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By Phil Hecken, with Brinke Guthrie It’s the Friday before the Friday before the Labor Day weekend — so that means the year’s final tennis major, the U.S. Open, begins this Monday. Since Ek is handling the weekends, that means today I’ll be joined by my doubles partner, Brinke Guthrie, to bring you . . . → Read More: New Balls, Please By Phil Hecken, with doubles partner Brinke Guthrie Last week I threatened promised you I’d be back with my doubles partner, UW West Coast Correspondent Brinke Guthrie, who’ll be joining me today for our “take” on the French Open, the tennis tournament beginning in Paris this coming Monday. This marks our third post . . . → Read More: Le By Phil Hecken (teamed up with doubles partner, Brinke Guthrie, aka “=bg=”, Uni Watch West Coast Associate and Jr. Bureau Chief) G’day. This evening (or tomorrow, for you living Down Under) marks the beginning of the 2009 Australian Open, the first “major” of the tennis calendar, played in Melbourne, Australia. It’s nice and . . . → Read More: New Balls, Mate [Editor's Note: Tennis coverage has become so indistinguishable from People magazine that I now find it largely unwatchable, even with the U.S. Open taking place in my back yard. Fortunately, reader Brinke Guthrie has volunteered to offer some thoughts on tennis attire, past and present. -- PL] By Brinke Guthrie As the U.S. . . . → Read More: And Don’t Forget Jennifer Capriati’s Nose Ring We’ve been so busy with team sports over the past month or so (stretch-run baseball, the start of the NFL and college football seasons, the relentless flood of new NHL designs) that I completely ignored the U.S. Open tennis tourney. And that’s a shame, because we happen to have a bona fide Open . . . → Read More: Court Reporter 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  226 comments - (Comments are closed)  Belts/Waistbands, College Football, Facemasks/Visors, History, Hosiery, MLB, Memorials, NFL, Pants, Player Names/Nameplates, Soccer, Tennis, Uni Pranks My NFL season-preview column is now up on ESPN — here’s the link. Meanwhile, let’s talk about the new NFL logo. By now you’ve all seen the new version, which will go into effect next year (and has already inspired several parodies). Let’s examine the changes and some of the league’s stated reasons . . . → Read More: No Friggin’ Lenience 148 comments - (Comments are closed) College Football, History, Hosiery, League Logos, Merchandising, NBA, NFL, NHL, Patches, Shorts/Trunks, Tennis, Volleyball Scott Turner and I took an upstate road trip last Thursday, capped off by a double-A ballgame between the Binghamton Mets and the New Britain Rock Cats. And therein lies a tale. The Mets are one of those franchises that require all their minor league affiliates to hike up their pant cuffs, so . . . → Read More: Be Careful What You Wish For 214 comments - (Comments are closed) Coaches/Managers, Collectibles/Memorabilia, College Football, Helmets, History, Hosiery, MLB, Memorials, Minor League Baseball, NFL, NHL, Non-sports uniforms, Pants, Patches, Player Names/Nameplates, Sleeves, Soccer, Tennis, Typography, Uni Numbers |
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