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By Phil Hecken with James Huening Just two short weeks ago, I and UW Pollster James Huening presented our latest poll: Worst Uniform Combination Ever. The results are in. You voted early and often, as there were over 8,000 votes cast(!). Apparently (and I’m sure Paul will be in agreement), you don’t like . . . → Read More: And The Worst Uni Combo Ever Is… By Vince Grzegorek As a fan, you might wear a ballcap when you go out to watch your favorite team. But for reasons of logic and convenience, you only bring one hat to the game — right? Well, there is one man who fails to see that logic, and who appears to be . . . → Read More: Man Of Many, Many Hats  138 comments - (Comments are closed)  Caps, College Baseball, College Football, College Hoops, Facemasks/Visors, High School Sports, Hosiery, MLB, Memorials, NBA, NHL, Patches, Player Names/Nameplates, Purple = Death Now that the first slate of NFL preseason games has been played, a few new developments have come to light (aside from those green dots on QBs’ helmets, which we’ve already discussed at length). Let’s take a look: • At first glance, it appears that the Chiefs are wearing an AFL logo patch. . . . → Read More: Preseason Ponderings 229 comments - (Comments are closed) Caps, Coaches/Managers, College Football, Footwear, Helmets, History, Hosiery, Jerseys, Lacrosse, MLB, Memorials, NBA, NFL, NHL, Patches, Purple = Death, Retired Numbers, Soccer, Team Logos/Insignia, Typography, Umps/Refs, Undershirts, Uni Numbers, Uni-centric Web Sites, Uniform Manufacturers, Uniforms in Movies/Advertising/Etc. The Diamondbacks unveiled their new uniforms last night. I’ll have a full review in my next ESPN column, which will run tomorrow. But for now I want to talk about one specific aspect of them: alignment. When the Dbacks’ new logos were first leaked a few months back, I held off on commenting, . . . → Read More: Border Crossing 235 comments - (Comments are closed) Coaches/Managers, College Football, College Hoops, History, Jerseys, MLB, Memorials, NFL, Purple = Death, Rugby, Soccer, Team Logos/Insignia, Tennis, Throwbacks, Typography 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? 212 comments - (Comments are closed) College Football, Facemasks/Visors, Helmets, High School Sports, Jerseys, MLB, NFL, NHL, Non-sports uniforms, Purple = Death, Throwbacks, Typos/Glitches/Wrong Uni/Etc., Umps/Refs, Uni Numbers 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 160 comments - (Comments are closed) College Football, High School Sports, History, Hosiery, MLB, Minor League Hockey, NFL, Player Names/Nameplates, Purple = Death, Team Logos/Insignia, Undershirts, Uni Numbers 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 158 comments - (Comments are closed) Collectibles/Memorabilia, College Football, Equipment/Accessories, Helmets, High School Sports, Hosiery, Japanese Baseball, Logo Creep, MLB, NFL, NHL, Patches, Purple = Death, Rugby, Throwbacks 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 103 comments - (Comments are closed) Belts/Waistbands, College Football, High School Sports, Logo Creep, Patches, Purple = Death, Sleeves, Sumo, Throwbacks, Uniform Manufacturers |
  
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