It has been almost two full months since my last post and while the holidays kept me occupied, things have been slow in regards to picking up new caps that I have been excited about. Luckily, I went home to visit my folks in Virginia and brought back some old hats to spice up the rotation such as this 1993 Baltimore Orioles cap in celebration of January 5 being National Bird Day.
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| In 1993, the Orioles were in the midst of a renaissance with Cal Ripken inching closer to breaking Lou Gehrig's record of consecutive games played as well as Oriole Park at Camden Yards hosting that year's All-Star Game just one season after its opening. |
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| Over the years writing this blog, I have made more than a few mentions of the New York Yankees being one of the last teams to switch over to caps with grey undervisors in 1994 but this week's Fresh Fitted Friday shows that the Orioles were also holding onto the green til the very end. |
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| I am not sure how much longer I will be able to resist popping the tags here but I figure if they've stayed on with no problem for over 30 years, what's the harm in waiting another few deciles? |
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| To provide some photo evidence that the Orioles were still wearing green undervisors up through 1993, I begrudgingly lifted this photo as well as the one below it from online listings of caps that Cal Ripken wore during games. |
I stated earlier that not much had been happening in terms of my cap collecting and during that two-month gap in posts I had inadvertently forgot to renew the web hosting for the blog which almost led to all these years of posts being lost completely. Before paying the reinstatement fee to bring the site back up I had a brief moment where I considered letting the site wither away.
More people seem to interact with my Instagram posts so I wondered what was even the point of the site anyway but then I had to remind myself that I write these posts for myself so whether I get tons of traffic or none at all, these missives are not stopping any time soon!
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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