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By Paul Lukas, on November 9th, 2006%
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The Diamondbacks . . . → Read More: Border Crossing
By Paul Lukas, on November 8th, 2006%
Among the many annoying things in American politics these days, one of the most irksome is the lazy shorthand of “red states” vs. “blue states.” It’s a false dichotomy, since most states are “blue” in the cities and “red” everywhere else. I live in New York state, which is considered so overwhelmingly “blue” . . . → Read More: Where’s That Black-and-White TV When You Really Need It?
By Paul Lukas, on November 7th, 2006%
It was a small item — just one sentence, in fact — buried in the middle of an article about the Devil Rays in Sunday’s St. Petersburg Times. But it put a smile on my face and may have brought a frown to Shawn Camp’s. Here’s what it said:
“Don Zimmer signed up . . . → Read More: Popeye by Numbers
By Paul Lukas, on September 25th, 2006%
It was no surprise that those Bills throwbacks looked awesome yesterday (you can bask a bit more in their magnificence here, here, here, and here). But it was surprising, at least to me, that the throwback helmets were completely blank in the back — no NFL logo, no American flag, not even the . . . → Read More: Monday Morning Uni Watch
By Paul Lukas, on September 22nd, 2006%
I’ve never given much thought to sumo “uniforms,” because the combatants basically just wear diapers. Okay, so there are different colors (including you know what), along with the occasional bit of flag-based imagery, but still — come on.
Or at least that’s what I thought. But as with virtually all things Far Eastern, . . . → Read More: Wrestlemania
By Paul Lukas, on September 21st, 2006%
New ESPN column today — here’s the link.
Meanwhile: Ladies and gentlemen, there’s a new hosiery hero in our midst. That would be Brian Tallet of the Blue Jays, who on Tuesday night earned himself a lifetime Uni Watch exemption by wearing some picture-perfect stirrups. Here’s a closer look — note the bloused . . . → Read More: Humankind Not Doomed After All
By Paul Lukas, on September 12th, 2006%
You may have noticed that last Thursday’s ESPN column included a brief mention of John Maxymuk’s Uniform Numbers of the NFL: All-Time Rosters, Facts and Figures (which came out about a year and a half ago, but I just became aware of it last month). It’s a great book, stuffed to the gills . . . → Read More: Uni Watch Book Club: NFL by the Numbers
By Paul Lukas, on August 29th, 2006%
Last month we discussed several ballplayers whose caps have had a tendency to fall off, including Mike MacDougal, Jim Bouton, and John Pacella. (For those who missed it, the full treatment is here.) But those were all pitchers — it’s much rarer to find a position player with cap-retention problems. In fact, I’m . . . → Read More: Green Beret
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