It is Christmas shopping time, and sports fans like some apparel showing their loyalty to their favorite team.
For baseball fans, a hat is a natural gift; baseball and hats go together. You cannot play or watch baseball without a hat; well, you can but it is not the same. If you have aCincinnati Redsfan on your shopping list, read on to discover five hats that will make your fan happy and make this Christmas memorable.
Check out this hat listed under"Newest Arrivals" at theYahoo Sports Shop. It is a New Era hat with a red bill and black top with the distinctive red "C" with a white outline on the front. It retails for $36.95 and offers a dramatic and eye-catching hat any fan would love. A USA flag is on the side of this fitted performance hat. A good choice for the contemporary Joey Votto(notes) or Jay Bruce(notes) fan.
Do you know someone who likes the old-time baseball caps? AtThe Official Online Shop of the Cincinnati Reds, you can find the Cooperstown 1919 hat for $24.99. It is white with red vertical stripes and a red "C." There is a red band just above the bill and below the "C." Die-hard fans remember1919as the year the franchise won the National League pennant with a record of 96-44, and then went on to win the World Series over theChicago White Sox.
Any fan of the Cincinnati Reds remembers, with great delight, the 1975 season, which culminated with the epic World Series with theBoston Red Sox. Purchase alogo adjustable hatfor $18.99 that features a red, white and blue emblem on the front of an all-red cap. The emblem says "World Series 1975"; the hat can be found at the Reds Shop, the official online shop. Wear it and remember a great World championship.
Looking for astandard hatfor a conservative Reds fan who does not like frills? Go for the Nike Cincinnati Reds Wool Adjustable Hat found at the Yahoo! Sports Shop for $17.95. It is a standard red cap with the white "C" on the front. Nothing fancy, but a good choice that would make a fan happy. Good hat to wear on a road trip.
This hat takes you back to 1961-66 with aRed-Graythrowback Cooperstown adjustable. It retails for $24.95 and offers the look of a red bill with a red "C" on a gray cap. Another good choice for the fan who remembers the 1960s.
As a lifelong fan of the Cincinnati Reds, these five choices would all be welcome under my Christmas tree. My involvement with the Reds dates back to my earliest memory—the 1956 team known as the Redlegs. My family would take trips to Crosley Field to see the teams of the late 1950s and early 60s. One fond memory is attending gamefourof the 1961 World Series against theNew York Yankees; Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, Whitey Ford, Yogi Berra and all my favorite Cincinnati players.
What more could you ask for in a game?
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