lancealot Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 John Buck's painted mask.I don't get why more MLB catchers don't get custom ones like NHL goalies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcgd Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 cause there is a rule against it and he got grandfathered in I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBubba Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 I know for sure that MLB has a rule that designs can't be too radical (i.e. They don't want Darth Vader behind the plate). Nobody cares about your humungous-big signature. PotD: 29/1/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evanmaldonado Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Johnny Bower's early mask Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nash61 Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 I know for sire that MLB has a rule that designs can't be too radical (i.e. They don't want Darth Vader Gerber behind the plate). On September 20, 2012 at 0:50 AM, 'CS85 said: It's like watching the hellish undead creakily shuffling their way out of the flames of a liposuction clinic dumpster fire. On February 19, 2012 at 9:30 AM, 'pianoknight said: Story B: Red Wings go undefeated and score 100 goals in every game. They also beat a team comprised of Godzilla, the ghost of Abraham Lincoln, 2 Power Rangers and Betty White. Oh, and they played in the middle of Iraq on a military base. In the sand. With no ice. Santa gave them special sand-skates that allowed them to play in shorts and t-shirts in 115 degree weather. Jesus, Zeus and Buddha watched from the sidelines and ate cotton candy. POTD 5/24/12, POTD 2/26/17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcb05 Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Optimus Pri..er, Justin Tuck's facemask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kajeet Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Prototype Joe Namath radio helmet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham_Clayton Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Sometime in the 1990's the Norwood team in the South Australian National Football League (Australian rules football) experimented with a jumper/guernsey that zipped up at the front:The idea was quickly discarded and no other team has tried it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohryan Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Scott Player's facemask Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poser Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Calvin Murphy's cut-away hockey helmet (I'd love to know the story behind this):Per google, Murphy suffered a concussion from an elbow to the head. He missed 3 games and returned wearing that reconstructed helmet which apparently didn't deter his game at all.And why blue?I had to check the date of the article - 1980. At first I thought he wound up with a blue helmet because they just snagged one from the old Houston Aeros since they wore blue, but the Aeros were long gone by 1980. Maybe there was still one hanging around the equipment room at the arena fromt the Aeros so they used it anyway?This is entirely possible... The San Jose Sharks left the Cow Palace in 1993 and when the ECHL San Francisco Bulls started prepping the Cow Palace last summer they found Sharks equipment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexWilson Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Dan Blackburn's double blocker combo:I wear 2 blockers myself. Easier to catch the puck that way, and i can easily swap my stick into the other hand when I need to make a glove save. It's also good for empty net shots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad43dog Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Hunter Pence hits with only one batting glove Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Flocked batting helmets back in the dayand while we're retro, Big Klu's cut offs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
final_sun Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Calvin Murphy's cut-away hockey helmet (I'd love to know the story behind this):Per google, Murphy suffered a concussion from an elbow to the head. He missed 3 games and returned wearing that reconstructed helmet which apparently didn't deter his game at all.And why blue?I had to check the date of the article - 1980. At first I thought he wound up with a blue helmet because they just snagged one from the old Houston Aeros since they wore blue, but the Aeros were long gone by 1980. Maybe there was still one hanging around the equipment room at the arena fromt the Aeros so they used it anyway?This is entirely possible... The San Jose Sharks left the Cow Palace in 1993 and when the ECHL San Francisco Bulls started prepping the Cow Palace last summer they found Sharks equipment.The Houston Apollos wore blue and white uniforms, almost exactly like the WHA Aeros, playing in the Central League for the 79-80 season and part of 80-81. That's most likely where it came from, especially if they had already folded and there was a bunch of equipment left behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham_Clayton Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Carlton legend Bruce Doull was famous for the headband that he wore for the majority of his 17 year career: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theSLVRBCK Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Dale Sr.'s open face helmets and goggles... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonderbread Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Dale Sr.'s open face helmets and goggles...That really wasn't unique for his time, most nascar drivers had open face helmets, it was just after his death they made the full face helmets mandatory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botiger Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Hunter Pence hits with only one batting gloveWhat's unique about that? A lot of baseball players only wear a glove on their bottom hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad43dog Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Hunter Pence hits with only one batting gloveWhat's unique about that? A lot of baseball players only wear a glove on their bottom hand.No. He's the only current major leaguer that does it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theSLVRBCK Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Dale Sr.'s open face helmets and goggles...That really wasn't unique for his time, most nascar drivers had open face helmets, it was just after his death they made the full face helmets mandatory.Yes, but as I got into NASCAR, I think only he and Harry Gant (and actually Gant made the switch to a full face before Sr. died I believe) were still rocking them. And at the time of his death, he was pretty much the only guy in the big league doing it. When I think of Sr., I think of him after the race with his raccoon face and smile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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