As you may know, yours truly has spent a two-week vacation in Japan. Besides doing a cultural tour, the goal was to buy caps of the Yomiuri Giants and the Orix Buffaloes. Much to my surprise, these Japanese caps were of a much better quality. You may wonder why. The first realization that the caps…
I bet every MiLB fan has seen the cap below. It is one of the alternate caps of the Jersey Shore Blue Claws. In this blog post I give my take on of what I think the cap stands for. Before the 2021 season, the club was called Lakewood Blue Claws. But in 2021, the…
This series is inspired by the must read book “All Caps, Stories That Justify an Outrageous Hat Collection” by Craig Colby. Craig wrote this book about the many caps he has and the stories behind it. Anyhow, this series will be about the caps I own and the stories behind them. This episode of “Personal…
As an avid ball cap collector, I could lay my hands on a couple of caps of the Augusta GreenJackets in 2023. One of them was the Pimento Cheese cap. But how did the club come to this alternate identity? Read on and you will learn. The athletic trainer, who is a Dutchman and played…
This series is inspired by the must read book “All Caps, Stories That Justify an Outrageous Hat Collection” by Craig Colby. Craig wrote this book about the many caps he has and the stories behind it. Anyhow, this series will be about the caps I own and the stories behind them. This episode of “Personal…
For a long time, baseball caps from Mexico were an uncharted area for me. Until 2024, when I acquired two caps of Mexican clubs through a European vintage website. That kinda opened the flood gates. In April/May 2024, I had to go to Los Angeles for family business. Short before that trip, I bumped into…
This series is inspired by the must-read book “All Caps, Stories That Justify an Outrageous Hat Collection” by Craig Colby. Craig wrote this book about the many caps he has and the stories behind it. In today’s episode, we are talking about the cap of Europe’s oldest baseball club A.H.C. (Amsterdamsche Honkbalclub) Quick. I have been waiting for…
This series is inspired by the must-read book “All Caps, Stories That Justify an Outrageous Hat Collection” by Craig Colby. Craig wrote this book about the many caps he has and the stories behind it. Anyhow, this series will be about the caps I own and the stories behind them. In today’s episode of “Personal Stories About…
This series is inspired by the must-read book “All Caps, Stories That Justify an Outrageous Hat Collection” by Craig Colby. Craig wrote this book about the many caps he has and the stories behind it. Anyhow, this series will be about the caps I own and the stories behind them. In today’s episode of “Personal Stories About…
This series is inspired by the must-read book “All Caps, Stories That Justify an Outrageous Hat Collection” by Craig Colby. Craig wrote this book about the many caps he has and the stories behind it. Anyhow, this series will be about the caps I own and the stories behind them. In today’s episode of “Personal Stories About…
