Comments on: The State of the Cap http://pitchersandpoets.com/2009/08/27/the-state-of-the-cap/ both have their moments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:49:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: caleb http://pitchersandpoets.com/2009/08/27/the-state-of-the-cap/comment-page-1/#comment-709 caleb Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:54:06 +0000 http://pitchersandpoets.com/?p=876#comment-709 excelent article. me myself have collected hats since middle school. the first fitted i bought was a all black dc nationals cap. my dog go to it and i was very upset lol. i earned my money to buy it and to this day i still get one with every check. im a lids vip member and most recently bought the nyy innagural season cap. it will be a collectors item and am very happy i bought it. fashion wise i will wear any "c" logo cap for my first name or "d" for my last. i also rock caps of cities i like. detroit home, angels, white sox, atlanta braves, and corpus christi hooks are all in my recent purchase list. wearing it the dad cap way flat bill, maybe slightly bent is the best way to wear em. :) ugliest cap is the oakland a's hat. green and yellow. horrible. best lookin on field cap right now is the pirates white outlined logo. the normal P logo just outlined in white makes it look really crisp. once again. great article excelent article. me myself have collected hats since middle school. the first fitted i bought was a all black dc nationals cap. my dog go to it and i was very upset lol. i earned my money to buy it and to this day i still get one with every check. im a lids vip member and most recently bought the nyy innagural season cap. it will be a collectors item and am very happy i bought it.

fashion wise i will wear any “c” logo cap for my first name or “d” for my last. i also rock caps of cities i like. detroit home, angels, white sox, atlanta braves, and corpus christi hooks are all in my recent purchase list. wearing it the dad cap way flat bill, maybe slightly bent is the best way to wear em. :)

ugliest cap is the oakland a’s hat. green and yellow. horrible. best lookin on field cap right now is the pirates white outlined logo. the normal P logo just outlined in white makes it look really crisp.

once again. great article

]]> By: blmeanie http://pitchersandpoets.com/2009/08/27/the-state-of-the-cap/comment-page-1/#comment-633 blmeanie Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:19:38 +0000 http://pitchersandpoets.com/?p=876#comment-633 There are different levels of fashion hats, some that take the subtle rout and some that take the outlandish route. I'm ok with subtle. I wear the <a HREF="http://www3.images.coolspotters.com/photos/247/51ME766SEVL._AA280__profile.jpg" rel="nofollow">green RedSox hat</A> I've had for 7 years now, interchange it with my <a HREF="http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.tedwilliams.com/store/product_images/Large/TW9052-U.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.tedwilliams.com/store/item_details.php%3Fpid%3D102%26sid%3D5%26eee%3D&usg=__LwtPor2XWF6y4qQTEatw8IKaEkY=&h=252&w=290&sz=56&hl=en&start=3&um=1&tbnid=OTEA2-F-xSQcsM:&tbnh=100&tbnw=115&prev=/images%3Fq%3D9%2Bhat%2Bted%2Bwilliams%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1" rel="nofollow"># 9 hat</A> I bought right after Teddy Ballgame died. Both have nice sweat rings and have a comfort level unmatched. The lids I don't like and never will wear myself, the ones with the absolutely flat bill (like many modern players, I'll pick out <a HREF="http://projectprospect.com/files/imagecache/content_image/files/media/content/Joba-Chamberlain-edited_0.jpg" rel="nofollow">Joba Chamberlain</A> as my model for this trend). This makes you look stupid IMO. Disrespectful too. Good article. There are different levels of fashion hats, some that take the subtle rout and some that take the outlandish route. I’m ok with subtle. I wear the green RedSox hat I’ve had for 7 years now, interchange it with my # 9 hat
I bought right after Teddy Ballgame died. Both have nice sweat rings and have a comfort level unmatched.

The lids I don’t like and never will wear myself, the ones with the absolutely flat bill (like many modern players, I’ll pick out Joba Chamberlain as my model for this trend). This makes you look stupid IMO. Disrespectful too.

