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jake33
04-20-2011, 03:30 PM
Has anyone heard what will be for the 2011 stars and stripes hats?

They have done blue in 09, red in 2010, and the awful white ones in 2010.... Any word for this year?

I hope it is not a flag now covering the entire hat now or uncle sam embedded in the team logo, or Hacksaw Jim Duggan on each team's hat this year, actually Duggan would be ok....

xpress34
04-20-2011, 06:40 PM
Has anyone heard what will be for the 2011 stars and stripes hats?

They have done blue in 09, red in 2010, and the awful white ones in 2010.... Any word for this year?

I hope it is not a flag now covering the entire hat now or uncle sam embedded in the team logo, or Hacksaw Jim Duggan on each team's hat this year, actually Duggan would be ok....

My thought was that they would do the White hats again this year, but use the BLUE bills for teams that had RED bills last year and vice versa... then next year they will drape the flag over the crown... :rolleyes:

- Smitty

frikativ54
04-20-2011, 07:18 PM
Good question. As a person who has several of the 2010 hats, I am curious as to what MLB will come up with this year.

I agree that the 2008 and 09 versions look a lot better with the full uniforms. However, the white ones display nicely.

No matter how they look, they have a lot of symbolic value, which is a big part of the reason I like collecting them.

-Frik

trsent
04-21-2011, 02:17 AM
Has anyone heard what will be for the 2011 stars and stripes hats?

They have done blue in 09, red in 2010, and the awful white ones in 2010.... Any word for this year?

I hope it is not a flag now covering the entire hat now or uncle sam embedded in the team logo, or Hacksaw Jim Duggan on each team's hat this year, actually Duggan would be ok....

To commemorate Hacksaw's induction to the WWE Hall of Fame?

Heyoooooooooooooooooooooooo!

sox83cubs84
04-21-2011, 07:55 PM
To commemorate Hacksaw's induction to the WWE Hall of Fame?

Heyoooooooooooooooooooooooo!

Don't forget...Drew Carey also was inducted into the WWE HOF in 2011:p :p

Dave Miedema

LastingsMilledge85
05-03-2011, 06:05 PM
Looks like the Mets will be the first team to wear them (I could be wrong). Tonight, is the first time I've seen them for 2011.

DJaeger22
05-03-2011, 06:16 PM
they dont look too bad, kind of like a trucker hat in my opinion

frikativ54
05-03-2011, 08:04 PM
Looks like the Mets will be the first team to wear them (I could be wrong). Tonight, is the first time I've seen them for 2011.

Pics, please. I would love to see them! :)

LastingsMilledge85
05-03-2011, 09:07 PM
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frikativ54
05-03-2011, 09:22 PM
http://cache1.asset-cache.net/xc/113590785.jpg?v=1&c=NewsMaker&k=2&d=77BFBA49EF87892140FEB0FF7845C57DADD7B7BCCA3D4050 A2E0C87205AA42C0C6CD454E87983688

Wow! I just tuned into the Giants vs. Mets game to get a glimpse of these. First reaction is that they are hideous, kind of like those hats I wore on my first team in first grade. However, they kind of grow on me. Still, I think the MLB could have done better...I wonder how long it will take for Steiner to get these in.

-Frik

frikativ54
05-03-2011, 09:43 PM
http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110503&content_id=18578254&notebook_id=18581550&vkey=notebook_nym&c_id=nym Here's an interesting article about the commemorative hats and honoring the U.S. military.

momen55
05-03-2011, 11:19 PM
butt ugly caps!

LastingsMilledge85
05-03-2011, 11:35 PM
When I look at it again it almost looks like a cheap stadium giveaway cap. It just needs a Chevy logo on the back replacing the MLB logo and you're set.

Metsfan808
05-04-2011, 07:35 AM
I do not understand why MLB insists on creating different color caps every year. It is fine for the teams whose colors match but for the other teams it just looks bad. The Mets looked horrible wearing the white cap with their road gray uniform and they looked even worse wearing the red caps with their home whites.

Here is a simple solution, keep the hat color the same as the team wears every day and replace the the logo with the stars and stripes logo that they use on those caps.

LastingsMilledge85
05-04-2011, 07:58 AM
I do not understand why MLB insists on creating different color caps every year. It is fine for the teams whose colors match but for the other teams it just looks bad. The Mets looked horrible wearing the white cap with their road gray uniform and they looked even worse wearing the red caps with their home whites.

