Hats Off To Brooklyn -- Part II

By Phil Hecken

Following last weekend’s outstanding post from Uni Watch stalwart Chance Michaels, I’m back with Chance for Part II.

If you missed last weekend’s edition, do yourself a favor and check it out.

Without further ado, let’s get right to the good stuff:

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Red Letter Day

Absolutely EPIC Uni Watch party last night in St. Charles. Didn’t have time to upload photos or videos for today, but soon.

Now then: Back when Buck Showalter managed the Rangers, he wore a red cap in spring training while everyone else wore blue, presumably so he’d be easy to spot. And during his . . . → Read More: Red Letter Day

Guess Who My New Favorite Player Is

Happy Gringo de Mayo from St. Louis, where I got in last night. Didn’t get to see much of yesterday’s Dodgers/Cubs throwback game, but I got lots of e-mails telling me that Cubbie closer Sean Marshall was the only Chicago player to wear one of the long-sleeved undershirts that Bob Halfacre and his . . . → Read More: Guess Who My New Favorite Player Is

MLB: Where Any Day Can Be Flag Day

So that’s the cap that the Mets wore last night. And you’ve gotta hand it to them: This is definitely the thing to wear if you want to look like you just got off the plane from Kansas and went cap-shopping in Times Square.

Sigh. It’s tempting to just consign this to the . . . → Read More: MLB: Where Any Day Can Be Flag Day

Uni Watch Profiles: Bob Halfacre

Tomorrow the Dodgers will play the second of their six weekday-afternoon throwback games. They’ll once again be wearing their 1944 blue er-satins, and the Cubs will be wearing ’44 throwbacks as well. The uniforms for this game, like the ones for the April 21 Dodgers/Braves game, were not made by Majestic but by . . . → Read More: Uni Watch Profiles: Bob Halfacre

Redlegs: Not Just a Cincinnati Thing

——— Pretty cool photo + caption, right? Dan Cichalski sent it to me the other day. Fascinating shot on several different levels. One thing at at time:

• We can now add the Austin Braves to our list of minor league teams that have worn shorts.

• To my knowledge, this is the . . . → Read More: Redlegs: Not Just a Cincinnati Thing

Hats Off To Brooklyn -- Part I

By Phil Hecken

Ever since the LA Dodgers announced they’d be wearing throwback uniforms for six Thursday afternoon games this year, there’s been a buzz about their new uniforms. Whether through the passage of time or a faulty recollection of history, many have come to accept that the famous “B” logo that the . . . → Read More: Hats Off To Brooklyn — Part I