Good article.

]]> By: Eric http://pitchersandpoets.com/2009/08/27/the-state-of-the-cap/comment-page-1/#comment-628 Eric Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:24:04 +0000 http://pitchersandpoets.com/?p=876#comment-628 I think it's also fair to consider the baseball cap as applied beyond baseball teams. Although, as noted in the post, I normally wear a 7 1/2 Dodger Cap, I do rotate in two others: A wool, navy blue thing from Ebbets Field Flannels with the mysterious letters LSS written embroidered on the crown. And a black, fitted Los Angeles Kings cap with the old General Motors logo: http://www.travisroyfoundation.org/images/articles-releases/photos/LA.gif What do you folks think about the baseball cap as a way of reppin' non-baseball teams? I think it’s also fair to consider the baseball cap as applied beyond baseball teams.

Although, as noted in the post, I normally wear a 7 1/2 Dodger Cap, I do rotate in two others:

A wool, navy blue thing from Ebbets Field Flannels with the mysterious letters LSS written embroidered on the crown.

And a black, fitted Los Angeles Kings cap with the old General Motors logo:

http://www.travisroyfoundation.org/images/articles-releases/photos/LA.gif

What do you folks think about the baseball cap as a way of reppin’ non-baseball teams?

]]> By: Ted http://pitchersandpoets.com/2009/08/27/the-state-of-the-cap/comment-page-1/#comment-627 Ted Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:34:37 +0000 http://pitchersandpoets.com/?p=876#comment-627 I love the practical nature of the cap choices: the fit, the flexibility. And there are the sentimental qualities, the mysterious origins, the mistakes and the old standbys (even a non-baseball cap wearer, rare in these parts). Every hat's got a story, or embodies some quality or viewpoint that is a story in itself. Also, a lot of fashion hat bashing going on. I can understand the viewpoint, but for my part I am in favor of the fashion hats, if only because they push around our ideas about the sanctity of symbols. Thanks for checking in with your caps of choice. I love the practical nature of the cap choices: the fit, the flexibility. And there are the sentimental qualities, the mysterious origins, the mistakes and the old standbys (even a non-baseball cap wearer, rare in these parts). Every hat’s got a story, or embodies some quality or viewpoint that is a story in itself.

Also, a lot of fashion hat bashing going on. I can understand the viewpoint, but for my part I am in favor of the fashion hats, if only because they push around our ideas about the sanctity of symbols.

Thanks for checking in with your caps of choice.

]]> By: Paul Catalano http://pitchersandpoets.com/2009/08/27/the-state-of-the-cap/comment-page-1/#comment-626 Paul Catalano Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:44:23 +0000 http://pitchersandpoets.com/?p=876#comment-626 Good article. I for one, am a hard-core purist. I hate paisley-tinged caps, or the logo of the team supersized ond moved off-center, or what have you. I have only 2 caps I rarely wear. A grungy Durham Bulls hat I got 12 years ago and lined with sweat stains. And a Yankee hat I have no idea how I got. but it's old, small and grungy. Good article.

I for one, am a hard-core purist. I hate paisley-tinged caps, or the logo of the team supersized ond moved off-center, or what have you. I have only 2 caps I rarely wear. A grungy Durham Bulls hat I got 12 years ago and lined with sweat stains. And a Yankee hat I have no idea how I got. but it’s old, small and grungy.

]]> By: Bunting http://pitchersandpoets.com/2009/08/27/the-state-of-the-cap/comment-page-1/#comment-625 Bunting Mon, 31 Aug 2009 01:40:25 +0000 http://pitchersandpoets.com/?p=876#comment-625 My lid of choice is a Yanks giveaway cap that my dad got at a game in '81. The front gauze is removed to chill out the dad-cap profile somewhat. The thing is so old, it's practically like t-shirt material, but I love it. My lid of choice is a Yanks giveaway cap that my dad got at a game in ’81. The front gauze is removed to chill out the dad-cap profile somewhat. The thing is so old, it’s practically like t-shirt material, but I love it.

