Click to enlarge By Phil Hecken It’s been about a month since we last heard from Tim E. O’Brien sorry it couldn’t have been longer but you know, you just …
Month: March 2012
Cue the Allen Iverson Monologue
If you asked me to compile a list of things I never thought I’d be writing about as a lead entry topic, I’m fairly certain “college football practice togs” would …
A Clash of Titans: Douchebag v. Douchebag
As you’re probably aware, Reebok wasted no time in getting some Tim Tebow Jets jerseys on store shelves after Tebow was traded to New York last week. Sure, their license …
Play Ball … and Pass the Cinnamon Roll
. Don’t look now, but it’s Opening Day. Not the real Opening Day — that’s next week. This morning is Opening Day in Japan. The real Opening Day is all …
What Might Have Been
Click to enlarge Here’s an unusual sight: Dick Williams in a Yankees uniform! How did that happen? Wikipedia’s entry on Williams provides the answer: Williams had a surprise for [A’s …
Day, Excellent
Click photos to enlarge Wednesday was my birthday, so I celebrated the same way I always do: I threw myself a party at a local restaurant. For years my birthday …
The Re-Name Game: Let’s Go
By Phil Hecken It’s time for the next Uni Watch design-a-uni (and logo) contest. We’ll get to the rules in a second, but if you happened to miss the beginning, …
Of Colorizers, Concepters, Comics…and Bizkit
By Phil Hecken We’re gonna take a break from the Native American discussion today, and bring it back to what (I think) makes the weekend posts so great — and …
What Do You Mean ‘We,’ Paleface?
As the question of using Native American imagery continues to rattle around the corners of the sports world, many people have opinions but few (aside from the NCAA and the …
Backfield in Motion
. I was blown away by the number of people who sent me birthday notes yesterday — thanks, gang. It was a really good day, which I’ll describe in more …
‘Collectionary’ Isn’t a Word, But It Should Be
Click photos to enlarge I collect old salesman sample items — catalogs, displays, etc. With my birthday coming up, I recently treated myself to the vintage beauties you see above: …
What Will Peyton Wear to His Coming-Out Party?
Timing, as the say, is everything. As you’re probably aware by now, Mr. Peyton Manning will likely be playing for the Broncos this fall. It’s supposedly a done deal, contingent …
Would You Wear It on Your Hat? Would You Wear It While Up at Bat?
Saturday was St. Patrick’s Day, otherwise known as the one uni-notable day of spring training. Here’s what MLB teams wore, in roughly descending order of how much effort they expended …
The Re-Name Game
By Phil Hecken We’re ready for the next Uni Watch design contest, and this one is a little different than all the past contests — we’ll be doing more than …
Going Green
By Phil O’Hecken Top o’the mornin’ to ya lads and lassies. Tis St. Patrick’s day. Which can mean only one thing: an excuse for teams to break out green unis …