Uni Watch Blog Digest for the Week Ending July 21, 2023

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

Paul Lukas

Jul 21, 2023

Friday, July 14

A late-breaking item from last Friday that didn’t make it into last week’s digest: The Blue Jays have added a sleeve advertisement.

Saturday, July 15

Jamie Rathjen had the first installment of a two-part series on the Women’s World Cup soccer kits, plus Phil had his usual buffet of additional Saturday content.

Sunday, July 16

Jamie had the second part of his Women’s World Cup roundup, plus we had lots of additional content from Phil.

Monday, July 17

I was very excited about the Cincinnati Reds calling up a player who was potentially poised to make MLB NOB history.
A source told me that rumors about the Vikings preparing to unveil new throwbacks were probably accurate.
Can’t make it up: The Cleveland Browns used a men’s wet-wipe product placement to tease a new helmet unveiling!
I asked the readership for feedback on a possible Uni Watch belt buckle merchandise project.
The 2024 MLB All-Star Game logo leaked.
The Seattle Seahawks announced the date for their throwback unveiling.

Tuesday, July 18

It’s not uncommon these days to see an MLB player wearing his uni number on his belt, but Angels pitcher Patrick Sandoval has gotten into the odd habit of wearing other players’ numbers on his belt!
The Browns unveiled their new white alternate helmet.
The Vikings unveiled their new throwback uniform.

Wednesday, July 19

Really fun project: A Uni Watch reader used his newborn son’s onesies as the inspiration for a new line of soccer jersey concepts.
In an apparent MLB first, Royals pitcher Daniel Lynch has added a Roman numeral “IV” to his NOB.
In a surprise move, the Colts teased the unveiling of a new uniform.
The Seahawks unveiled their new throwbacks.
A leaked video snipped appeared to show a New York Jets throwback in the works.

Thursday, July 20

Phil and I went to a Mets game and spent a lot of our time talking about uniforms.
The Colts unveiled their new alternate uniforms, and boy do they suck.
The Falcons announced that they’ll be wearing their red-helmet throwback uniforms for three games this season.
The Titans’ Oilers throwback jersey leaked ahead of Sunday night’s unveiling.
The Patriots announced that they’ll be wearing their “Pat Patriot” throwbacks for two games this season.

Friday, July 21

There’s a “pretty good chance” that the Washington Commanders’ new owners could give the team yet another new name.

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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