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Month: October 2011

Monday Morning Uni Watch

As you can see at right, Bills fullback Corey McIntyre got in the holiday spirit yesterday by going with a Halloween-themed mouthguard. Fun move — good for him. In other …

Snowday Morning Uni Watch

By Phil Hecken, with Terry Duroncelet Much of the northeast was blanketed by a snowstorm yesterday and last night, and a lot of areas got walloped — bad for most …

We’ll Think of Happy Days of Yore

By Phil Hecken Next in line for Nike’s amateur pacifist costumes is THE Ohio State University (who’ll be playing B1G rival Wisconsin today), and like some of their recent offerings, …

The Shirt Off His Back

The photo you see above (which, like all the photos in today’s entry, you can click to access a larger version) is what was left of David Freese’s jersey after …

There’s No Service Like Wire Service, Vol. 37

Nice batch today — some from Mako Mameli, some from Bruce Menard, some from Mike Hersh, and some from me. • Did you know that Chicago had its own semi-pro …

What the H?

Last week I Ticker-linked to a photo of Heritage High School in Virginia wearing the logo of the XFL’s NY/NJ Hitmen. That led to a bunch of people submitting similar …

The Bleeding Ultimate

Quick, who was the last boxer to score a knockdown against Muhammad Ali? Punch yourself in the nose 13 times in a row if you knew it was Chuck Wepner, …

Monday Morning Uni Watch

There was a true stroke of uni-related genius at yesterday’s Rams/Cowboys game, where Josh Hamilton of the Rangers and Lance Berkman of the Cardinals participated in the coin toss — …

Sunday Morning Uni Watch

By Phil Hecken Yesterday was one of those days when I had a ton of stuff going on, and I literally got to watch about 10 minutes of football. Fortunately, …

Ready…Set…Geaux!

By Phil Hecken The next in line for the Nike Amateur Pacifist costume is LSU, who are playing SEC rival Auburn today, down in the Bayou. And they’ll be wearing …

But Was It Fitted or Snap-Back?

. The most uni-notable moment of the past 24 hours didn’t take place on the diamond in St. Louis, or in any of last night’s NHL games, or anyplace in …

A Ghost from the Past

. Reader Mark Haarmann recently visited the Rangers Hall of Fame at the Ballpark in Arlington, where he took the photo you see above. “It’s from the team’s first season …

Gearing Up for the Fall Classic

That World Series thingie is scheduled to start tonight, so I thought we’d go over a few points regarding the two teams. To wit: • Feeling gravity’s pull: Has anyone …

Humpback Liner? No, Humpback NINER!

What you see above is 49ers QB Steve DeBerg getting wired up with a speaker for a game in 1980. Deberg had been stricken with laryngitis, so the San Francisco …

Monday Morning Uni Watch

Uni Watch intern emeritus Vince Grzegorek, shown at right, was in town over the weekend, so we got together yesterday to watch some football, shoot some pool, and drink some …