By Phil Hecken In a story you may have seen yesterday on ESPN, William Weinbaum reported that MLB and the MLB Players Association have come together with a plan to …
Category: Helmets
NFL Goes for a Bit More Gold
Click to enlarge As we all know, the NFL has been building up to Super Bowl 50 with all sorts of gold-themed promotions — the gold 50-yard-line markers, the gold …
These Helmets are Fire
By Phil Hecken I recently received an e-mail referencing last summer’s article which looked back at the WFL 40 years later, from reader John Pulsinelle, which read, in part, Really …
Hardhat Zone
When Mets reliever Alex Torres debuted his new protective cap two weekends ago, lots of people on Twitter said, “Why doesn’t he just wear a helmet like the base coaches?” …
A Look at White MLB Helmets
Reader Leo Strawn Jr. recently sent me the photo you see above, which shows Reds greats Davey Concepcion and Johnny Bench wearing white helmets! It was striking to see, but …
Aggies Use Their Heads for New Helmet Design
For all of today’s photos, you can click to enlarge Interesting move yesterday by Texas A&M, which unveiled a new 1939 throwback that will be worn this Saturday against Louisiana-Monroe. …
Willie Mays and Juan Marichal Almost Wore Inside-Out Uniforms
[Paul here. I’m on vacation this week, but here’s something for you to enjoy during my absence.] I’ve written several times about Willie Mays wearing a Cubs helmet and then …
G.I. Joevember Takes a Detour to the Poppy Fields
The NFL, continuing its efforts to foist football on the Brits, has two more games slated to take place in London this season, one of which will take place on …
A Black Cross for the Vols
Courtesy of the Tennessee Athletics Dept.; click to enlarge When I wrote last week about Arknsas State modifying a cross-shaped memorial decal due to Constitutional issues, several readers noted that …
What The Flock? A Uni Watch Sleuthing Project
By Phil Hecken Uni Watch (or more specifically, Paul) has covered the topic of flocking on several occasions — we probably best know it as the process by which small …
Mmmmm, Juicy
Click to enlarge Miami unveiled their new football uniforms back in April. Yesterday they provided a close-up look at their new helmets. I love them — orange and green is …
Pittsburgh History Mystery Deepens
Click to enlarge Back on Sunday I wrote about the unusual sight of Willie Stargell wearing a batting helmet with the Pirates’ “smiling pirate” logo. Now we may have another …
A Pittsburgh History Mystery
Click to enlarge Paul here, once again pinch-hitting for Phil. Reader Bruce Margulies recently came across a very interesting find: a photo of Willie Stargell wearing a batting helmet with …
Uni Watch DIY Project: A Helmet Headphone Stand
[Editor’s Note: Paul is on vacation. Today we have a guest entry from Douglas Ford, who’s come up with an interesting DIY project. Enjoy.] By Douglas Ford Several weeks ago …
More Firsts and Lasts
Current MLB rules require catchers to wear a helmet under their masks (except for those who wear the goalie-style mask, which basically is a helmet). When I was growing up …