CSI: Hofstra

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Monday Morning Uni Watch

The big uni-related news in the NFL yesterday had nothing to do with the players. It was the pink ribbons being worn by most coaches, owners, and other sideline personnel (although a few coaches went ribbon-free, including one guy who obviously didn’t want a ribbon messing up his carefully manicured look). The officials . . . → Read More: Monday Morning Uni Watch

Your Tax Dollars at Work

I could probably do an entire entry just on this photo. Where to begin? The upturned collar, the number on the sleeve, the vertical placket insignia, the amazing crest, the off-center belt buckle, the striped undersleeves — it’s a visual feast.

That shot (along with this one, which shows the same player with . . . → Read More: Your Tax Dollars at Work

Game of Shadows

So I was looking through the membership card gallery the other day, and I was suddenly struck by something I’d never noticed before: Most of the drop shadows and block shadows fall down and to the right — call it the five o’clock shadow.

As I started looking at photos, I realized that . . . → Read More: Game of Shadows

Uni Watch Profiles: Conor Clougherty

Conor Clougherty works for Honig’s, a company that specializes in uniforms for umps, refs, and other sports officials. He’s also a big Uni Watch fan, so we recently spent some time going over some of the finer points of officiating attire. Read and learn:

Uni Watch: What is your job there at Honig’s . . . → Read More: Uni Watch Profiles: Conor Clougherty

Because It’s Never Too Early to Learn How to Do Things Right

Several people have contributed good info about the College World Series, but I’m gonna save that until tomorrow or Thursday. Today we’re going to look back a bit further than college baseball — all the way back to Little League.

That topic was inspired by a note I got last week from reader . . . → Read More: Because It’s Never Too Early to Learn How to Do Things Right

Paternity Case

As you can see, the ticket stub shown at right is from 34 years ago, almost to the day. That date happened to be Father’s Day, 1973 — a day that my family spent at the ballpark.

Looking back, this could not have been much of a treat for my father. Egged on . . . → Read More: Paternity Case

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By Vince Grzegorek

Most of you know that I live in Cleveland, and that I tend to mention Cleveland sports every once in a great while. And at the risk of sounding like a complete homer, and even though the Spurs closed out the series last night, I wanted to dedicate an entry . . . → Read More: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXL