My plan for this week’s post was to feature a whimsical cap for National Popeye Day, but just now learning about Bob Uecker’s passing makes it strange to have any inspiration other than the longtime Milwaukee Brewers radio legend. Uecker and I shared a birthday—which if you are keeping track, is 9 days from today—and as crazy timing would have it, he turned 45 the day I was born, which is my current age now!
The main hinderance in my Brewers-themed tribute to Uecker is that I already wrote about my two newest Brewers hats in 2024! While I doubt he saw those posts, I’m glad I shared them while he was still alive. I’m also happy to shift the focus to Cleveland, because for those of us who grew up in the 1980s, our introduction to Uecker was the 1989 movie, Major League.
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| I quite liked the 2014-21 cap logo but this one is a bit more distinctive and its uniqueness appeals to me a bit more. |
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| The side patch featuring the "G-wing baseball" design that the team uses for its primary logo is insanely cool and if it appears on other apparel, I might just have to make an impulse buy! |
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| The deep red on this undervisor is a thing of beauty! |
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| The red undervisor and red, white and blue batterman go incredibly well together! |
I will need some time to process just how profound of a loss Uecker's passing is for the baseball world but for now I hope everyone takes a moment to appreciate the great man he was. I'm looking forward to revisiting some classic clips of his most memorable witticisms over the weekend, and probably the next few after that until the season begins, too!
This week's Fresh Fitted Friday selection is not going on the Trading Block however please don't hesitate to reach out if you want any other cap from that list and you are willing to part with any of the hats on my Wish List.
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