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{{Hat infobox
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{{Item infobox
| hat-image = Scoutnohat.png
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| type              = cosmetic
| hat-slot  = [[Head]]
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| image             = Baseball Bill's Sports Shine.png
| used-by  = [[Scout]]
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| used-by            = {{used by|Scout}}
| released = [[Classless Update]]
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| equip-region      = hat
| paint     = No
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| released          = {{Patch name|8|13|2009}}
| display-loadout-stats = Yes
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| released-major    = Classless Update
   | item-description = Everyone knows that speed is a Scout’s best friend. Why weigh yourself down with bulky hats when you can break the sound barrier without them?
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| availability      = {{avail|drop|craft|purchase|keyless-crate-unusual}}
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| trade              = yes
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| gift              = yes
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| marketable        = yes
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| paint             = no
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| rename            = yes
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| numbered          = no
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| loadout           = yes
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  | item-kind        = {{item kind|Cosmetic Item}}
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   | item-description = {{item description|Baseball Bill's Sports Shine}}
 
}}
 
}}
{{Quotation|'''The Scout''' on Headwear (or lack thereof)|Yo, I'm not even wearin' a helmet!|sound=Scout_dominationsol01.wav}}
 
'''Baseball Bill's Sports Shine''' is a [[Hats|headwear]] item for the [[Scout]]. It isn't actually a hat at all, but rather removes the Scout's default hat and headset, revealing a very short, heavily waxed haircut.
 
  
The hat description was written by [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16696136&postcount=84 AndyAML].
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{{Quotation|'''The Scout''' to Soldier on fashion sense|Yo, I'm not even wearin' a helmet!|sound=Scout dominationsol01.wav}}
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'''Baseball Bill's Sports Shine''' is a [[Cosmetic items|cosmetic item]] for the [[Scout]]. It [[Bodygroup|removes]] the Scout's default headgear to reveal a short, slicked haircut.
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The item's description was written by [https://web.archive.org/web/20110612060125/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16696136&postcount=84 AndyAML] for the [[Hat Describing Contest]].
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== Update history ==
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{{Update history|
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'''{{Patch name|8|13|2009}}''' ({{update link|Classless Update}})
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* Baseball Bill's Sports Shine was added to the game.
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'''{{Patch name|9|30|2010}}''' ({{update link|Mann-Conomy Update}})
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* {{Undocumented}} Added a community-contributed description for the Baseball Bill's Sports Shine.
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* {{Undocumented}} Baseball Bill's Sports Shine now shows up when using the "Inspect" key on allies.
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'''{{Patch name|6|27|2011}}'''
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* Fixed a display problem with Hatless hats.
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'''{{Patch name|7|20|2011}}'''
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* Fixed hatless hats not working correctly.
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'''{{Patch name|9|15|2011}}'''
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* Fixed hatless headgear not removing the player's hat.
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'''{{Patch name|6|6|2013}}'''
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* Fixed a client crash related to the hatless hats and the [[Customize items#Loadout and Taunt slots|character loadout screen]].
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'''{{Patch name|7|7|2016}} #1''' ({{update link|Meet Your Match Update}})
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* {{Undocumented}} Added [[Strange]] quality.
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* {{Undocumented}} Added [[Unusual]] quality.
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'''{{Patch name|7|28|2016}}'''
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* Fixed not seeing particle effects for [[Unusual]] versions of Baseball Bill's Sports Shine.
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}}
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
* This item was shown on the first day of the [[Classless Update]], but was not mentioned by name until the update was released.
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* The [[backpack]] icon for Baseball Bill's Sports Shine has an entire model render of Scout still intact. This is not seen in-game as the alpha mask applied to both versions of the backpack icon (small and large) only leaves his head visible, while hiding everything else, leaving the rest of the player model hidden as a result.
* Before the [[Classless Update]] was released, a graphical glitch existed where the [[Scout]] would occasionally appear hatless and without his headset.  
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* Before the [[Mann-Conomy Update]], Baseball Bill's Sports Shine was not displayed in the "Inspect" target window after cycling through a player's equipped items using the "Inspect" key even though it is a hat.
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== Gallery ==
* According to tf2stats.net, this is the rarest hatless hat out of the 3.
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<gallery perrow="3">
{{HatNav}}
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File:Baseball Bill's Sports Shine Backpack Icon No Alpha.png|Baseball Bill's Sports Shine backpack icon without the alpha mask.
{{Scout Nav}}
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</gallery>
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== See also ==
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* [[Ritzy Rick's Hair Fixative]]
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* [[Texas Slim's Dome Shine]]
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{{Classless Update Nav}}
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{{Hat Nav}}
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{{Scout Nav|state=collapsed}}

Latest revision as of 17:02, 29 April 2024

Yo, I'm not even wearin' a helmet!
The Scout to Soldier on fashion sense

Baseball Bill's Sports Shine is a cosmetic item for the Scout. It removes the Scout's default headgear to reveal a short, slicked haircut.

The item's description was written by AndyAML for the Hat Describing Contest.

Update history

August 13, 2009 Patch (Classless Update)
  • Baseball Bill's Sports Shine was added to the game.

September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)

  • [Undocumented] Added a community-contributed description for the Baseball Bill's Sports Shine.
  • [Undocumented] Baseball Bill's Sports Shine now shows up when using the "Inspect" key on allies.

June 27, 2011 Patch

  • Fixed a display problem with Hatless hats.

July 20, 2011 Patch

  • Fixed hatless hats not working correctly.

September 15, 2011 Patch

  • Fixed hatless headgear not removing the player's hat.

June 6, 2013 Patch

July 7, 2016 Patch #1 (Meet Your Match Update)

  • [Undocumented] Added Strange quality.
  • [Undocumented] Added Unusual quality.

July 28, 2016 Patch

  • Fixed not seeing particle effects for Unusual versions of Baseball Bill's Sports Shine.

Trivia

  • The backpack icon for Baseball Bill's Sports Shine has an entire model render of Scout still intact. This is not seen in-game as the alpha mask applied to both versions of the backpack icon (small and large) only leaves his head visible, while hiding everything else, leaving the rest of the player model hidden as a result.

Gallery

See also