Chicks dig the Red Sox Hat

Ok let’s go back to the 90’s when the Home Run was king and Mark McGwire was an icon. The Nike commercial opens up with Mark McGwire taking batting practice, hitting homer after homer. Women are cheering and admiring the shots as each majestic shot clears the fences at old Busch stadium. One of the women is the gorgeous Heather Locklear.

In the background Tom Glavine and Greg Maddux, are hanging out and shout to the unresponsive women, “Hey, we’ve got Cy Young winners over here!”  Still nothing. Still being ignored. This puts Glavine and Maddux into gear.  They go shoe shopping and pick up McGwire’s Nike kicks. They take batting practice. They study hitting. They lift weights. They run stairs. They pummel each other in the stomach with baseball bats Rocky style. They hit off tees. And then they take batting practice again. Every pitch a home run. 

At last, the women will acknowledge them: “Hi, Tom,” the Locklear calls out. They have reached their goal—the ladies love them. And finally Maddux puts into words what everyone is thinking: “Chicks dig the long ball.”

Well in my opinion times have changed. Chicks do not dig the long ball anymore. Chicks dig the Red Sox hat.  Walking down the streets of Del Ray, VA last weekend at the fall art festival with my friend Joe, his wife and my fiancée,  I was clad in jeans, a t-shirt, and Red Sox hat. I was. Joe’s wife and my fiancée went off looking for art and jewelry and Joe and I went off looking for something tasty to eat. During the long walk to the food section, at least 3 very attractive girls yelled to me Go Sox, referring to my hat. Eventually we found a crab cake stand and a bbq stand with pulled pork.  We decided on crab cakes where the line seemed longer, and in our minds the food was better.  During the time in the line again another young attractive lady yelled to me go Sox. For the record we are now up to 4 shout outs.

So with food in hand we began the long walk back to Joe’s house to watch the Notre Dame game. Though not a Notre Dame game fan, I had reached my limit of the art festival. During the walk back we both were discussing how many women had mentioned my hat. This ultimately brought us back to the video with Mark McGwire, Greg Maddux, and Heather Locklear. In our opinion we decided if we were single, wearing a Red Sox hat could ultimately prove to be a great way to pick up women. I truly do believe that the new version of Chicks dig the Long Ball, is Chicks dig the Red Sox hat.

In the world of trying to pick up girls having a neutral opening like wearing a Red Sox hat could really be a great lead, as a hat ultimately can tell a story. Here are three rules to follow.

1. Just beyourself. If you've ever asked a girl what to do to meet a girl, she'll probably say " just be yourself."
2. Keep up the banter. Once you're talking, keep it up. You may want to come up with some stories about you that are funny or interesting, or that display an interesting side to you.
3. Ask for her number. After a few minutes, if you're having a good time, cut things off on a high note, and ask for her number. Say that you're having a great time, but you need to get back to your friends (or whatever else you were about to do before you started talking to her).