As usual, the best part of Jackie Robinson Day was hearing all the broadcasters going out of their minds because they couldn’t tell the players apart (“The Rockies have a left-hander up in the bullpen, and I couldn’t tell you who he is, but he’s wearing No. 42″). Such pleasures notwithstanding, there were . . . → Read More: Yanks Hold Annual ‘Dress Like Mariano Rivera’ Day
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 150 comments - (Comments are closed)  Footwear, Hosiery, Logo Creep, MLB, Memorials, Throwbacks, Uni Numbers Notice anything missing from Andre Ethier’s uniform? Looks like he did some very selective surgery to his undershirt collar, much like a doctor removing a malignant tumor. Outstanding work. I think we’re gonna have to name this de-swooshification in Ethier’s honor. What shall we call it — Nothing Could Be Ethier? My Winner . . . → Read More: Andre Ethier for President! 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 Have there ever been a worse helmet design match-up than last night’s Fiesta Bowl? Woof. Fortunately, the game featured a few uni-notable aspects: • Boise State wore orange pants for the first time since the 2007 Fiesta Bowl. Although the pants had way too many gewgaws, I thought the basic white-over-orange look was . . . → Read More: Guess What Chips I Won’t Be Eating Today? 299 comments - (Comments are closed) College Football, Footwear, Gloves, Logo Creep, Pants, Sleeves, Undershirts Relatively quiet day in the NFL yesterday, but there were still a few noteworthy items. To wit: • Joe Skiba had promised me that the Giants would wear their road gray pants if forced to wear their blue jerseys on the road this year, and sure enough, that’s what they did last night. . . . → Read More: Monday Morning Uni Watch 257 comments - (Comments are closed) Belts/Waistbands, Coaches/Managers, Fabrics/Textiles, Hosiery, Logo Creep, NFL, Pants, Patches, Player Names/Nameplates, Throwbacks I only caught the last few minutes of the Hall of Fame Game last night. Fortunately, thanks to the magic of internet photo galleries, I can bring you the uni-related highlights anyway: • In recent weeks, it had looked like the Bills were gonna go with this pants stripe pattern. But they ended . . . → Read More: Monday Morning Uni Watch, Hall of Fame Game Edition 255 comments - (Comments are closed) Coaches/Managers, General, Gloves, Helmets, League Logos, Logo Creep, Memorials, NFL, Pants, Throwbacks Two interesting moments during last night’s Yanks/Braves game in Atlanta. One of them came during the top of the 9th, when Mariano Rivera got a rare turn at bat — only the second regular-season plate appearance of his career, and only the fifth overall. So this was a very unusual chance to see . . . → Read More: In Which We Learn That the Yankees Are Actually a Bunch of Penny-Pinchers Who Wear All Sorts of Unauthorized Headgear 155 comments - (Comments are closed) Caps, Helmets, League Logos, Logo Creep, MLB, Patches, Uni Numbers I’d be the first to agree that I’m in no position to criticize anyone for having a tattoo of a brand, although I think the Brannock Device tat on my right arm is a lot cooler than Marcin Gortat’s Nike/Jordan calf tat, shown above. And as a bonus, I’ll never have to worry . . . → Read More: Tat Spat |
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