Congratulations to New Era, which has managed to infuriate me yet again with the latest abomination of headgear. A new line of hats emphasizes MLB local markets, which apparently means an excuse to fill just about every part of each hat.
Let’s delve into each frustrating part, shall we?
The area codes
Each cap lists a number of local area codes for each team. Except for the Angels, which only lists 714. With the Dodgers, the problem seems to be one of omission.
The area codes listed here encompass, in order, Bakersfield, the greater San Fernando Valley, the San Gabriel Valley, Los Angeles, parts of the South Bay and Ventura County, Long Beach and parts of southeastern Los Angeles County, and parts of northern Orange County. I’m glad they at least included 818, since Brody Stevens was one of the biggest baseball fans around.