Buyer Beware !!! White Sox

This White Sox cap recently appeared on ebay and immediately caught my eye.

It was listed as being game worn by Minnie Minoso when he played for the White Sox from the years 1951-53.

Immediately, something does not look right.

The logo?

The four rows of stitching on the top of the visor?

The seller claims that New Era started making caps with eight rows of stitching on the top of the visor in 1954.  Hmm....

When in doubt, look to the tag.

It may be hard to see here, but you can enlarge the ebay photo, and clearly see that the words "Authentic Major League" on the tag.

New Era did not start placing the "Authentic Major League" on the tags until the mid 80's.

The seller could be sincere and not know that this cap is not from the 50's or 60's.

1994 World Series Champions

I don't like the look of  a cap with a patch on the side.  It  just doesn't look "clean" to me.

Then Hatclub came up with this...

Made in the USA is a must

I could do without the New Era logo on the side.

What's so special about this cap?  If you look closely, you can see that it declares the Montreal Expos the 1994 World Champions.


On August 11, 1994 the MLB season came to a screeching halt and did not end with a World Series.

The Montreal Expos would end the season in 1st place with a record of 74-40.

MLB began wearing patches on the side of caps during the 1996 World Series.

 

 

 

Well done Hatclub!

Literary devices

My recent blog post about animal adaptations was pretty popular and I heard from several Science teachers.

Let's continue to explore to expand our horizons by mixing baseball and literary devices.

Alliteration: 

the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

Miami Marlins

 Philadelphia Phillies

Tidewater Tides

Last year was 2006

In 2007 became the Norfolk Tides

Homonym:

each of two or more words having the same spellings but different meanings

Louisville Bats (animal and not baseball bat)

International League

Triple "A" affiliate of the Reds

Homophone:

Each of two or more words having the same pronunciation, but different meanings, origins, or spelling

Cedar Rapids Kernels (not colonels)

Single "A" affiliate of the Twins

Midwest League

Foreshadowing:

a warning or indication of a future event

In 1999, MLB ran a Turn Ahead the Clock promotion and some teams wore futuristic uniforms depicting the year 2027.

 Oakland Athletics TATC cap

New York Mets "2027" cap

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Onomatopoeia:

the formation of a word from the sound associated with what is made

Salt Lake  Buzz

1994-2000

Pacific Coast League

Triple "A" affiliate of Twins

Personification:

the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non human.

Beloit Snappers

Beloit Wisconsin

Single "A" affiliate of the Oakland Athletics

Midwest League

Montgomery Biscuits

Double "A" affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays

Southern League

Assonance:

the repetition of the sound of a vowel or diphthong in non rhyming syllables near enough to each other  for the echo to be discernible

ex: "go mow the lawn"

Hartford Yard Goats

Double "A" affiliate of the Colorado Rockies

Eastern League

Founded in 2016

Denver Zephyrs

1984-1992

American Association

Triple "A" affiliate of the White Sox, Reds, and Brewers

Moved to New Orleans in 1993

Allusion:

an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it, an expression without mentioning it

Altoona Curve

Altoona, Pennsylvania

Double "A" affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates

Team name is an allusion to the horseshoe curve which was completed in 1854. 

It shortened the length of time one could cross the state of Pennsylvania from five days to one.

Greenville Drive

Greenville, South Carolina

Single "A" affiliate of the Red Sox

Founded in 2006

Drive is an allusion to the auto industry.  South Carolina is home to over 250 auto manufacturing companies and Greenville is a hot spot.