Uni Watch Blog Digest for the Week Ending Dec. 15, 2023
Uni Watch Blog Digest for the Week Ending Dec. 15, 2023
One-stop shopping for the past week of Uni Watch Blog content.
Hello! Here’s what’s been happening on the Uni Watch Blog this week:
Saturday, Dec. 9
Contributor Matthew Drake continued his look at the MLB Multiverse.
The latest installment of the 2+3+2 (+3) Project is for the AFC West.
Here’s a look at Army/Navy rivalry uniforms through the years.
Sunday, Dec. 10
Phil published his recap of this year’s Army/Navy game.
The latest installment of the 2+3+2 (+3) Project is for the NFC West.
Monday, Dec. 11
Here’s this week’s Monday Morning Uni Watch report on Sunday’s NFL action.
In a fun cross-sport gesture, Seattle Kraken goalie Joey Daccord’s mask design for the upcoming NHL Winter Classic features a bunch of Seattle Mariners trading cards.
We’ve gotten our first look at a Detroit Tigers jersey in Nike’s new tailoring template.
In a surprising development, the Cowboys’ Color Rush uniforms were upgraded to Nike’s new template in the middle of the NFL season.
Tuesday, Dec. 12
The New York Rangers’ new alternate uniform features insanely large “C” and “A” patches.
The fallout from Sports Illustrated’s unethical use of AI keeps on coming.
Wednesday, Dec. 13
The Colts will wear 1956 throwbacks for this Saturday’s game against the Steelers.
In a very strange development, I had a Uni Watch dream.
A new proposal would result in the Washington Wizards and Capitals moving to Alexandria, Virginia.
A Texas man set a Guinness World Record by running the fastest marathon ever while wearing a football uniform (and an XFL uni at that!).
The Carolina Panthers will wear their black alternate helmets this Sunday.
Thursday, Dec. 14
The Titans are trolling Houston fans this Sunday by wearing their Oilers throwbacks against the Texans.
An old Swedish sports magazine featured some spectacular hockey uniform photos.
A big holiday-season tradition here at Uni Watch is the annual publication of my homemade Irish cream recipe.
And I hope you saw my latest “Ask Me Anything” installment here on Substack.
Friday, Dec. 15
Another big holiday tradition is our annual year-end raffle, which is now up and running.
We’ve gotten our first look at a Dodgers jersey rendered in Nike’s new tailoring template.
Former pro basketball star George McGinnis, who died earlier this week, wore possibly the greatest basketball jersey ever in high school.
The Vancouver Canucks inducted former goalie Roberto Luongo into their Ring of Honor and saluted him with a really nice patch and decal.
A Uni Watch reader sent me a very beautiful 1941 bicycle catalog.
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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