BaltimoreFan Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 Does anyone know why Vlad Guerrero's batting helmets are always so dirty? Does he do something to them on purpose? I remember seeing him in Montreal with it. I thought it was just an old helmet. Then I noticed it again when he started playing in Anahiem. However it was later in the season so I thought it just got dirty by then. Well I was watching ESPN and noticed he already got the new style batting helmets,that some teams are using, dirty. Here are some picturesIn Montreal:In Anahiem:In Anahiem with new batting helmet (hard to tell, but its the best I could find): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLoadedRightArmofGod Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 He loads 'em up with pine tar, just like Biggio, Manny, T. Nixon, Orlando Cabrera, etc. Thanks to OB33 for the Tecmo Bowl sig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBM Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 I think he puts pine tar on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneDavid Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 Obviously it's a personal preference or superstition. Equipment managers clean everything from helmets to spikes, so if it's dirty, it's because he wants it that way. Biggio's is the same way. So is Orlando Cabrera's.I don't think any of them would get away with a helmet like that if they played for the Yankees, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMU Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 It is most definately pine tar. Since he doesn't use batting gloves, Vlad gets his hands sticky by grabbing his helmet in between pitches. Pretty smart if you ask me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otherwilds Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 A few years ago the Commissioner wanted to speed up games and one of the changes implemented was they no longer allow the batter to leave the box area. Hitters would often return to the on-deck area and get more pine tar so guys like Biggio and Vlad just gooped up their helmets so they have some with them at the plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cianfrocco Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 I remember they also tried to implement a rule that pine tar couldn't cover up the logo on the helmet. It doesn't look that has been too strictly enforced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaltimoreFan Posted April 11, 2006 Author Share Posted April 11, 2006 Ok, that makes alot of sense. That was one thing that always bothered me. I just thought he wanted it to look used or old for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapshot Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 Trot Nixon is another player whose helmet was home of a blob of pine tar. This year, he has switched to a double-flap helmet, and he says it fits his head better, giving him a clearer view of the pitcher.If you watch a lot of the players with the messy helmets, they jostle the helmet a bit when they touch the top of it, and I'd bet that it helps keep the helmet snug. A double earflap helmet does not have this problem. Back-to-Back Fatal Forty Champion 2015 & 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneRaizer Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 Doesn't Nixon cover his cap with pine tar also? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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