Theory about Clem's Baseball cap and Javi's baseball career.
So I've commented this once or twice but I really felt the need to make a discussion about it.
Clem's father bought her hat at a baseball game, this hat was not originally meant to be a gift for her but he simply let her borrow it while he went to Savannah with Diana (Clem's mother).
Javier's baseball career is supposedly still intact at this time so I was just curious about this.
What if the baseball game Ed purchased the hat from featured Javier's team? I mean it could have been his team or the team he was playing against.
Even if not, Javi must surely recognise the team in which Clem's hat belongs considering it was his former profession.
Do you think we'll maybe get some dialogue in episode 5 between Javi and Clem about her hat?
Or even better yet maybe a flashback to Ed buying the hat and Javi maybe being present?
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It would be so cool if Clem and her dad were at one of Javi's games once and Clem just hasn't made the connection. ^_^
That would literally make me cry tears of joy!!!!!! Please Telltale, ARE YOU LISTENING???!!!!!!!!! DO THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
I like this idea. It should have happened in ep 1.
Not to crap all over your theory, but Javi played for Baltimore, this is the hat. No major league team has a hat like Clem's.
But to keep hope alive maybe its a minor league club's hat that Javi played for before hitting the majors.
I like it.
It was confirmed that the team that Clem's hat belongs is indeed fictional and while it may be loosely based off of an existing team it is not an actual major or minor league, the font used for the letter D is simply a stock font.
This could mean that her hat is supposed to be of a Major League Baseball team albeit a fictional one.
I assume this was done on Telltale's part to prevent any form of advertisement or potential issues that may arise from having the icon of her hat of be such an important and discussed object that gains popularity.
Also most importantly, if TTG where to sell merchandise I.e a replica of her hat, clothing with her likeness, posters etc...they would not be permitted by law as it features a logo of an already existing Major League Baseball team that already sells them hats for themselves.
Javi's jersey has the letter R on it, this is not the logo used for Baltimore but as you said could very well belong to his minor league team before he went major or again could be for legal sake for not having the Baltimore logo present.
That being said, I would very much appreciate some source info on Javi playing for Baltimore. Is it a line of dialogue or something?
Some random New Frontier guard to another said something like "Do you know Javier Garcia? Used to play shortstop for Baltimore." in Episode 3.
Also, according to some of David's quotes, the Garcias live in Baltimore.
EDIT: Here's the link to it
Ah yes, I recall now...
I still presume that TTG do not have Javi wearing his Baltimore jersey for legal reasons such as posters and merchandise.
His career was over before things went down. I mean DAvid was talking about it in the flashback at the beginning of ep 4, which had to be months before the flashback from the first ep. Whatever happened to the uncle?
I love this idea!
Yes his career was over before things went down, that much we know.
But that's not to say it wasn't still intact by the time Clem's father bought her hat at his potential game.
It doesn't have to be specifically about Javier's team, he can easily just burst out: "Hey Clem, that hat of yours? You know it's a baseball team, that logo thing you got on it? I used to be a baseball player, before all of this" and the conversation continues from there.
However the last time people tried to bond with each other through talking and chill, it was Luke's birthday and he died right after. That's why we can't have nice things.
This is would be an awesome theory and this flashback idea? I would probably start to cry like a baby if we could see little Clementine with her father back when things were good.
However i don't think this hat is somehow connected to Javi's character, i think he would have mentioned it a by now and Clem's hat will always remain a bit mythic.
Lol, you were right about this
Sunuva bitch. It kinda happened.
I hope I'll get Rhys' socks as my reward.