I need a new baseball hat

Tie Dye perhaps? 

I do... I need a new baseball hat.  My current favorite, is a tan SF Jazz baseball hat, gifted to me by one of the folks who works with SF Jazz.  It's a lovely neutral that goes with just about everything.  But it's been around for a while now and has picked up a few stains.  The stitching is still solid (my absolute FAVORITE hat fell apart.  :(  ) but it's not as pretty and new as it once was.  It's a great, solid hat for just about every day, but I find that I need a new baseball hat.

It's just something that really needs to happen.

I like hats.  I don't like having hat-hair...but I do adore hats.  But, I have a small head so finding hats that fit well and won't go blowing off at the slightest  hint of a breeze (happens a lot here in S.F.) can be a bit of a challenge.  Baseball hats are perfect... I can size them down to my tiny little 6 7/8 hat size and rest assured that only in the most windy conditions might it threaten to go flying away.

...I mentioned that I don't like having hat-hair, right?

Now, unfortunately, wanting a hat brings me to the point of needing to CHOOSE a hat...and this is where the conundrum begins.   How on earth am I supposed to choose one when there are so very many very, very cool baseball hats out there to choose from.  You might think it simple... just go with your hometown baseball team's hat.  Okay... that's one idea.  But what if you don't like Baseball?  I happen to love Baseball, but my hometown team's hat is not necessarily, well, coordinate-able with the bulk of my wardrobe.  I just don't do Orange.  o.O  Not a good color on this little gal.  My ex-favorite hat was a darling little affair.  Light blue denim with a pink ginham daisy with a little Hello Kitty at the center.  LOVED that hat.  But, eventually I wore it out and it fell apart.  Then came the 'DUDE' hat.  Neutral, tan, with a big  blue oval in the center with the word DUDE in bright orange letters.  Fun story behind this one... Dell, launched a marketing campaign where in a young man (in commercials) would say "Dude! You're getting a Dell!"  Unfortunately... the young man playing the role of 'slaker Steve' was caught and arrested for attempting to buy marijuana, which pretty much immediately ended the marketing campaign.  Yet... having known someone who worked for Dell for many years, I was able to get my grubby little paws on one of the rare and elusive baseball hats from that campaign.  As I am a gamer-chick and tend to use the word 'dude' ad nauseum... it was only natural that said hat  become mine.   But, like all good baseball hats... it's gotten a bit old and worn and stained.   That's when the SF Jazz hat came onto the scene.  And, like its predecessors,   it's beginning to show signs of its age and frequent use.

So a new hat must be found.   Why all the Fendi hats?  I think they're pretty.  I'm a visual person, so I've been skulking through google images looking for the perfect baseball hat.  It needs to be something I can wear to work (baseball hats are almost a requirement where I work), something that will go with the bulk of my relaxed wardrobe, something that reflects my unique personality and sense of style.  (I really like this floral one!)  But I'm not opposed to some other form of baseball hat.  If I could possibly FIND the cute Hello Kitty hat again, I'd buy that in a heartbeat.

But when one thinks baseball hats, one almost must think about baseball. As I mentioned earlier, I don't groove to my hometown team's hat.  Love the team, don't love the hat.  But, they're not my only team.  I grew up watching the Yankees far more than I did the Giants.  Still love the Yankees, just because watching them brings back such fond memories of sitting in the living room with my step dad, watching the game and being instructed in the game of baseball by someone who really knew the game inside and out.  Dad was a fabulous baseball player when he was young, and taught me how to play.  Everything I know and love about baseball came from him, and for me, the Yankees bring all of that home every time I watch them play.  Last fall I was in an airport where there was a shop with a great display of NY Yankees baseball caps.  I was tempted to buy one then, but was watching my finances and really couldn't afford the extra expense.  I still regret that I didn't one.

And while i'm on the subject of baseball hats... what the HECK is the deal with these dratted hats with flat brims.  I cannot begin to describe how irritating I find those flat brimmed baseball hats.  I hate them so much I almost want to declare that they are not legitimate baseball hats. A baseball hat, in my opinion, is supposed to have a nice rounded brim, so as to help keep the light away from sensitive eyes.  I do not like the flat brimmed baseball hats.  I do not.

To that end, I give you this article I came across relating to baseball hats and their brims: Baseball Cap Care

and now... back to my regularly scheduled pile of things to do.  Some much to do and so little time in which to do it!

...and I still need a new baseball hat.