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Originally Posted by SAump
It is NOT a batting helmet anymore. Yes, it use to be a batting helmet 30 years ago. The cheaper plastic replica is sold to fans with a warning label. Batters cannot wear it a any level of baseball. The thing is certainly NOT a batting helmet anymore. It can be worn on the baseball field. It is a fielder's helmet. I believe John Olerud only wore it on the field and then wore a batting helmet to the plate. I have one in front of me and the label reads "American Baseball Company, Pro No Ear Helmet." I have another one in front of me and the label reads "American Baseball Company, Adult Fielding Helmet." Stop calling it a batting helmet when it is NOT.
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Okay Mr. Expert, the one Johnny Bench is wearing is a batting helmet. The ones Ozzy Smith and Garry Templeton wore were batting helmets. Nobody was even talking about the cheap replicas here. Some of us here can remember when helmets had no ear flap. Just because batters cannot wear them any longer does not mean that they cease to be batting helmets. They did not
used to be batting helmets, they still are batting helmets. Get a clue.