These baseball caps freak me out

When I have some time to kill, I’ll often head over to the Major League Baseball or Minor League Baseball Web sites to salivate and dream over the ballcaps and other merchandise they offer. This morning, I decided to broaden my search and entered a Google search for baseball caps. The major cap-making companies popped […]

Safe at home: The Milwaukee Brewers batting helmet

Batting helmet. Talisman. Object of veneration. This plastic replica Milwaukee Brewers batting helmet holds a special place in our family. As we’ve moved about the country, the helmet has come with us as a sort of cornerstone, which bears some explanation. Silly as it may seem, I was elated to get this helmet at age […]

The modern-era Brewers cap

This is one of my absolute favorites, on a sentimental level. I bought this cap at Miller Park in Milwaukee while on a business trip with my boss, who was to die unexpectedly some months later. Both of us bought caps that night and roamed the new stadium, checking out the Gorman Thomas barbeque counter […]