* Hats off to Tampa or "You wascally wabbit"

October 31, 2008

I know it was really cold and nasty weather in Philly during the World Series. I can accept the storm coats and balaclavas the players have taken to wearing on the frigid east coast fall nights. I could put up with the “pajama pants” and baggy jerseys that seem to be the rage these days

But you have to draw the line someplace and this is it: caps with flaps.

This is baseball for Pete’s sake. Have you no sense of tradition, man? There are some things you just don’t mess with, and the baseball cap is one of them

The very astute blog Uniwatch offered some commentary on this fashion faux pas (questionable language alert). Although it disagrees with my opinion, at least someone else has taken notice.

But the best comment of the situation comes from The New York Times‘ Bats.blog:

In a moment of remarkable foresight some nine months ago, the Rays’ clubhouse manager, Chris Westmoreland, had seen this coming. Around spring training, the cap manufacturer New Era offered him a hat with a two-inch strip of fleece sewn around the back, designed to cover the ears. So Westmoreland ordered them for the team. The Rays have since dubbed them, the “Elmer Fudds.”

(Kids, ask your parents about Mr. Fudd.)

Let us hope this is the last we’ll see of this shanda.

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1 * BaseballinDC November 4, 2008 at 12:07 pm

Thanks for the info. on this – I was really wondering about these hats, and whether all MLB teams had them. How long before they become available on MLB.com (the “Cold Weather Alternate”)?

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