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Dave Magadan question

ageefan Apr 17 2006 12:41 AM

Check out this admittedly tiny photo of Dave Magadan: Note that he appears to have a left earflap. But Mags was strictly a left-handed hitter, which means he'd normally have a right earflap. So that means either (a) he was hitting right-handed, or (b) he was wearing a double-earflap helmet. I'm certain he never hit right-handed, so I think we can dismiss that possibility straight away. I'm more interested in the possibility that he was wearing a double-flap helmet. I don't remember him ever doing this, and he's wearing a single-flap helmet in every other photo of him that I can find. So my question is: Does anyone remember him wearing a double-flap helmet, and/or photographic evidence of same? -- Paul

Edgy DC Apr 17 2006 01:04 AM

My guess is that the photo came from shortly after he came up, and the equipment manager provide him with a generic double flap helmet that fit. Despite being a September callup, he had a card rushed into production, to meet the demands of playing for a championship team.

Frayed Knot Apr 17 2006 09:10 AM

Magadan always wore the double ear-flap helmets. "I'm more aerodynamic that way" was his explanation. Just imagine how slow he would have been without it!