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Month: February 2012

Blasts from a Defunct League’s Past

Got a package a few weeks ago from reader Steve Russell, who wrote: Back in May of 1991, my father took me to Raleigh, North Carolina, to see the Raleigh-Durham …

Uni Watch Exclusive: Knob Job Update

Last summer I wrote an ESPN column about the small but growing trend of MLB teams putting decals on their bat knobs. Now the man behind that trend — Pro …

There’s No Service Like Wire Service, Vol. 39

Finally clearing out the last of my wire service backlog. Contributors for this batch include Mark Kluczynski, Mike Hersh, Jerry Wolper, Bill Henderson, Brendan Slattery, Bruce Menard, Warren Humphries, and …

Because There’s More Happening Today Than Just the Oscars and the NBA All-Star Game

[Editor’s Note: Instead of Phil’s usual Sunday grab bag, we have something special for you today. With the NASCAR season kicking off with today’s Daytona 500, reader Jory Fleischauer has …

Kickin’ It At The NBA ASG

By Phil Hecken It’s that time of year again — the one day I let the inmate run the asylum day everyone’s favorite sneakerhead, Matt Powers, gets to highlight the …

Black Thanksgiving Comes to Uni Watch HQ

Click photos to enlarge With the NBA All-Star Game taking place this Sunday, I received a surprise package yesterday from Adidas. Inside was the jersey you see above. I assume …

I Am Soooooo Glad I Never Worked in Radio

In case you didn’t get enough blasts from Brinke Guthrie’s past on Monday, here’s another chapter from his storied history: his stint as Banana Man while working for a Cincinnati …

Uni Watch DIY Project: Because Not Everyone Has Access to AutoCAD

A month ago I posted Ryan Connelly’s account of how he painted a Penguins logo on a friend’s wall. Like all of RyCo’s DIY projects, he began by mapping out …

‘Provolone, with’: Philadelphia Party Report

Had a great time on Saturday evening, as a bunch of Uni Watch readers from near and far gathered at the Devil’s Den in Philly. Here’s how it went down… …

Let’s Make a Big, Embarrassing Fuss Over Brinke, Shall We?

In last Tuesday’s “Collector’s Corner” column, Brinke Guthrie mentioned that he’d created this Bengals illustration back when he was a kid. As soon as I saw that, I asked him …

Sunday Morning Hot Spur

Today’s guest entry was written by Morris Levin, who you may remember from this summer’s “Fridays with Morris” series. Morris was at the Uni Watch gathering last night in Philadelphia, …

In What May Be My Shortest Ever Post…

By Phil Hecken Greetings from Philadelphia. Or as I like to call it, the city with the semi-unstable wireless internet in the hotel. Paul and I drove down yesterday afternoon …

When Guns on Jerseys Are Outlawed, Only the Outlaw Jerseys Will Have Guns (or something like that)

The Astros are celebrating their 50th anniversary this season. And as you may recall, last September they announced that they’d be marking the occasion by wearing an assortment of throwback …

Hockey Grab Bag

The other day I got a note from the pseudonymous Hungry Hungry Hipster (probably not pictured at right, but hey, you never know), with the following subject line: “Lots of …

Pussy-Obsessed, as Usual

. Uni Watch boy-mascot Tucker is having a few teeth extracted today. This means I’ll be busy corralling him into his carrier (always a harrowing experience for both of us), …