CrazyAnna Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 I agree with the A's, Rangers, Orioles, and Braves. The Pike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mojo Maniac Posted July 22, 2013 Author Share Posted July 22, 2013 I feel like more teams overall, sadly, are going with a two-toned cap more often on the road than at home. It's becoming prevalent both in the majors (i.e. Reds, Astros, Rockies) as well as in the minors (the new Hillsboro Hops come to mind).That being said, I seem to recall an OKC Thunder-related thread in which a poster said something to this extent: at home, a team needs to embrace a more colorful, extravagant look that appeals to the crowd, gets them excited and pumped up. On the road, a more muted look is symbolic of putting on the hard hat and grabbing the lunch pail, a no-frills, down-to-business aesthetic approach. This sudden two-tone cap on the road, solid color at home trend directly contradicts that, which I believe to be a great standard, and it's frustrating. From San Berdoo to Kalamazoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac the Knife Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Bring back the compass hat...IMHO, that is the best cap ever worn by the Seattle Mariners. At any time, in any context in its 37+ year history. The only M's hat I ever saw and said, "I have to have one of those." Wish I still had mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Ugh. No thanks. 1. Caps should have the city initial on them, and2. Metallic fabrics are fine in certain applications, most notably on the disco floor, but look awful on caps. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyAnna Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Bring back the compass hat...IMHO, that is the best cap ever worn by the Seattle Mariners. At any time, in any context in its 37+ year history. The only M's hat I ever saw and said, "I have to have one of those." Wish I still had mine.No thank you The Pike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phutmasterflex Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Bring back the compass hat...IMHO, that is the best cap ever worn by the Seattle Mariners. At any time, in any context in its 37+ year history. The only M's hat I ever saw and said, "I have to have one of those." Wish I still had mine.No thank youThe compass cap should match the navy tops they wear now. The all solid should be reserved for the road grays. The teal bill is for all other options. How long did that compass cap last? Two years? I own one and I think the design is unique but the reason why I like it is because it's kind of rare Go A's! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jungle Jim Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Ugh. No thanks.1. Caps should have the city initial on them, andIs it safe to assume you'd make an exception for the Orioles, Blue Jays, and White Sox? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportstar1212 Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 The compass cap works extremely well as the BP cap, but that's how it should stay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmackman Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 EDIT: Sorry there's only a few photos now. It made me go back and start deleting pics due to "Does not allow that type of image" and I couldn't figure out which one it was. Didn't want to go back and start over.Who wears colored bills at home or on the road to me is a team to team thing. If I had my say for home and away (this does NOT include when they wear alternate jerseys):Red Sox - Leave it as they currently areRays - Home (Light Blue) Road: (Navy)Orioles - Leave it as they currently areYankees - Leave it as they currently areBlue Jays - Leave it as they currently areTigers - Leave it as they currently areIndians - HOME: ROAD: Royals - Leave it as they currently areTwins - For both HOME and ROAD: White Sox - Leave it as they currently areA's - Leave it as they currently areRangers - HOME (Blue) ROAD (Red)Angels - Leave it as they currently areMariners - HOME (Teal Bill) ROAD (Solid)Astros - Leave it as they currently areBraves - Red Bill for Home AND RoadPhillies - Leave it as they currently areNationals - Leave it as they currently areMets - Leave it as they currently areMarlins - HOME: (Orange) ROAD (Black)Cardinals - HOME (Red) ROAD (Navy)Pirates - Leave it as they currently areReds - Home AND Road (Solid Red)Brewers - Leave it as they currently areCubs - Leave it as they currently areDiamondbacks - Leave it as they currently areDodgers - Leave it as they currently areRockies - HOME (Black) ROAD (Purple)Giants - Leave it as they currently arePadres - Leave it as they currently are "Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be eaten. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve. It doesn't matter whether you're a lion or a gazelle. When the sun comes up, you'd better be running." - Unknown | Check out my articles on jerseys at Bacon Sports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Ugh. No thanks.1. Caps should have the city initial on them, andIs it safe to assume you'd make an exception for the Orioles, Blue Jays, and White Sox? No, not really. I recognize that those three have history behind them, but I'd probably replace them all. