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Vince Coleman Firecracker Aug 12 2009 05:05 PM

The Times has an article about Rawlings new, safer, (apparently) dorkier helmet, the S100. Quoted in it are our own David Wright and Jeff Francoeur. Here's Wright's take: If it provides more protection, then I’m all for it...I’m not worried about style or looking good out there. I’m worried about keeping my melon protected. Seems reasonable enough. Francoeur, on the other hand, is afraid of getting wedgied or something: No, I am absolutely not wearing that...I could care less what they say, I’m not wearing it. There’s got to be a way to have a more protective helmet without all that padding. It’s brutal. We’re going to look like a bunch of clowns out there.

metirish Aug 12 2009 05:09 PM

Francoeur wrote We’re going to look like a bunch of clowns out there Do I even need to say anything?

A Boy Named Seo Aug 12 2009 05:30 PM

That thing doesn't look all the more ridiculous than the two-tone Cool-Flo things they're wearing now.

Farmer Ted Aug 12 2009 05:41 PM

Melon, huh? Water? Honey Dew? What are you?

Edgy DC Aug 12 2009 06:11 PM

[quote="A Boy Named Seo":112jf7k9]That thing doesn't look all the more ridiculous than the two-tone Cool-Flo things they're wearing now.[/quote:112jf7k9] Agreed. I don't care what kind of grooves and windows are in the thing as long as it doesn't have the sleestack paint job.

Valadius Aug 12 2009 06:28 PM

I don't see what the big deal is. I need to see a picture of someone wearing the thing to make a judgment.

Frayed Knot Aug 12 2009 06:56 PM

There was a NY Islander who had an extra large (mostly higher) helmet for some reason or another. His teammates took to calling him the 'Great Gazoo'

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Aug 12 2009 07:18 PM

As long as homes doesn't mind signing a head-injury waiver that voids his contract if he gets a concussion while batting, sure, be an idiot. Good luck, Frenchy!

Rockin' Doc Aug 12 2009 08:14 PM

If MLB adopts those helmets in the future, Ramon Castro could sublet his out to a small family during the offseason.

Farmer Ted Aug 13 2009 10:53 AM

My HS football team wore red helmets. A classmate had a nugget so big he had to borrow a helmet from a local college, which wore white helmets. He didn't stick out TOO much. I've seen a few players using the old standard helmets, Chad Tracy I think. I noticed right away because it looked odd. I'm used to the newer helmets, just not the West Coast Customs paint job.

Valadius Aug 15 2009 03:23 PM

Holy shit, was this prescient.

PiggiesTomatoes Aug 15 2009 08:57 PM

Amen. Too bad David wasn't wearing one today.

metirish Aug 30 2009 04:23 PM

Wright will wear this new helmet Tuesday in Denver according to a headline I read.

seawolf17 Aug 30 2009 06:07 PM

[quote="metirish":p5o1wibo]Wright will wear this new helmet Tuesday in Denver according to a headline I read.[/quote:p5o1wibo] Screw that, I want him wearing a space helmet. And standing in the third base on-deck circle when he's up. No chances, David.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Aug 31 2009 10:14 AM

Two words: bubble wrap. Didn't Dempster wear one of these on Saturday? I remember hearing something out of Buck-McCarver about the "bubble helmets" when he was running the bases (although I wasn't watching the screen at this point).

metirish Aug 31 2009 10:28 AM

Once you have appeared in public wearing this all things are possible.

metirish Aug 31 2009 10:32 AM

I should note the D Wright wore that cap to honour kids with cancer that he had visited that day......

Frayed Knot Aug 31 2009 02:58 PM

[quote="LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr":2vbyi6fs]Didn't Dempster wear one of these on Saturday? I remember hearing something out of Buck-McCarver about the "bubble helmets" when he was running the bases (although I wasn't watching the screen at this point).[/quote:2vbyi6fs] The FOXies did one of those between-innings chats w/Lou who joked that Demster wasn't exactly breaking any land speed records with that helmet on but that, "he's a Canadian so he's more used to it from playing hockey". He also added that he's tried it on and that it's "very heavy". Of course players in all sports are and long have been slow to adapt to new equipment that now is standard: batting helmets at all, then the ear-flap kind, larger face-masks in football, etc. Hell, even goalie masks were a long time in coming. They're sending a bunch of these new jobs down to the minors to get a tryout over the final few weeks. I suspect they'll get phased in over time at the big level.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 31 2009 03:03 PM

Approved by Dave Parker

Frayed Knot Aug 31 2009 03:06 PM

Necessitated by John Stearns