Baseball players everywhere should have given their caps a heartfelt tip over the weekend when they learned that Julio Franco had stepped to the plate for the last time.
Some organizations that take it a step further and give their caps a more finished look than the average ball cap; the embroidered hat cap is one such way that you can distinguish yourself from the rest of the crowd.
The Vikings did not add any free outside free agents, and that's not a surprise given their poor cap status.
Gary Caldwell, Craig Gordon, James McFadden and Darren Fletcher were all given their first international cap by Vogts, and Barry Ferguson was appointed captain by the German, a post he held for five years.
Earlier in the offseason, there were rumors of him teaming up with the Minnesota Timberwolves' Jimmy Butler next summer, a partnership that doesn't look financially feasible for the Celtics given their current salary cap situation.
In that scenario, the Clippers would replace Jordan, 26, with Chandler, which would be about the only way they could find a high-quality alternative given their severe salary cap restraints.
Of that group, the Boston Celtics and Houston Rockets would appear to be the most realistic buyers given their positional need and cap flexibility.
Here, we can learn from Australia's experience, given their removal of number caps in 2008.
On a day when three new caps were given their debut, one of them - Boyd Rankin - limped out of the attack with a hamstring injury while the second - leg-spinner Scott Borthwick - went for seven an over.
He would have had mixed emotions watching the Six Nations: pride at the performances of players he gave their first caps offset by a general lack of recognition of the part he played in the team's success.