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Ugh. No thanks.1. Caps should have the city initial on them, andIs it safe to assume you'd make an exception for the Orioles, Blue Jays, and White Sox? No, not really. I recognize that those three have history behind them, but I'd probably replace them all.Meh, the Blue Jays have always worn a variation of a blue jay on their primary caps. Every attempt at a cap monogram has backfired for them. I agree that as a rule cap logos should use the city initials, but I believe the Blue Jays have earned an exemption. PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Maybe there's one, or two. But I wouldn't put the Mariners among them. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Maybe there's one, or two.But I wouldn't put the Mariners among them.I agree there. The Mariners have a history of monogram caps, it works for them. Even if the early monograms used the wrong initial. PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattb6 Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Did you think of starting an online petition or something of that sort, and then once it gets say, 100 signatures, forward it to the Mariners front office? I'm all in for this idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmackman Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Ugh. No thanks.1. Caps should have the city initial on them, andIs it safe to assume you'd make an exception for the Orioles, Blue Jays, and White Sox? No, not really. I recognize that those three have history behind them, but I'd probably replace them all.Meh, the Blue Jays have always worn a variation of a blue jay on their primary caps. Every attempt at a cap monogram has backfired for them. I agree that as a rule cap logos should use the city initials, but I believe the Blue Jays have earned an exemption.What about Oakland. They technically use a nickname on their caps? "Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be eaten. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve. It doesn't matter whether you're a lion or a gazelle. When the sun comes up, you'd better be running." - Unknown | Check out my articles on jerseys at Bacon Sports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 I've never liked Oakland's caps. Would much rather see something like this: The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mojo Maniac Posted July 23, 2013 Author Share Posted July 23, 2013 Bring back the compass hat...IMHO, that is the best cap ever worn by the Seattle Mariners. At any time, in any context in its 37+ year history. The only M's hat I ever saw and said, "I have to have one of those." Wish I still had mine.It would go well with those. But better yet, I would love to see the 1999-2000 "SEATTLE" alt jerseys (with the silver piping) be resurrected and paired with this cap for Sunday home games. The two actually fit Safeco Field pretty well IMO. It would also eliminate the glaring inconsistencies with the current road alts: no piping (all others have piping), jersey number below front team script, and that horribly funky font.Sad thing is, this cap was used in numerous promo shots in the late 90s and even into 2000 I believe. But due to the lack of photos of it in action, other than in spring training games, I am led to believe that it was rarely used. If I could be owner for a day... From San Berdoo to Kalamazoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eye Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Ugh. No thanks. 1. Caps should have the city initial on them, and2. Metallic fabrics are fine in certain applications, most notably on the disco floor, but look awful on caps.I can't agree with 1. By doing that, you'd be limiting any potential cap logo that could look good. Now I'll buy the fact that a logo with the city's initial is more likely to be less of a minor league look compared to a hat without the city's initial on it, but I can't operate under the guise that "[c]aps should have the city initial on them."2 is usually correct. In fact, I'm finding it difficult to think of a time where metallic fabrics looked good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Metallic fabrics look good on NFL pants when they're trying to match helmets. And they look good on the disco floor. But that's about it. As for the city initial, that's why I said "should" instead of "must". It's not an unbreakable rule, but a pretty fast guideline. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCall Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 I think logos work on a case-by-case basis. The Blue Jays have, IMO, maybe the best cap in all of baseball and they feature a logo. But not necessarily all mascot/logos work. The compass rose alone may be alright for an alt cap and definitely BP, but not a primary cap. And honestly the Mariners need it for any game cap. The teal billed and all navy are the only caps needed to be worn. If it's letters, it should be the city/location. I do give an exception to the A's and White Sox. If it can be done with 3 or less letters AND looks good, then ok. But otherwise I don't like monogrammed letters representing the nickname. However I find myself loving the Angels using the A. The symmetry of it lends to an excellent cap logo. Plus it did represent the city at the time it began being used and still carries relevance due to the nickname. Plus there's a history of using the A-lo and I think adding the L may take away from the logo. Metallic fabric should NEVER be used for the bill or crown of a cap. Never has and never will look good, Mariners's included. https://dribbble.com/MakaioCall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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