Uni Watch » The Return of the Stargell Stars

Did you see what the Pirates did with their caps last night?

Whereas Paul Lukas writes…

I love it — all of it! On some level, of course, this is a uniform violation, but let’s hope MLB has the good sense not to shut it down.

via Uni Watch » The Return of the Stargell Stars.

…I hope it is shut down since MLB has made it clear that the integrity of the official on-field cap can never be violated.  Otherwise rogue teams could start wearing FDNY caps on-field and then where does it end?

As for that, in a report on CBS New York from 2011 it says…

Certainly it’s not a lack of respect,” Torre told The Associated Press before New York’s 10-6 loss to the Cubs. “We just felt all the major leagues are honoring the same way with the American flag on the uniform and the cap. This is a unanimity thing.”

So therefore, I think it’s now established that the Mets should use the “unanimity thing” and place first responder stars on their caps on 9/11 next season.  Or are only the Pirates allowed to add stars to their caps?