Cup while BU?

[Kevin Finnerty]

I wear a cup at almost all times ... just like former Giant Dave Heaverlo, who was traded to the A's in the Vida Blue deal.

[MajorDave]

I know a former MLB pitcher from here that now coaches pitchers at a HS where I work occasionally named Jeff Parrott. I admit I don't watch a lot of TV during baseball season. I was usually working/coaching/defending the country, etc. I have never developed a Sportscenter addiction either. I missed it and those names don't ring a bell for me either.

Thanks for the info. Interesting stuff.

[Kevin Finnerty]

Originally Posted by MajorDave

I know a former MLB pitcher from here that now coaches pitchers at a HS where I work occasionally named Jeff Parrott. I admit I don't watch a lot of TV during baseball season. I was usually working/coaching/defending the country, etc. I have never developed a Sportscenter addiction either. I missed it and those names don't ring a bell for me either.

Thanks for the info. Interesting stuff.

Mike Parrott was a pitcher for Baltimore and Seattle; Jeff Parrett (with an e) was a journeyman pitcher for the Expos, Braves, Phils, Cards and Rockies in the late-80s, early-90s era. I knew him a little when he was with the A's for one year and I was working in baseball in the Bay Area (not as an umpire). He was a good major league pitcher and did a great job out of the pen for the A's in 1992. He delivered that year. A real pitcher. He was down there in the pen with Eck, for crying out loud. And he pitched to one of the great pros in Terry Steinbach. Being around that A's club alone makes him a coach worth listening to. Tell him that.

[Kevin Finnerty]

There is a Gold Glove third baseman named Adrian Beltre who does not wear a cup.

[johnnyg08]

under that same logic, then why don't we wear helmets on the bases? why don't all of the fielders "Olerud" it?

[SAump]

Originally Posted by johnnyg08

under that same logic, then why don't we wear helmets on the bases? why don't all of the fielders "Olerud" it?

Under the same logic, the base coaches have asked why the base umpires don't have to wear helmets?

Speaking of helmets. I read that baseball players once wore a protective liner underneath their ballcap. I have been looking for one. Let me know what you know. HSM users need not reply.