New hat leak?

[NashLumber]

My spring training cap arrived this morning. 

[SemperFi]

2 hours ago, NashLumber said:

My spring training cap arrived this morning. 

Hi Nash-you look suspiciously like Charley Blackmon's father??

[NashLumber]

1 minute ago, SemperFi said:

Hi Nash-you look suspiciously like Charley Blackmon's father??

You should have seen me before Christmas. I cut 7" off the mane then. As for the beardy stuff, I call it "business casual". 

[Tbone83]

I've never been a fan of the O's cap (I call it the Zeros cap) but I think it's initial popularity with the hip hop community and urban kids has kept it around. I remember being in college in upstate NY in 2005 and seeing tons of hip hop-ish kids coming into class with flat brim O's caps in a myriad of colors. They weren't Oriole fans- in fact most were from the NYC area- but that cap was fashionable for some reason.  I'm guessing the team and New Era made a fair amount of money on them, and maybe that is why they have lingered for so long. 

The 1998 cap is by far the worst of all time, no idea how someone thought that was a good look.

I LOVE the current cartoon bird. I think it is one of the best logos and unis in MLB and I am fine with keeping them just the way they are. Love the white, orange, and black jerseys. I used to like the gray road jerseys with Orioles on them. I liked the Baltimore changeover and first, but I admit I wouldn't hate a road gray Orioles jersey.

 

 

[Sports Guy]

On 1/30/2024 at 8:44 PM, Snutchy said:

I want it. May just be a spring training hat. 
 

Released today..BP hat.

[Gatoriole]

13 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

Released today..BP hat.

For those interested:

https://www.fanatics.com/mlb/baltimore-orioles/-baltimore-orioles-new-era-2024-batting-practice-59fifty-fitted-hat-white/o-3454+t-92227439+p-5700119225696+z-9-1251652559?_ref=p-CLP:m-GRID:i-r0c2:po-2

I don't see it on New Era's website.

[Snutchy]

1 hour ago, Sports Guy said:

Released today..BP hat.

Already ordered. 

[Orioles West]

49 minutes ago, Snutchy said:

Already ordered. 

Same. It looks a little weird with the collision of two different looks and decades, but I’ll give it a try.

[NashLumber]

What's wild is that sometime early in winter, this one appeared in my feed on Facebook. Someone must have known about the upcoming design by several months. It's so weird, I almost want one. Almost. It's over ten dollars cheaper, too. 

It's called a "tattoo design". 

https://stuntinhq.com/products/oriole-two-tone-corduroy-hat

 

 

[Can_of_corn]

Cool concept but the head looks misaligned on the body.

[OriolesMagic83]

On 2/14/2024 at 8:59 PM, Tbone83 said:

I've never been a fan of the O's cap (I call it the Zeros cap) but I think it's initial popularity with the hip hop community and urban kids has kept it around. I remember being in college in upstate NY in 2005 and seeing tons of hip hop-ish kids coming into class with flat brim O's caps in a myriad of colors. They weren't Oriole fans- in fact most were from the NYC area- but that cap was fashionable for some reason.  I'm guessing the team and New Era made a fair amount of money on them, and maybe that is why they have lingered for so long. 

The 1998 cap is by far the worst of all time, no idea how someone thought that was a good look.

I LOVE the current cartoon bird. I think it is one of the best logos and unis in MLB and I am fine with keeping them just the way they are. Love the white, orange, and black jerseys. I used to like the gray road jerseys with Orioles on them. I liked the Baltimore changeover and first, but I admit I wouldn't hate a road gray Orioles jersey.

 

 

I went to school with a bunch of New Yorkers in the mid 90's.  I was excited to see fellow O's fan until I found out they just liked the look.  Most weren't even baseball fans.

[byrdz]

Is the bird on the new ST cap the most recent one that the cartoon bird replaced or from a different era? 

Edited February 22 by byrdz

[HandsomeQuack]

21 minutes ago, byrdz said:

Is the bird on the new ST cap the most recent one that the cartoon bird replaced or from a different era? 

Older, the one used from '89 to '97

[Orioles Jim]

On 2/14/2024 at 8:59 PM, Tbone83 said:

I've never been a fan of the O's cap (I call it the Zeros cap) but I think it's initial popularity with the hip hop community and urban kids has kept it around. I remember being in college in upstate NY in 2005 and seeing tons of hip hop-ish kids coming into class with flat brim O's caps in a myriad of colors. They weren't Oriole fans- in fact most were from the NYC area- but that cap was fashionable for some reason.  I'm guessing the team and New Era made a fair amount of money on them, and maybe that is why they have lingered for so long. 

The 1998 cap is by far the worst of all time, no idea how someone thought that was a good look.

I LOVE the current cartoon bird. I think it is one of the best logos and unis in MLB and I am fine with keeping them just the way they are. Love the white, orange, and black jerseys. I used to like the gray road jerseys with Orioles on them. I liked the Baltimore changeover and first, but I admit I wouldn't hate a road gray Orioles jersey.

 

 

Heh, there was a time when O’s hats were popular amongst dealers to signify that they were holding O’s (ounces).

[NashLumber]

13 minutes ago, Orioles Jim said:

Heh, there was a time when O’s hats were popular amongst dealers to signify that they were holding O’s (ounces).

Like Bubbles on The Wire and his red hat scheme.