![]() Here are the forty worst New Era Yankees caps on sale now – forty things you could theoretically spend your hard-earned monies on, if you were so inclined. Would it at all surprise you if I told you that while there are some pretty fantastic New Era caps, there are also some deliciously bad New Era caps? ![]() And there’s a lot to look forward to there, because there are some pretty great looking New Era caps. But we’ll get to the good ones on Wednesday. Believe me when I say the cosmic-print cap is the best Yankees cap ever produced – the team should just make that the official on-field cap right now, because why hold back any longer. And I say this with about as much sincerity as it is possible to say something with. There are caps only available in South Korea caps only available in Japan.Ī good number of these caps look truly, truly amazing. Could I interest you in different materials? Leather, perhaps? Or maybe denim?Īnd even that is barely the tip of the iceberg. Aside from the fact they have the Yankees logo slapped on the front, these have approximately zero to do with the Yankees.Īnd even that is barely the tip of the iceberg. There are, for instance, a ton of New Era Yankees-branded caps that have crazy patterns (plaid, striped, speckled) and crazy prints (cosmic, woodland, tri-color). Which is a confusing metaphor to use here, because caps have very little to do with frozen water. But that’s barely the tip of the iceberg. Maybe you know this – perhaps you’ve seen Yankees caps that are light blue, or that are gray or black or purple or some other bold color. ![]() And a ton that bare little-to-no resemblance to the cap the players wear on-field. Nonetheless, the Yankees have become arguably the team most associated with the uniform feature, more so than the progenitor Cubs, because they've left good and well alone.Here’s something vaguely interesting: New Era, producer of caps, makes a lot of Yankees-branded caps. That's right - the Yankees weren't even the first New York team to wear pinstripes, with that distinction instead belonging to the Giants. The home uniform will consists of white shirt and pants, with black pin stripe and "N.Y." on the left breast a white cap with a blue monogram, and blue stockings with maroon stripes. The fad for the pin stripe in baseball toggery, introduced by the Cubs a few years ago, has reached the Hilltop, and the home uniforms of the Yankees this year will be of that design. When manager Harry Wolverton's Yankees trot out from their clubhouse on April 11 to open the season with Boston, Hilltop fans will see their favorites togged out in uniforms closely resembling those worn by the Giants last season. Here's what Snopes uncovered from the New York Times in 1912 ( read it for yourself here): Truth is, the Yankees didn't take to the look because they were thought leaders or branding experts the opposite is true - the Yankees seemingly co-opted pinstripes because other teams were wearing them. By the time Ruth played his final game with the Yanks, in 1934, the pinstripes had been in place for nearly two full decades.Īt least the Ruth theory ascribes ingenuity to the Yankees' decision to wear pinstripes. ![]() Do note that Ruth joined the Yankees in 1920, a full eight years after the pinstripes first graced their uniforms, and five seasons after they became a staple. The theory goes something like this: the Yankees began wearing the pinstripes so Babe Ruth would appear slimmer as his career winded down and his stomach protruded. In fact, anyone seeking an answer to the question will stumble across a conspiracy theory that is both, nonsensical and way more entertaining than the legitimate answer. Don't blame that lack of knowledge on anyone's ignorance - blame it on a boring backstory. Yet how many people know why the Yankees wear pinstripes? Probably not as many as one would expect. With due respect to Jay Z, the pinstripes are the Yankees' most identifiable uniform trait - more so than their cap's interlocking NY insigma or their missing nameplates. Take, for example, this one: why do the New York Yankees wear pinstripes? There are questions, however, that seem too silly to ask, given they're likely to be met with what's certain to be an obvious, well-known answer. Baseball is a sport that inspires curiosity heck, it darn near demands an inquisitive nature with all the downtime between pitches, plays, and innings. ![]()
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