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These MLB City Hats STINK

What in god's name are these? I mean just a total lack of effort on a brilliant chance to make something cool in baseball. 

This project had to have gotten tucked away under a big pile of papers at the league office before "ope, we need to pump out these city edition uniforms guess we'll just slap a whole bunch of shit on 'em like a billboard or something we'd wear in a 2004 music video."

And the lack of consistency, too. What's the main zip code you think of for Chicago? 312. Nah let's throw all the surrounding area codes on there as well to clutter it up some more. Pittsburgh? Uhh Pittsburgh....Pittsburgh...apparently don't have area codes, but also what do they do? Well...they have the Steelers..? That's right! Right! They're a big steel town. Throw a big ol' steel pillar on there. That'll do the trick. Minnesota? I guess those are supposed to be lakes but I'd be lying if I don't automatically think of the local golf course map when I look at it. 

I tried to make myself believe that this is a fake leak to get us riled up, but then I realized this is the same league that still employs, and has plenty who take pride in, someone like Tony LaRussa's dinosaur beliefs. Of course their attempt at being stylish and cool is going to look like clipart.