The Rally Cap - which is when you wear your hat in an odd way to bring your team good luck to rally back and win the game. Most often the rally cap is worn inside out and backward, or folded and worn bill up on half the head. The rally cap tradition started with the 1945 Detroit Tigers as some players wore their caps oddly as a way to urge their teammates on, and it worked as they won a World Series championship (over the Cubs). The rally cap went away until the Texas Rangers brought it back in 1977 and resulting in several come-from-behind victories. It then went away and came back in 1985 when Shea Stadium fans started turning their caps inside-out to cheer on the Mets. This time, the players caught on and it helped the Mets win the 1986 World Series (over the Red Sox). Success breeds usage, and now rally caps are seen everywhere. This is Past Ball Podcast and as the Great Bob Uecker said Get Up Get Outta Here! 

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