]]> By: David http://pitchersandpoets.com/2009/08/27/the-state-of-the-cap/comment-page-1/#comment-624 David Sat, 29 Aug 2009 22:16:48 +0000 http://pitchersandpoets.com/?p=876#comment-624 I once purchased a new New Era cap made out of polyester and not wool. I regret this decision because no matter what I do it fits like a "dad cap". So from now on I stick to the hats made by Twins Enterprise because they offer an instant comfortable fit. I currently wear "The Franchise" Tampa Bay Rays hat. I once purchased a new New Era cap made out of polyester and not wool. I regret this decision because no matter what I do it fits like a “dad cap”. So from now on I stick to the hats made by Twins Enterprise because they offer an instant comfortable fit. I currently wear “The Franchise” Tampa Bay Rays hat.

]]> By: BC http://pitchersandpoets.com/2009/08/27/the-state-of-the-cap/comment-page-1/#comment-623 BC Fri, 28 Aug 2009 03:15:10 +0000 http://pitchersandpoets.com/?p=876#comment-623 I once sported a throwback Expos hat that I thought had some serious flava'. Unfortunately, I have a rather large head and tend to buy my hats too small. As such, I'm a diehard fan of the flexfit, especially those flexfit hats designed specifically for middle-of-the-road division three baseball teams when they go to Florida to start the season off with a significantly below .500 record. I once sported a throwback Expos hat that I thought had some serious flava’. Unfortunately, I have a rather large head and tend to buy my hats too small. As such, I’m a diehard fan of the flexfit, especially those flexfit hats designed specifically for middle-of-the-road division three baseball teams when they go to Florida to start the season off with a significantly below .500 record.

]]> By: Ryan http://pitchersandpoets.com/2009/08/27/the-state-of-the-cap/comment-page-1/#comment-622 Ryan Fri, 28 Aug 2009 01:45:24 +0000 http://pitchersandpoets.com/?p=876#comment-622 I have observed "The State of the Cap" throughout 14 major league and 5 minor league games this year. I hate the "Fashion Hat." There are no redeeming qualities. Lame. I am quite open to most other hats. Currently, I rock the New Era Minnesota Twins patriotic holiday hat, navy blue with the Stars & Stripes within the logo. I do this because there are few things that I love more than baseball and America. The few things... well, just one... my wife. Also, I have the New Era Rochester RedWings hat, the AAA Twins affiliate. I appreciate this hat, as it allows me to take my love for the Twinkies to another level. I have observed “The State of the Cap” throughout 14 major league and 5 minor league games this year. I hate the “Fashion Hat.” There are no redeeming qualities. Lame. I am quite open to most other hats. Currently, I rock the New Era Minnesota Twins patriotic holiday hat, navy blue with the Stars & Stripes within the logo. I do this because there are few things that I love more than baseball and America. The few things… well, just one… my wife. Also, I have the New Era Rochester RedWings hat, the AAA Twins affiliate. I appreciate this hat, as it allows me to take my love for the Twinkies to another level.

]]> By: Adah http://pitchersandpoets.com/2009/08/27/the-state-of-the-cap/comment-page-1/#comment-621 Adah Thu, 27 Aug 2009 22:36:13 +0000 http://pitchersandpoets.com/?p=876#comment-621 I sport a Rogue Spirits cap, Che style. Appropriately enough, I wear it when in the vegetable garden, toiling over beans, radishes, and tomatoes. B. wears a dingy, bright orange North Face cap when repairing/rebuilding parts of our house. Sorry, no true baseball caps in our house. This is basketball country anyway, bro. I sport a Rogue Spirits cap, Che style. Appropriately enough, I wear it when in the vegetable garden, toiling over beans, radishes, and tomatoes. B. wears a dingy, bright orange North Face cap when repairing/rebuilding parts of our house. Sorry, no true baseball caps in our house. This is basketball country anyway, bro.

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