New Uni Watch Is Up

[Eric]

Paul Lukas' Uni Watch is up. Lots of great observations about the first week of baseball. Check it out at

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=lukas/060413

Eric

[MVP]

I read the article that was posted. It is too bad the Braves are no longer using the Arched nameplates. I thought that always gave them the edge as the best looking jerseys. Here is the segment on the arched nameplates:

-Henry


Too bad the same can't be said for the situation in Atlanta. Mere weeks after Uni Watch had lauded the Braves (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/print?id=2339270&type=story) for rendering their player names in the ultra-classy typographic style known as vertically arched lettering (http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/050728/050728_francoeur_vmed_1p.widec.jpg), the team has taken the field this season with the vertical arch conspicuously absent (http://espn-i.starwave.com/media/apphoto/CABM10704070030.jpg).

What gives? Why would a team switch from sleek and streamlined (http://www.pointedmagazine.com/braves%20andruw%20jones%20gets%20high%20fives%20af ter%20hitting%20a%20winning%20shot.jpg) to boring and clunky (http://espn-i.starwave.com/media/apphoto/LAD10804050602.jpg)?
The depressing answer comes from Braves spokesperson Adrienne Midgley: "Prior to the 2006 season, the Braves used a specific lettering cut that was only available through special order from Majestic [the team's uni supplier]. So if we called up a player from the minors, we had to use a more basic cut (http://static.flickr.com/30/100490999_31e3e8873e.jpg?v=0) that didn't match the other players' lettering until Majestic was able to provide us with the special lettering (http://espn.go.com/media/pg2/2006/0223/photo/g_mlb_500.jpg). In order to avoid having the names looking inconsistent, the Braves decided to go with the more basic cut."

[ryan4fregosi]

An Eric Stuckenschneider mention! Good enough reason for me to trot this out, with apologies to Chris Berman:

Eric "Stuckenschneider Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again"!