I'm the BEE'S KNEES...

And another one.....vintage minor league fitted that is. The Burlington Bees are a Class A minor league baseball team, affiliated with the KC Royals (2001-Present), that play in the Midwest League. The Bees have farmed many big leaguers through the years as well as a handful of Hall of Famers such as Catfish Hunter & Paul Molitor. Speaking of former Bees players, you might reconginze this name; Ugueth Urbina. Yup the same Ugueth Urbina that is currently serving a 14 yr prison sentence for attempted murder once played on the Bees and was the ace of the pitching staff in '93, going 10-1 with a 1.99 ERA. I dont see what the big deal is, Urbina merely tried to show a few of his farm workers his machete and then give them a bath in Gasolina....I think he was hanging out with Daddy Yankee at the time. So with all that being said, we have sizes 7 3/8 & 7 1/2 in stock.

A Major League story in a Minor League town...

Above are a couple more vintage Minor League fitteds we have in stock. First up is the Winnipeg Goldeyes, the name derives from a relatively small freshwater fish popular in Manitoba as a delicacy when smoked. The Goldeyes were founded in 1994 and are a member of the Northern League, which is not affiliated with MLB. The Goldeyes won the championship their inaugural year but haven't been back since which just makes this hat cooler, don't ask why!

The next team is none other than the Asheville Tourists. I've always loved their logo.....it makes me wanna pack up my suitcase, grab my louisville fuckin slugger and take a vacation somewhere warm!! The Tourists are a Class A team based in Asheville, NC and have been a farm team of the Colorado Rockies since 1994. In 1968, the Tourists won the Southern League championship under manager Sparky Anderson. Fun Fact: The Tourists would play a "minor" role in the movie Bull Durham starring Kevin Costner as Crash Davis. Crash would finish his baseball career as a member of the Tourists after being cut from the Durham Bulls; it was with Asheville that he would break the all-time minor league home run record.

Sizes in stock:
Goldeyes 7 1/8, 7 1/4 & 7 3/8
Tourists 7 1/4 only

Sounds like a plan...

The Nasville Sounds are a MiLB team currently playing out of the Pacific Coast League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. Established as a Double-A team in 1978, the Sounds moved up to the Triple-A level in 1985. The team has served as a farm club for six major league franchises: New York Yankees (1980–1984), Detroit Tigers (1985–1986), Cincinnati Reds (1987–1992), Chicago White Sox (1993–1997), Pittsburgh Pirates (1998–2004) and Milwaukee Brewers (2005–present). Enough with the history lesson, the old logo is so dope that Elvis would cry at the mere sight of this cap. All blue crown, grey underbrim, MiLB logo on the back and Donnie Baseball approved. Sz 7 1/4 available

Called up from the Minors...

A month or so ago (its all a big blur) we got in a couple hundred vintage minor league fitteds and here are a couple more we have in stock. Both hats are from the inaugural year (1993) of the Hawaii Winter Baseball league, based in Honolulu, Hawaii. The HWB league was funded by Major League Baseball and consisted of players from the MLB, Nippon Professional Baseball, the Korea Baseball Organization as well as independent leagues. Some of the former teams include: Lahaina Whalers, Maui Stingrays (both shown above), Hilo Stars, Kauai Emeralds, Kaneohe Bay Dawgs and Kona Man O'Wars. Both of the logos are super dope and the colorways arent too shabby either, only a few in stock so get em while they're hot!!!

Fitted Fridays...

TGIF mothatruckers!!!!! Todays vintage fitted New Era is sicker than the swine flu, believe that! The hat is an all wool KMG Pro Model by new Era and sz 7 1/8. Although their primary logo was the UH with the Rainbow this features a classic varsity style H on the front and Rainbows written in script on the back. The orange/green colorway is so dope and would go great with some Orachdr Street II's......why did I sell those SMH!!!!! We only have one in stock so if youre interested you know how to get a hold of me.

Prior to the year 2000, the University of Hawaiʻi's men's teams were all referred to as the Rainbow Warriors, complemented by an athletics logo featuring a rainbow. However, in a controversial marketing strategy the school changed its athletics logo to a stylized "H" and allowed each team to pick its own team name. This has led to the current situation, where three teams have retained the team name of "Rainbow Warriors," (basketball, swimming & diving and tennis) one team adopted the name "Rainbows', (baseball) and three teams have adopted the name "Warriors", (football, golf and volleyball).

Snapback vs Fitted...

This isn't really a challenge, more of a comparison post between both hats. Although the majority of our vintage hats are snapbacks we do have a bunch of vintage fitteds for sale as well. New Era is obviously the kings of fitteds but at one point Sports Specialties was giving them a run for their money. Above are a couple vintage Boston Bruins script hats that we have in stock, one snapback and one fitted. The only difference between the two is the snapback has the Bruins side logo while the fitted has the NHL side logo. The beauty of having both styles is some people only rock fitteds and some only rock snapbacks so the customer has options which is what I try to provide if possible.

#1 Apparel...

Above is a vintage deadstock LA Kings Fitted hat from defunct cap maker, #1 Apparel. The thing I like about vintage hats is there are SOOOOOO many different designs out there that you might never see them all. Take this hat for instince, I have had probaly over 5,000 vintage hats in my possesion throughout the years and have never seen this crest design before, so its always cool seeing these designs pop up. The thing about these 1 off vintage hats is different beats better, the more obscure the hat the better its is in my opinion. Source Strictlyfitteds