Tigers' new batting-practice hats

[kalinecountry]

http://www.freep.com/article/201212...ts-uni-watch?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Detroit Tigers
Tigers' new batting-practice hats revealed.
from the freep

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2012/12/detroit_tigers_new_batting-pra.html
Detroit Tigers' new batting-practice hats revealed, reviewed and ridiculed.
from Mlive

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...-thumbs-down-Tigers-new-batting-practice-hats
UniWatch gives thumbs down to Tigers' new batting practice hats.
from the detnews

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2012/12/...-2013-revealed
Tigers batting practice cap designs for 2013 revealed.
from bybtb

http://espn.go.com/blog/playbook/fan...-practice-caps
First look: new MLB batting practice caps.
from espn

 

[turok]

At worst they look like a farmer's cap with a front panel above the navy blue bill in contrasting road gray or home white that advertises farm animal feed, or a tractor manufacturer instead of the Olde English D logo in navy blue home or outlined orange road. All those caps would need for the finishing touch is a plastic mesh side and back panel...ewww!!

The home BP/ST cap looks a little like a knockoff/mashup of the Detroit Stars Negro league team's caps, Can't view the side, top or rear images of the redesigned/proposed cap either as yet.

 

[byco42]

They are an ugly frame for the best logo in MLB.

 

[Mitchrapp]

Horrible.

 

[turok]

Hopefully the gray crown of the road cap will exactly match the same gray shade of their road unis, otherwise it would look even more weird if the cap's crown is tinted a lighter or darker shade of gray...ugh!!

 

[tomdalton22]

in the picture they look like those stupid flat billed caps the brothers wear!

 

[mjsb2]

The pictures look awful, like they're cheap.

I like the white, maybe the actual things won't look like a 5 dollar hat.

 

[turok]

in the picture they look like those stupid flat billed caps the brothers wear!

They apparently ARE flat-billed.

Like:

 

[turok]

Ugh:

 

[turok]

Very similar:

 

[turok]

Unlike the Tigers home caps being all navy blue except for the front with a white crown it looks like their road cap will be all gray with only the bill and top button being navy blue.

 

[mjsb2]

What the hell were they thinking with that Braves hat?

 

[wheels002]

am I the only one who hates with a passion the straight bill look. It drives me crazy. I can't stand it. These look like shit. Why do they keep messing with what works, I know its all about $$$ and more sales but I will not but this no way no how.

 

[tonyballs]

Is the Athletics hat a joke? Wtf is up with the elephant? wow.

 

[turok]

Is the Athletics hat a joke? Wtf is up with the elephant? wow.

Do you know the history behind the Athletics' elephant?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland_Athletics#Elephant_mascot

 

[byco42]

What the hell were they thinking with that Braves hat?

No idea except perhaps a retroactive look at what was wisely abandoned years ago. As if to say "something we never should have done."

 

[Thumb]

Wow, for a Native American, that guy has a hell of a dentist.

 

[spockmaster]

What the hell were they thinking with that Braves hat?

still not as racist as the indians' logo is/was though. this one doesnt have red skin.

 

[coulomb]

Man, new school hats suck.

 

[tonyballs]

Do you know the history behind the Athletics' elephant?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland_Athletics#Elephant_mascot

I had no idea. Looks absolutely horrific.