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By Phil Hecken The Pro Bowl (tonight, 7:20pm EST, ESPN) hasn’t always sucked. But now it does, and even the most avid of Uni Watchers will be hard pressed to call this event a “must see.” If you actually care to watch, today (tonight actually) the 2010 NFL Pro Bowl takes place in Hawaii…er, . . . → Read More: The  217 comments - (Comments are closed)  All-Star Unis, Helmets, History, Jerseys, League Logos, NFL, Pants By Phil Hecken I’ve always been fascinated by the old baseball parks, especially the ones that were long gone before I was born. So many quirks, so much history — the ghosts of baseball past, if you will. Unlike today’s retro parks (which were, of course, inspired by the cathedrals of the past) . . . → Read More: Take Me Out To The Ball Park [Editor's Note: Today we have an outstanding guest column from Kenn Tomasch, who's taking a look back at little-noted chapter in baseball history. Enjoy. -- PL] By Kenn Tomasch For a time 20 years ago, baseball season went into extra innings, and the boys of summer played deep into the winter. In November . . . → Read More: Senior Citizens: The Boys of Winter Meet Brent Proulx, assistant equipment manager for the Minnesota Wild and all-around swell guy, who was nice enough to give me and Phil a behind-the-scenes tour after Saturday night’s Wild/Blue Jackets game. He’s proudly holding one of the jersey-themed laundry bags he designed for the team’s players — an excellent example of how . . . → Read More: Uni Watch Field Trip: A Walk on the Wild’s Side Last Friday’s Uni Watch party at Grumpy’s generated one of the biggest turnouts ever — a great mix of local readers and out-of-towners who’d headed to the Twin Cities for the Deep Freeze. Here’s a rundown on who showed up: • First and foremost, big thanks to David S. Gardner, who generously volunteered . . . → Read More: Uni Watch Twin Cities Road Trip Report Today we’re going to check out another batch of classic sports-themed ads from the Vintage Ad Browser site. Some real beauties this time, most of them from the 1960s and ’70s (with thanks to Jim Vilk, who contributed the last four ads in the list): • I confess that I didn’t know . . . → Read More: That’s Ad-Tastic, Vol. 2 All season long, Vikes coach Brad Childress has worn a special non-branded headset due to his hearing impairment, but the clowns at Motorola finally decided to impose their logo and wordmark on his rig yesterday. Pretty standard corporate douchebaggery, but I’m surprised it took them this long to get around to it. That . . . → Read More: Monday Morning Uni Watch 196 comments - (Comments are closed) Customization/Modification, Eye Black, Nail Polish, Etc., Jewelry, Logo Creep, NFL By Phil Hecken, with Pollster James Huening Ah, memories. I grew up during the halcyon days of the NHL when the Flyers, Islanders and Canadiens (and later, the Oilers) were the kings of hockey. In fact, from 1972 through 1990, other than those four teams, only the Calgary Flames (in 1989) won a . . . → Read More: Good Guys Wear White, Right? |
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