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Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve
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.
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Which would you like me to pass, the Russian or Ranch dressing? I think I have already acknowledged your argument in my helmet posts. It is as much a batting helmet as a Ford Model T is a car. However, I cannot BUY said helmet/automobile today, nor tomorrow, at average market helmet/car value. Get my drift yet? Pudge Rodriguez wears a batting helmet at the plate and a fielder's helmet behind the plate. He does not wear a catcher's helmet (acceptable) or a batting helmet (unacceptable) underneath his mask to catch.
I got a LEGAL clue. As someone has correctly pointed out; one can not legally wear that thing into a batter's box. A batter must wear a helmet, but NOT that one. There is a difference, a legal one. It
use to be a legal batting helmet. It is now against the law to market a batting helmet with no ear flaps. It has ceased to be recognized as an "officially approved" batter's helmet or batting helmet. Read the labels carefully and avoid litigation.
SDS: Don't take me too seriously on this. You know I enjoy the give and take part of it.