Uni Watch Blog Digest for the Week Ending Oct. 6, 2023

One-stop shopping for the past week of Uni Watch Blog content.

Paul Lukas

Oct 06, 2023

Friday, Sept. 29

Two late-breaking NBA City Edition leaks from last week, for the Bulls and Mavs.

Saturday, Sept. 30

Phil and contributor Jim Vilk published a great piece on 13 NFL throwbacks they’d like to see.

Sunday, Oct. 1

Phil published his weekly Sunday Morning Uni Watch roundup of Saturday’s college football uni news.

Monday, Oct. 2

Here’s this week’s Monday Morning Uni Watch report.
Here’s a recap of this season’s MLB uni number weirdness.
On the eve of the MLB postseason, I wrote about how this year’s playoffs could bring an important (and sad) uni milestone.
The Wizards’ and Jazz’s City Edition shorts have apparently leaked.
The Hornets have inked the NBA’s first-ever uni ad deal with a social media celebrity.
The Raptors’ City Edition uniform has apparently leaked.
Yet another NBA leak, this time for the Kings — and it’s a beauty.

Tuesday, Oct. 3

I wrote a tribute to my friend and former ESPN colleague Jim Caple, who died on Sunday.
More NBA City Edition leaks, this time for the Grizzlies and Heat.
John Gordon, who designed the Green Bay Packers’ distinctive “G” logo, has died.

Wednesday, Oct. 4

The first base chalk line had a very strange anomaly in Cleveland during the late 1990s.
Over in the NBA, the Miami Heat have a new uniform advertiser.
Ditto for the NHL’s LA Kings.
I wrote about my latest flea market find: a completely amazing 1970 cassette player.

Thursday, Oct. 5

Fate seems to be sending me a signal about a new Uni Watch kitten mascot.
The Titans will debut a new uni combo this Sunday.
The Pistons’ new City jersey has leaked.
Some items from Uni Watch reader Tom Jacobsen’s extensive Denver Broncos memorabilia collection is showcased in a new Broncos-centric museum exhibit.
And of course I hope you saw my annual NHL Season Preview here on Substack.

Friday, Oct. 6

The Denver Broncos sent me a mysterious package. What was in it? Let’s take a look.
Pokémon characters wearing sports uniforms? Yes, please!
It turns out that vintage cassette player I wrote about Wednesday has a close cousin with a great story behind it!

Uni Watch News Tickers

In addition to the articles I just linked to, we also had the Uni Watch News Ticker — our daily roundup of news items from across the uni-verse. Here are the Tickers for Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.

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