Davis, who's made some major research breakthroughs on this . . . → Read More: Clothed Like a Jaybird

Auction Action, Sporting News Edition

Mears Auctions recently sold a bunch of old Sporting News photos, and the increasingly indispensable Mike Hersh singled out a bunch of uni-notable shots, all of them baseball-related. Let’s take a look:

• Here’s a great shot of the Boston tricentennial patch as worn by the Red Sox (here’s the full auction listing).

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Monday Morning Uni Watch, MLB Edition

The first weekend of the MLB season brought an unusually large number of uni-notable moments. Here’s a full accounting:

• The Rockies weren’t supposed to have a purple jersey this season. In fact, just last week team owner Dick Monfort said any return of the purple “won’t be until 2012″ during a Twitter-fest . . . → Read More: Monday Morning Uni Watch, MLB Edition

Rolls Reuss, Volume III

By Phil Hecken

Today we continue with outtakes from my recent interview with the great Jerry Reuss. If you missed Volume I or II, you can look here and here.

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We’ll begin today with Jerry’s take on the infamous “Bumblebee” uniforms the Pirates wore during two of Jerry’s seasons on the Bucs, . . . → Read More: Rolls Reuss, Volume III

Please Keep Off Mark Peterson's Grass

By Phil Hecken

The depth and breadth of the Uni Watch readership talents and expertise never cease to amaze me. This past summer, when I ran the “Design-An-MLB-Jersey” contest, there were dozens of outstanding submissions, one of which I’ll never forget. It was for the San Diego Padres, and it came from Mark . . . → Read More: Please Keep Off Mark Peterson’s Grass

About the Last Sport I Expected to Be Discussing Today

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