Uni Watch Blog Digest for the Week Ending March 15, 2024
Uni Watch Blog Digest for the Week Ending March 15, 2024
One-stop shopping for the past week of Uni Watch Blog content.
Hello! Here’s what’s been happening over on the Uni Watch Blog:
Saturday, March 9
Contributor Chris Diamond explored football helmet concepts for teams with cat-based names.
Sunday, March 10
Phil presented the first installment of a project to redesign NBA uniforms.
Monday, March 11
After a top African basketball team covered up its jersey ad as a political protest, the team was forced to forfeit its next game.
With veteran NFL quarterback Russell Wilson signing with the Steelers, Wilson and his new team will both set Walter Payton patch milestones next season.
I don’t know about you, but I’ve noticed that the culture of sports is getting seriously ugly these days.
The Maple Leafs have added a new Toronto St. Pats fauxback, which they’ll wear to mark the St. Patrick’s Day holiday.
Tuesday, March 12
Typos in the Lakers’ Kobe Bryant statue are just the latest errors that the team has made when commemorating its history.
Update from Monday: The African hoops team that was forced to forfeit a game due to a uni ad protest has now been permanently disqualified.
Over in the NFL, the Jaguars are letting fans vote on the team’s 30th-season logo design.
Tickets for the Uni Watch 25th-anniversary party in NYC are now available.
Mets broadcaster Keith Hernandez suffered a uni-related brain cramp on the air — or did he?
The NHL will play several regular season games in Europe next season, including a season-opening series in Prague.
Wednesday, March 13
Remember those Oatly-themed minor league baseball uniforms that I wrote about last week? It turns out that the caps have two surprising design omissions.
The Cardinals and Phillies are still having problems with mismatched shades of grey for their road jerseys and pants.
The Phillies’ City Connect uniform will make its on-field debut sometime in April.
And I hope you saw my epic interview with Tom Andrich, the man who created Color Rush, here on Substack.
Thursday, March 14
Two years after unveiling their new wordmark, the Philadelphia Eagles have finally added it to their jersey chest.
The Astros have added a cap patch for their upcoming two-game series in Mexico City.
For next week’s season-opening MLB games in Korea, the Padres will wear a new sleeve ad but will not wear their Peter Seidler memorial patch.
In a probable first, the Penguins had to cancel their Jaromir Jagr bobblehead giveaway because the shipment of bobbles was stolen!
Friday, March 15
A bunch of early Nike/MLB prototype jerseys have surfaced on eBay.
Membership card designer Scott Turner checked in with the latest installment of his Remembership series.
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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That’s it for this week. Thanks for reading Uni Watch!
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