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Which is a 'real' Dodger ball cap?
April 01, 2017, 01:11 PM
konata88Which is a 'real' Dodger ball cap?
I don't follow MLB (I played baseball when I was younger but never followed pro sports).
I want to buy a 'real' Dodger ball cap for someone. There are too many -- obviously some are not 'real'. But I'm not sure which ones are considered 'real' that players actually wear.
Help? Are none of these really 'real?'
http://www.dickssportinggoods....maxPrice:&pageSize:&
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Jimbo54Go to the Dodger website and go to the official gear option.
Jim
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April 01, 2017, 01:21 PM
chellim1Throughout the course of the season most teams wear many different caps.
Suggestion: send the link to the person you want to give it to and let them pick which one they think looks best!
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-rduckwor April 01, 2017, 01:23 PM
konata88Thanks guys.
I was wondering about the D vs LA on the cap as well. No idea the relevance of either.
I checked the site: I looked at a few models that looked 'real' but they seem to be fitted and not adjustable size. I was hoping for this to be a surprise but have no idea what size to go. So this complicates this idea.
"Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it." L.Tolstoy
"A government is just a body of people, usually, notably, ungoverned." Shepherd Book April 01, 2017, 01:32 PM
FrankMosesI believe the New Era 59/50 is still the official cap.
April 01, 2017, 01:36 PM
tha1000quote:
Originally posted by konata88:
Thanks guys.
I was wondering about the D vs LA on the cap as well. No idea the relevance of either.
I checked the site: I looked at a few models that looked 'real' but they seem to be fitted and not adjustable size. I was hoping for this to be a surprise but have no idea what size to go. So this complicates this idea.
"Real" is going to be fitted and made of wool. Less than ideal for a summer sport. I don't watch a ton of west coast baseball, but I don't recall ever seeing the Dodgers play in a cap with a D on it.
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April 01, 2017, 01:39 PM
PR64The official caps are fitted.
The adjustable caps are not.
P.S. Why would anybody want a Dodgers hat....
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April 01, 2017, 02:08 PM
GaryBFquote:
...and made of wool.
Not any more.
This is the non-structured (low crown) version:
http://www.mlbshop.com/Los_Ang...e_59FIFTY_Fitted_HatFrom your link to Dick's, this is the real hat in structured form (high crown):
http://www.dickssportinggoods....grsrylapaxxy?&color=April 01, 2017, 02:22 PM
casquote:
Originally posted by tha1000:
"Real" is going to be fitted and made of wool.
Blue, with a white "B" on the front.
A "D" would be the Chunichi Dragons.
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April 01, 2017, 02:25 PM
JALLENquote:
Originally posted by tha1000:
quote:
Originally posted by konata88:
Thanks guys.
I was wondering about the D vs LA on the cap as well. No idea the relevance of either.
I checked the site: I looked at a few models that looked 'real' but they seem to be fitted and not adjustable size. I was hoping for this to be a surprise but have no idea what size to go. So this complicates this idea.
"Real" is going to be fitted and made of wool. Less than ideal for a summer sport. I don't watch a ton of west coast baseball, but I don't recall ever seeing the Dodgers play in a cap with a D on it.
"D" hatThere is no such thing as "real" in LA anyway. It's all fake, made up.
Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me.
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"Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." - Justice Janice Rogers Brown April 01, 2017, 02:26 PM
rscalzoThis is what they wore back in the 50's in Brooklyn.
https://www.lids.com/brooklyn-...lean-up-cap/20720820April 01, 2017, 02:31 PM
GaryBFIf you look at the MLB store, the "D" hat is the spring training hat, not regular season. Take your pick.
April 01, 2017, 02:59 PM
bertoThe 5950 with the LA logo is what they wear on the field most games and recognized as the most "real" hat. It's fitted and comes with a flat brim that the user can roll themselves or leave as is. Any Dodger blue with the LA logo will suffice though. Perhaps a gift certificate to Dicks with note it's for a Dodgers hat is best.
April 01, 2017, 04:02 PM
Sigfan Royquote:
Originally posted by FrankMoses:
I believe the New Era 59/50 is still the official cap.
This is what I would buy, were I a Dodgers fan, as I believe it is the official hat as well.
April 01, 2017, 04:20 PM
chellim1quote:
Originally posted by GaryBF:
If you look at the MLB store, the "D" hat is the spring training hat, not regular season. Take your pick.
And the spring training hat is on sale!
"Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible."
-- Justice Janice Rogers Brown
"The United States government is the largest criminal enterprise on earth."
-rduckwor April 01, 2017, 06:06 PM
konata88Thanks guys. Who knew hats were so complicated?
So, fitted New Era 59/50, blue with LA on the front is what players would wear.
This is for someone in Korea (apparently, one of the pitchers on the Dodgers was/is popular there). So, fitted makes this a little more complicated.
Maybe New Era has an adjustable version - less 'real' but close enough?
If these were $10 each, I'd just buy a few in the size ballpark. But these hats are pretty expensive....
"Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it." L.Tolstoy
"A government is just a body of people, usually, notably, ungoverned." Shepherd Book April 01, 2017, 06:17 PM
PR64I say whatever you get they will love it.
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Get your guns b4 the Dems take them away
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Sig P-220 Combat
April 01, 2017, 06:41 PM
tha1000quote:
Originally posted by GaryBF:
quote:
...and made of wool.
Not any more.
This is the non-structured (low crown) version:
http://www.mlbshop.com/Los_Ang...e_59FIFTY_Fitted_HatFrom your link to Dick's, this is the real hat in structured form (high crown):
http://www.dickssportinggoods....grsrylapaxxy?&color=
Good to know that MLB uniform technology has moved into 1950's!
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April 01, 2017, 06:53 PM
FrankMosesquote:
Originally posted by konata88:
Thanks guys. Who knew hats were so complicated?
So, fitted New Era 59/50, blue with LA on the front is what players would wear.
This is for someone in Korea (apparently, one of the pitchers on the Dodgers was/is popular there). So, fitted makes this a little more complicated.
Maybe New Era has an adjustable version - less 'real' but close enough?
If these were $10 each, I'd just buy a few in the size ballpark. But these hats are pretty expensive....
You are correct that these (what are they now $40?) hats are sized. Kinda difficult to surprise someone if you don't know their size. And all hats are not the same. I've had a size 7 1/4 feel looser than a 7 1/2.
But the damned things are well made.
I think their SnapBack hats are a good adjustable alternative
April 02, 2017, 02:40 AM
bertoquote:
Originally posted by konata88:
Thanks guys. Who knew hats were so complicated?
So, fitted New Era 59/50, blue with LA on the front is what players would wear.
This is for someone in Korea (apparently, one of the pitchers on the Dodgers was/is popular there). So, fitted makes this a little more complicated.
Maybe New Era has an adjustable version - less 'real' but close enough?
If these were $10 each, I'd just buy a few in the size ballpark. But these hats are pretty expensive....
The 3930 comes in 3 sizes with a strechy band so it has the fitted look but fits a variety of head sizes. The m/l should fit most heads.
The 940 is truly adjustable and will fit all but those with enormous domes.
Either one will suit your needs.