Here is a simple solution, keep the hat color the same as the team wears every day and replace the the logo with the stars and stripes logo that they use on those caps.

Or, just go back to what they did years ago and not make these caps? There was nothing wrong with the team cap and an American flag on the side, but MLB needed to make even more money on merchandising while donating a small portion to veterans to make it look like a "feel good" event.

cliffjmp33
05-04-2011, 09:21 AM
Those hats are, um, ok? I am trying to be nice, but i agree, they look like a stadium giveaway or were designed by Twin Enterprises' 47 Brand that Lids has 1000s of.

frikativ54
05-04-2011, 09:01 PM
Interestingly enough, the caps aren't for sale on the Mets' online store yet. You'd think MLB would never miss an opportunity to make an extra buck or two, even if some of it does go to charity.

Why not make them futuristic looking? Or go to another color besides red and blue? Why not all white? Or all black? I could think of a million different options besides this year's product... :(

jake33
05-05-2011, 10:12 AM
So I guess we can assume 2012 will be red with a white front. I like the cue to the old blue jays of the 1980's and braves of the 1970's.

I too would have liked an all white cap if they have to do this.

I think the all red was the best.

I am confused on why the blue they use is a deep navy blue.

Even just put the USA flag large on the back of the hat inside of the the MLB logo

frikativ54
05-05-2011, 07:31 PM
Another suggestion is to just have all U.S. MLB teams go to a generic USA on the front. And have the home teams wear one color hats and the road teams another. Just an idea...

sox83cubs84
05-06-2011, 03:37 PM
Another suggestion is to just have all U.S. MLB teams go to a generic USA on the front. And have the home teams wear one color hats and the road teams another. Just an idea...

...and not a bad one at that...maybe add the team logo to the left side just to give it a team flavor...?

Dave Miedema

frikativ54
06-16-2011, 07:54 PM
The 2011 Mets stars and stripes hats have hit MLB.com Auctions:

http://auction.mlb.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?prrfnbr=156898768&prmenbr=33072944&aunbr=157245478.

Anybody going to be buying?

MLB~NUT
06-16-2011, 09:15 PM
Yeah the Stars n Stripes hats have gotten to be BUTT UGLY IMO! 2009 was the only year they were reasonble looking.

frikativ54
06-16-2011, 10:17 PM
Yeah the Stars n Stripes hats have gotten to be BUTT UGLY IMO! 2009 was the only year they were reasonble looking.

Last year's were a bit plain IMO, but I still have five of them. This year, however, I only want a couple of players - and then any I can get at sales for $25 or cheaper.

sox83cubs84
06-17-2011, 01:45 PM
Yeah the Stars n Stripes hats have gotten to be BUTT UGLY IMO! 2009 was the only year they were reasonble looking.

Not ALL butts are ugly...ever check out Jennifer Lopez?:D ;)

Dave Miedema

MLB~NUT
06-17-2011, 02:04 PM
Lopez got a ugly BUTT!

frikativ54
07-16-2011, 03:59 PM
Back on topic: You can find some more of these stars and stripes caps on MLB.com Auctions. Look here - http://auction.mlb.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/CategoryDisplay?cgrfnbr=359514&cgmenbr=33072944&MoreSubs=Y.

I understand people think they're ugly, but they've kind of grown on me. Though I'm not going to amass them just to have a collection of them. I have got several of the 2010 versions, which I like a lot better.

tigerdale
07-19-2011, 06:51 AM
tigers from the past 4 seasons...renteria(2008), rodney(2009), santiago(2010), and dirks(2011)........

gaytorhater703
07-19-2011, 09:08 AM
the definatley look cooler when you have multiple years to display together....good work

frikativ54
07-29-2011, 10:00 PM
http://auction.mlb.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?prrfnbr=160238503&prmenbr=33072944&aunbr=160585213

Some Reds hats have hit MLB.com Auctions. My question is what happened to the rest of the caps.

frikativ54
09-13-2011, 01:25 PM
http://auction.mlb.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?prrfnbr=164156780&prmenbr=33072944&aunbr=164503490

Brewers stars and stripes hats have hit MLB.com Auctions. But you might have to pay a pretty penny for a few.

cmlsr5
09-23-2011, 12:00 AM
Brewers Stars and Stripes caps listed on Brewers auction site - prices seem reasonable - some cool 2008 NLDS items too.