How to wear the cap.

Maybe out somewhere it mind get off to the side but on the baseball feild, straight ahead!

Bob

Curly,

It seems that I saw some guy named Street pitching maybe in the College World Series and some other teamates wearing their hats to the side. I want to think that it was Texas U.

Maybe you can only due it when you're at the CWS - LOL

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It was Texas. Street is one of the best closers in the nation.

Bob

Is Street still with Texas?

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What about Abe Alvarez, the crazy left from LBSU. He was my favorite pitcher to watch this year, with his fro and his hat, and his pitching, wow. Is outside appearance almost takes away from his incredible pitching ability. He changed armslots and it was quite impressive, his getup definitely help decive hitters. When you see someone looking like that on the mound, you have to think he doesn't know what he's doing, then you realize he does and it's too late.

Personally, I like it straight, but I can't seem to put it on straight, so it ends up a little crooked, or so my teammates say.

For many, many years I,too, wore a cap...this cap represented years of hard work in my chosen profession not unlke a baseball player...it designated which school I graduated from(as in which team you play for)...it offered repect to me from friends and family(same with a baseball player)..it instilled in others the confidence that I was well prepared to handle the job(as in a pitcher taking the mound)..plus it finished out the whole "uniform"...as in baseball
My profession is as a nurse...do you think if I entered a room with my "cap" to the side or backwards that a patient would ever have any trust or confidence in my skills...same with a baseball player...those that wear their caps askew are percieved as "jokers" and will always have to prove their skills in order to be taken seriously..I wore my cap with pride as it said to the world" I am a nurse...I worked long and hard to wear this cap on my head and I will not embarrass myself or my profession by making it a joke to have it on my head...so to all baseball players...wear your cap with pride and do not embarrass yourselves or your team by making it a joke to wear it

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Catchermom,

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same with a baseball player...those that wear their caps askew are percieved as "jokers" and will always have to prove their skills in order to be taken seriously

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Hold on their catchermom, aren't you stereotyping these young men? After all college is where our youth's minds create and invent. I don't believe we should ever stifle their creativity. Would you condemn a player who wears his pants up/down? I don't think U of Texas coach runs an undisciplined program by any means.

When I saw them wearing their caps at the CWS I didn't think they were trying to disrespect the instituiton of baseball in anyway. Same as when I see the different ways that players wear their rally caps in the dugout.

If we want to find faults, look to the MLB and you'll find all the disrespect you can fathom. JMHO.

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i feel it doesnt matter the way u wear the cap, i slant it to the right side of my face a little bit just to be different and people can see im a (excuse the language) "Bad ***" third basemen. lol

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how does that make u a bad *** third baseman?? i think it looks ridiculous. my opinion

Individual fashion has no place on the baseball field. If you want to standout baseball is not your sport, go play tennis. Keep the hat straight, respect the team game.

lol standing out is not the concern here, my response was a way (for me) to say, D*amn he doesnt give a C*rap, hit a ball to him..and he wouldnt care about gettin nailed in the chest to block the ball. And all third basemen's know that that is probably the #1 concern at 3rd is to block the ball and keep it in front of u just as any other position

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I am all for ceativity(afterall I am a product of the 60's generation) but there are proper places to be creative and the baseball field is not one of them...you are there to do a job not to start a fashion trend...how about the cop who responds to your complaint of an assault coming with his hat turned sideways or backwards...just because he wants to be creative...or the general who leads his troops into combat with his hat on sideways or backwards...think that instills a lot of confidence in his men...but wait he was exhibiting his freedom of expression .... a hat is part of the uniform...to be worn in a uniform fashion...as far as MLB goes there in my estimation very few who have opted to wear their hats askew...and furthermore, as far as scouts go, do you think for 1 minute they will recruit someone who is attempting to start a fad
And one other thought I would be willing to wager that most boys do not know enough to remove said hats in restaurants and Federal buildings...at my sons HS all hats were removed at the front door....no questions asked...shows respect
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I'm with Catchermom on this one. It looks ridiculous (just like jeans hanging down with underwear showing.) One of the great things about baseball is tradition and the fact it's "a gentlemans game" Assert your individuality off the field.

"There's no crying in baseball!"

how does that make you look like you dont care if the ball is hit to you?? When i see a player out there that wears a hat like that i go right after them because a lot of times they are out there to think they look good.

first of all i never said i tried to look good with it etc..and i tried not to start a fad.. and its people like you daniel that try to hit it to people like me that gives my team easy outs. My uniform isnt dressed like a gangster or anything, its just the way its with the hat, ive always done it, i dont know why i have but its juss the way its always been.. tradition? Im am respectable to the public, i dont try and start a fad or a fashion statment im just a guy that loves the game

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i realize that we are all entitled to our opinion, but i have always been successful in playing the way i do and sounds like you have been successful playing the way you do. Every one plays the game different, but if you love this game then respect it. Play and look like a ball player is what i believe in. thanks

I'll stand beside daniel on this one, if ya play the game ya ought to respect it and wear the hat right. Off the baseball fields in the farm fields i wear the John Deere hat straight out, and now i see peep wearin the older style john deere hats side ways and it makes me mad.

Respect the game...hmmm, game seems to imply a feeling of looseness, not meant to be uptight. IMO, the greatest respect you can show for a game is to have fun while playing it. I don't go around telling people to wear their hat off center or whatever, but it does give them a sense of looseness and, for lack of a real word, "fun-having". Does nobody else think that when they saw the players on Texas wearing their hats to a side, they looked relaxed, like they were really having fun? Having fun is how to respect a game (so long as no rules are broken) in my opinion.

NJ Pitch

i respect the game to the highest bar. I love the game, a baseball cap is a small fraction of how to present yourself. Disrespecting the game is probably a pant leg up, a pant leg down looking gangster, and big jerseys ment to be big so they could look "cool."

