Uni Watch Blog Digest for the Week Ending Feb. 2, 2024
Uni Watch Blog Digest for the Week Ending Feb. 2, 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, Jan. 27
Phil took a look at the Washington Nationals’ new road and alternate jerseys.
Phil covered the official unveiling of the Miami Marlins’ new blue and black jerseys.
Contributor Chris Diamond presented the latest installment of his project to make NFL uniforms even more uniform.
Sunday, Jan. 28
Contributor Casey Vitelli presented the first part of the new project called the NBA Rewind Series.
Contributor Gary Chanko looked at the classic scoreboard in Denver’s Mile High Stadium.
Phil previewed the uniforms in the two NFL conference championship games.
Following up on the Nationals’ unveiling from the previous day, Phil zoomed in on a particular design element that seems to be an error — or is it?
Monday, Jan. 29
With the two Super Bowl teams established, I looked at the potential uni matchups for the big game.
In a feel-good follow-up to a an earlier Uni Watch story, a reader’s minor league hockey logo finally made its on-ice debut, more than 30 years after it was designed.
Not exactly a surprise, but still: We already knew the Texas Rangers would have a gold-trimmed championship cap, and now we know they’ll also have a gold-trimmed jersey.
Tuesday, Jan. 30
A reader created a Uni Watch jigsaw puzzle for his son’s birthday.
We got our first look at a Mets road jersey rendered in Nike’s new template.
The latest episode of Antiques Roadshow featured a gorgeous 1942 game-used Ted Williams jersey.
Kansas City will be wearing red jerseys and a shitload of patches for the Super Bowl.
Wednesday, Jan. 31
In a significant historical discovery, it turns out that a Negro League ballclub was using NOBs way back in 1942!
The Phillies’ City Connect jersey appears to have leaked.
The two Super Bowl teams will be wearing the Super Bowl patch on opposite sides of the jersey, which extends an unusual streak.
The Orioles appear to be hinting at a possible alternate cap design.
Thursday, Feb. 1
The Mets might be reviving their old Mercury Mets “futuristic” uniforms for one game this season.
And I hope you saw my Uni Watch Power Rankings for NHL All-Star Game uniforms here on Substack.
Friday, Feb. 2
Uni Watch membership card designer Scott M.X. Turner debuted Remembership, a weekly retrospective series that will look back at highlights from our membership card program.
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!
Paul Lukas has been writing about uniforms for over 20 years. You can follow him on Twitter and Facebook and check out his Uni Watch merchandise. Have a question for Paul? Contact him here.