The increasingly indispensable Mike Hersh has found yet another way to be indispensable. Mike’s wife works with woman named Lynn Farrell, who has an unusual line on her résumé: Back in the mid-1970s, she was a live mascot for a big league ballclub. Specifically, she was Mrs. Met. You can see a few . . . → Read More: Uni Watch Profiles: Lynn Farrell
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 134 comments - (Comments are closed)  Culinary Corner, Mascots, MLB, Uni Watch Profiles interview series First, a quick reality check: The two teams we’re about to discuss went a combined 15-11 last year. In other words, we’re talking about two very middling squads. Not exactly a clash of titans. Nevertheless, people seem to be pretty excited about the newly unveiled “legacy” uniforms that Michigan and Notre Dame will . . . → Read More: Wolverines and Irish Unveil Jerseys with Big Honking Corporate Logo, Other Design Elements By Phil Hecken About a month ago, I told you about the beginnings of a very special project — one which may some day go down in the annals of uniform history — on a par with Marcus Okkonen’s Dressed To The Nines That of course, was Tim & Bill’s “NFL Uniform Project.” . . . → Read More: Tim and Bill (and Rob’s) NFL Uniform Project – Part III 112 comments - (Comments are closed) History, NFL  Bill Schaefer, NFL Uniform Database, Rob Holecko, Tim Brulia By Phil Hecken One of the more persistent “Uni Watch Mysteries” over the past three or so years has been the ongoing debate on the color of the helmet decal the Denver Broncos wore during several pre-season games during the 1962 season (as well as several regular season games). Was it brown? Was . . . → Read More: Beating A Dead Bronco (of a different color?) 52 comments - (Comments are closed) Helmets, History, NFL 1962 Season, Broncos Blue Helmets, Broncos Brown Helmets, Rick Pearson Fascinating little tableau during last night’s Reds/Giants game, one that raises lots of interesting questions. Here’s the deal: In the top of the 3rd, Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto reached first base on a fielder’s choice. It was a cool night in San Francisco (59 degrees at game time), so they brought out a . . . → Read More: The Latest Example of How Life Is More Interesting without the DH 215 comments - (Comments are closed) Broadcasters' Uni Banter, Coaches/Managers, Jackets/Ponchos, MLB The screen shot at right shows Navy placekicker Matthew Harmon from a 2006 game against Stanford. You’ve probably seen it before — it frequently shows up in listings of uniform typos. I linked to it myself in this ESPN column back in 2007. But here’s the thing: As the years have gone by, . . . → Read More: Naval Gazing The increasingly indispensable Mike Hersh spotted quite a few items of interest in the latest Leland’s auction catalog. In the words of a Bud Light ad agency copywriter, here we go: • Whoa, baseball scorecards used to look just a little bit different than they look today (here’s the full auction listing). • . . . → Read More: Auction Action A few days ago I received a note from reader Zach Smith. He sent along a PDF of what he said was an internal NFL memorandum that had been shown to him by a friend who works for the league. I’ve done a bit of checking and have confirmed to my satisfaction that . . . → Read More: Uni Watch Exclusive: NFL Rethinking Alternate Uniform Guidelines |
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