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We allow the kids to wear their hat the way that they want. However, those that wear their hats off to the side, backwards unless they are a catcher or with their bills turned upward are wearing those hats from behind the fence or in the stands. You wouldn't belive how important this is to me. Not only does it say something about the discipline of a team, it also says something about individuals trying to standout from their teammates in any other way than performance. JMHO! However, around here "My Humble Opinion" is all that matters. LOL

I apologize, I forgot I was on For Players only. I'll let this stand unless someone is upset and wants it removed.

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Coach B

I am happy to hear your message.
My brother had a young kid make it up to the big club 2 years ago wearing his hat off to the side. He went up to him and adjusted the lid to fit squarely on his head and said:
"This is the way we wear our hats."
It was understood...the same way you make it understood.

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respect the game on and off the field. If you are seen walking around with your jersey hanging out and your hat turned around backwards, people aren't going to respect you as a baseball player

First off, I would like to address the hat issue from a college perspective. Under no circumstances would my coach ever let us where a hat to the side, backwards, or ever a bit cockeyed to one side or the other. The game of baseball, like documented in many movies, is about honor, respect, the thought of the greats that played in the past. Would you ever see Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, Nolan Ryan, or any other player for that matter ever turn there hat to the side for any reason? I see it more of a fashion statement. I heard one poster say, "I think it's cool that the kid from Long Beach has a fro and cocks his hat to one side." How is that cool? The fro doesn't make you **** your hat to one side or the other. One of the greatest baseball players, EVER, in Ozzie Smith started his career with a fro and I never, not once, saw his hat cocked to one side or the other, not even if the sun is in his eyes. They make sunglasses for that sort of thing.

I really find it disturbing that some people can actually agree with wearing the hat to one side. I ecspecially hate it done in the college and high school ranks. Other than certain individuals (not going to mention names because they aren't worth me mentioning) in the big leagues, 99% wear their hat the way it is supposed to be worn, letters/logo straight. Be proud of those that played the game before you and that will play after you. So many people these days, including myself, wear hats in so many different styles. By no means am I saying that it is wrong, but when you step into that dugout where so many baseball icons have laced up and played there heart out, show them some respect. Wear the uniform the way it's supposed to be worn. Be proud of the fact that you are playing the best sport ever. Respect yourself, your family/friends, your coaches, your teammates, your oppponent, and lastly those that played before and after you.

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u see em on tv wearing to side why aint it rigt fer me cuz i like being me. this is now our game not thoze of the past.

porkchop - You might not like it, but to get to the next level you will be evaluated by "those of the past" on everything you do, whether on the field or off. Attitude and appearance will be judged along with your talent. Is it fair? Doesn't matter, its reality.

Pchp---U cn b u on yer own tim. Don't disrespect your team,coach or school. TOO many kids growing up these days who want to make it all about "me". Try taking "I" and "ME" out of your conversations and put a little more "YOU" and you'll go a lot further.

Good Luck!

Moc1

Porkchop ... unless you are running a 6.2-6.3 60 yard, are hitting 400+ foot bombs regularly and/or throw 94+ accurately and consistently you have to learn to come across to college recruiters as a team player.

One of the major skills of a sucessful college recruiter is the ability to judge character. They don't want someone who may create friction on the team. There are too many skilled guys out there that you are competing with to come across "wrong" or "selfish".

Hat story - one of my favorites.
I had a centerfielder 3 years ago who wore his hat to the side.

After repeated warnings from the head coach - he continued to wear it sideways once he got out into the field.

Our head coach did nothing.

In the 4th inning of the game - I called time out. I walked slowly to CF. (I dont think anyone in the whole ballpark knew what was going on.)

I "politely" requested that the hat be worn straight - and discussed the immediate consequences of the hat being worn sideways for even one more second.

The player - fortunately for all of us - accepted the "friendly advice" and straightened the hat for the rest of the season.

i think you are thinking i put it totally to the side, i lean the hat to the right a little bit, could barely be noticed.

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The way you wear your hat shouldn't effect your play on the field, but personally I like the traditional straight foward cap.

It's all an issue of Old School vs New School. I dont wear mine to the side, but thats just me. The Coach also has alot of say in the matter, in my high school if you wear your cap to the side you will be running, but thats just because the head coach is an Old School guy.

How about the brim, Straight or Curved?

wherever the sun is, is where my cap is gonna be turned...

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There is only one way to wear a baseball cap---THE RIGHT WAY !!!!!!! and there are no variations on the theme

TRhit

Well said TRhit

okay. people should be able to express the way they wanna wear their hats on the baseball field if they want. if they wanna wear their hats a little off to the side, then why say anything to them?..however, i do believe that if u wear ur cap backwards or completely to one side, then that is disrespectful to the game of baseball. let people express themselves with the exception of wearing ur hats backwards or to one side.

My dad never let me wear my hat backwards, or to the side, even when i was a little kid, so im not at all foreign to it. i never have to urge to turn it any which way, i prefer it forward (im catcher, so i get away with backwards, but only when im catching).

but my coach is also very big on hats being straight. "youll never see joe dimmagio with this hat to the side", he always says. one time i was talking to someone with his hat backwards, and i see my coach from behind him, sneak up and yank the cap off his head. he didnt return till the next day. thats not the 1st time hes grabbed hats, though.

i know im going on for a while here, but i just have to say that i do kinda like looking "proper" on the field. idk why, but i like it.

Straight ahead is the most respectful and is the classiest way to wear your cap, therefore I wear my cap straight because I love and respect the game of baseball.

I heard once that the way a ball player wears his hat is a good indication of the direction he's going in life....being a goal oriented kinda guy I've always thought that going straight ahead is a good idea.