The last old school baseball helmet was worn 22 years ago.

They need to ban all the body armor these guys wear. That's all I got. But Tim Raines was awesome.

I know they were used to the old way, but man, I wouldn't stand in an MLB batters box with guys throwing 95+ without something covering my ear hole

This actually reminds me of something that has always bothered me. Guys have so much extra protection these days, but they don't want to cover the ear that faces away from the pitcher? What about when they are running the bases? Also, it seems every time a player is doing anything above a brisk jog, the helmet flies off.

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I know they were used to the old way, but man, I wouldn't stand in an MLB batters box with guys throwing 95+ without something covering my ear hol

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why? How many ear flaps have been hit by a pitcher?? Almost 2500 mlb games a year, close to a million in game pitches a year— and I can’t think of a player getting hit in the ear flap once in the last 2.5 decades

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Raines and Julio Franco were the only players allowed to wear the flap-less helmet

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What was the exception for them?

And wore an ear flap.

I just watched Rafael Devers foul a ball off the plate into his unprotected ear.

Remember when Barry Bonds was daily trying out for American Gladiators?



Or was he trying out for World's Biggest Pussy?

Absence of fear, just like in football rule changes, taints all records.

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Tim Raines

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I remember going to see him a couple times when he did a short stint with the Memphis Chicks back at old Tim McCarver Stadium. Seems like a long time ago.