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blanning71

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So I'm watching the LLWS and I notice that all the kids wear their hats with flat brims. I remember that when I was a kid, and still to this day....I try to break in the bill of my hats. I even remember taking baseballs and rubberbands to break them in back in the day. Is this a new style or is it just me being a dumb bass and asking this? Thoughts?
 
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gogosox40

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The youth of america are turning ghetto. :D

I remember putting my hat into a coffee cup over night to get that perfect rounded bill.
 
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metallicalex777

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I'm with you Brian...I think we are just getting older ::facepalm:: :lol: I remember when the better the curve the better the hat. I still use my "perfect bill shaper" plastic thingy that works GREAT to this day :D
 
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blanning71

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I feel so much better knowing its not just me. I mean, to each his own, but I used to not be able to stand having a bill that was flat. I used to buy the New Era 5950 hats and couldn't wait to get the bill just right with the perfect curve. Maybe the kids are more focused on baseball than the look of a hat but still, I have noticed that over the past few years, more and more kids are not curving them but wearing them more like a rapper in a video. Hmmm................
 
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metallicalex777

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blanning71 said:
I feel so much better knowing its not just me. I mean, to each his own, but I used to not be able to stand having a bill that was flat. I used to buy the New Era 5950 hats and couldn't wait to get the bill just right with the perfect curve. Maybe the kids are more focused on baseball than the look of a hat but still, I have noticed that over the past few years, more and more kids are not curving them but wearing them more like a rapper in a video. Hmmm................
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Don't forget about all the stickers left on the hats as well...bling bling haha!
 
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blanning71

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metallicalex777 said:
blanning71 said:
I feel so much better knowing its not just me. I mean, to each his own, but I used to not be able to stand having a bill that was flat. I used to buy the New Era 5950 hats and couldn't wait to get the bill just right with the perfect curve. Maybe the kids are more focused on baseball than the look of a hat but still, I have noticed that over the past few years, more and more kids are not curving them but wearing them more like a rapper in a video. Hmmm................
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Don't forget about all the stickers left on the hats as well...bling bling haha!
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blanning71

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I have to admit, I do leave teh small MLB Authentic hologram stickers on the underside of my bill. I don't know why but I do. Or the Officially Licensed Collegiate Sticker for my College FB and Baseball hats. But everything else has to go.
 
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metallicalex777 said:
blanning71 said:
I feel so much better knowing its not just me. I mean, to each his own, but I used to not be able to stand having a bill that was flat. I used to buy the New Era 5950 hats and couldn't wait to get the bill just right with the perfect curve. Maybe the kids are more focused on baseball than the look of a hat but still, I have noticed that over the past few years, more and more kids are not curving them but wearing them more like a rapper in a video. Hmmm................
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Don't forget about all the stickers left on the hats as well...bling bling haha!
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THIS.

i always wan tto ask the kids....are you returning that hat later?
 
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SamHell

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Yes we are getting old. Cap brim had to curved perfectly and we pulled our leggings as high as we could get them.
 
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blanning71

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Now I will say, I never wore my leggings up. I normally let my pants go down to my ankles. I had large calves and it looked like redwood trees stuffed in a sausage casing if I left them up.
 
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jacobbocce72

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I remember I used to have the really ADD kids on my team who coulden't wait for the cap to get a good bend, so they would just fold it in half. I used to cringe when I saw this... took me a good month or 2 to get the right bend.
 
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blanning71

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jacobbocce72 said:
I remember I used to have the really ADD kids on my team who coulden't wait for the cap to get a good bend, so they would just fold it in half. I used to cringe when I saw this... took me a good month or 2 to get the right bend.
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It looked more like an "A" roof on a house rather than a cap huh?
 
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jacobbocce72

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blanning71 said:
jacobbocce72 said:
I remember I used to have the really ADD kids on my team who coulden't wait for the cap to get a good bend, so they would just fold it in half. I used to cringe when I saw this... took me a good month or 2 to get the right bend.
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It looked more like an "A" roof on a house rather than a cap huh?
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yes! :lol:

It was always those cardboard bills too... so once you made the crease, there was no going back.
 
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