Every spring, I have a ritual of buying a new lid. For a guy who's follicularly challenged, lids are a necessity, not because I'm embarassed or feel inadequate, but because I like lids. It's an accepted part of the American uniform and immediately introduces you to people.

Wearing a Cubs lid is a great way to meet people. There's Cubs fans everywhere. Yankees lids will get a reaction, not always positive, even overseas. It's fun to wear more obscure ones and watching people try to figure out what it is. My Devil Rays lid gets some great reactions.

This year's lids are both BP caps (yeah, I bought two - MLB.com was having a buy one, get one half price sale.) Not BP like Prospectus, but the mesh, slightly stretchy ones. They fit very well - no jokes about having a big head, please - and don't get hot. If they have downside, it's their lack of shape.

To me, I like the classic looks of most caps. The simple NY on the Mets and Yankees caps, the "C" for the Cubs, or the interlocked letters of the Dodgers or Giants. It surprises me just how much I dislike the Nationals lid. It might be the red - I don't like red usually - and the design is just bland. I don't mind the jerseys so much.

Best lid? Yankees. Worst? Indians. I'll have to do a post on minor league lids soon.