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Jesus Puck: Uni Watch Web Site Review

Used to be there were only two kinds of baseballs used in the big leagues: the American League ball and the National League ball, each with its respective league prexy’s signature. Nowadays almost every ball has some sort of special team or commemorative logo, but you don’t really think of baseballs as logo-driven objects. Same goes for footballs and basketballs. Hockey pucks, on the other hand, are extremely logo driven. That makes them interesting design artifacts. And that’s where the Virtual Puck Museum comes in.

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The puck museum, which was recently brought to my attention by reader Jeff Pudlo, is pretty much what it sounds like: a huge collection of hockey pucks, nearly 20,000 in all, each with a unique design. And while it’s fun to see the familiar NHL logos, the site’s real value is in its documentation of other leagues — minor, junior, collegiate, European, recreational, women’s, and more. Plus there are pucks made for weddings and other special occasions, coporate pucks, puck printing stamps and boxes, and lots of historical background. Frankly, I hadn’t given much thought to puck design until now, but it turns out to be an extraordinarily deep rabbit hole. There are even certified goal pucks!

The museum is one of those addictive sites that keep you clicking around all day, so I’ll leave you to it. Have fun explaining to the boss why you didn’t get anything done today!

Uni Watch News Ticker: So it’s pretty obvious that something fishy was going on in Sunday night’s Giants game. Some jerseys were mesh and some weren’t, some sleeve stripes were horizontal and some were curved, the “ny” chest logo was missing from some jerseys, and some nameplates had smaller-than-usual lettering. Unfortunately, Joe Skiba isn’t talking, except to say he’s “working on something.” Stay tuned. ? Excellent info on UNC’s use of navy blue in the latter part of this article. Do a search on “The unveiling of” and start reading from there — good stuff (with thanks to Chris Warfford). ? More NFL logo follies: HT Adjemian recently picked up a Pats shirt with three different

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