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.

Originally Posted by PWL

So was he grandfathered into the adult league also? Or, did you allow him special treatment and let him break the rules? Was there a provision written into the league rules allowing this? As long as I've been playing adult ball, the flap less helmet was never allowed.

If something happened and you allowed a player to wear illegal equipment, wouldn't you be liable for a lawsuit?