Talk:Rally cap

This tradition led to the Angel's "rally monkey" and no lie it worked when scott spiezo hit that home run it was almost divine

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The rally cap dates back way before Mets fans wore them to a game in 1985. Little leaguers have been doing this for years and obviously a new yorker is trying to take credit for something they didnt have a part in starting. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 72.9.20.233 (talk) 21:53, 22 March 2007 (UTC).[reply]

I dropped the insignificant example of Mets vs. Boston -- we don't need to start a list of examples of fans who wore the rally cap. I added a note about Little League players, which may be the situation in which most people first encounter this tradition. Chris Loosley (talk) 08:47, 1 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The Mets vs. Boston example is the first documented instance of players wearing a rally cap, and is the incident during which it rose to national prominence (as it coincided with the ball rolling between Buckner's legs.) A Google search reveals weblogs of journals of Mets fans wearing rally caps to games in 1985.

I would like to see some documentation of the 1945 Tigers claim before it is accepted as a legitimate use. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Grunionspawn (talk • contribs) 03:15, 10 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]