The View From Wisconsin

Baseball cards and game programs aren't the only things I collect in the game of baseball. I have a rather large collection of baseball caps that I've garnered through the years, from a really old Milwaukee Brewers ball-in-glove logo to a new cap that I just got in the mail yesterday.

That particular cap was one I won as a prize from bbcards.com and the promotion that they have with card manufacturers Upper Deck and Topps (who I fervently hope remain apart - but that's another blog post). You get game pieces in select packs of their card sets (series 2 and later), and enter the codes on the bbcards.com website.

Every card is a "winner" - at the least, you get a digital download of a wallpaper of a player of your choice. The first one that I entered was an "instant winner" of a free baseball cap. When I looked at the entry, I realized there wasn't an option for "team selection". Guess what - that was intentional. They send out a random adjustable MLB cap to you.

I was holding my breath waiting for the cap to show up, which it did yesterday. It was a Colorado Rockies cap. I don't have a big problem with it, but it's probably not going to be an every-day cap for me - though I'll probably wear it for a bit to "wear it in."

Anyways - I have 61 different caps:

1. 2002 All-Star Game (MLB)
2. Alan Kulwicki Winston Cup Champion
3. Arizona Diamondbacks (1998)
4. Arizona Diamondbacks 2001 World Series Champions
5. Badger Showdown CCM
6. Boston Red Sox (2004)
7. Brooklyn Dodgers (1955)
8. Cactus League Spring Training 2002 Brewers
9. Chicago Blackhawks Bud Ice (2003)
10. Chicago Cubs 2003 Central Champs
11. Chicago Cubs Mesh, Baseball (1984)
12. Chicago Cubs St. Patrick's Day, (2005)
13. Chicago White Sox (Home 1983)
14. Colorado Rockies (2007)
15. Florida Marlins (Teal, 1993)
16. Florida Marlins (Black, 1997)
17. Green Bay Packers 1996 NFC Champions
18. Green Bay Packers Super Bowl XXXI Champs LRH
19. Hard Rock Café Phoenix (2002)
20. Houston Astros (Home, 1977)
21. Kenosha Twins (1982)
22. Memphis Maniax XFL (2001)
23. Mickey Mouse Denim
24. Milwaukee Admirals (2004)
25. Milwaukee Admirals 2004 Calder Cup Champs
26. Milwaukee Admirals/Brewers (2007)
27. Milwaukee Bears (Negro Lg.), Baseball (1923, Reproduction)
28. Milwaukee Braves (1957)
29. Milwaukee Brewers (1970)
30. Milwaukee Brewers (1982)
31. Milwaukee Brewers (1998)
32. Milwaukee Brewers (2000)
33. Milwaukee Brewers (2002)
34. Milwaukee Brewers 1982 Road
35. Milwaukee Brewers Franchise (1989)
36. Milwaukee Brewers Practice (1998)
37. Milwaukee Brewers Practice (2000)
38. Milwaukee County Stadium 1953-1999
39. Minnesota Twins (2005)
40. Nashville NHL Predators Logo (1999)
41. Nashville Predators (2000)
42. Nashville Predators (2002)
43. Nashville Predators CCM Hockey (2001)
44. Nashville Predators skull logo (2002)
45. Nashville Sounds 5950 (1990)
46. NHL Total Access (2003)
47. Oklahoma University (2002)
48. Peanuts Joe Cool (2006)
49. Saint Louis Blues Central Division (2006)
50. San Diego Padres (2002)
51. Seattle Mariners (1977 )
52. Seattle Mariners Practice (1997)
53. Univ. of Tennessee (2007)
54. UW Badger Head (2006)
55. UW Badger Paw (2005)
56. UW NCAA Hockey Champions (2006)
57. UW-Whitewater (new logo, 2006)
58. W the President (2004)
59. Washington Nationals (2005)
60. Washington Nationals DC Alternate (2006)
61. Washington Senators (1969)