Baseball

[HowardKennitby]

I am looking at a baseball game at the moment and I notice that some players have helmets that cover one ear. Why is this?

thanks

Howie

[bibblebub]

It's the batter's side of his head that faces the pitcher - at least that's the way it always seems to be whenever I've watched.

[MASS1961]

It's the side that faces the pitcher, bit like a cricketer wearing a protective thigh pad on the leg facing the bowler.

[MASS1961]

I really must learn to type quicker bibble!!

[HowardKennitby]

Seems that is why. Not sure that will help a lot as the rest of his face(chin, nose etc) could still be hit.
On similar topic I was watching the CLT20 cricket matches and a batsman was hit around the eye while wearing a helmet. He was not BADLY hurt and returned to bat after he stopped bleeding.

[bibblebub]

What channel is the baseball on currently? I've forgotten to watch the World Series in the last few years and wouldn't mind giving it a go again this year (used to be so simple when it was on channel 5).

[HowardKennitby]

I am streaming one of the Fox Sport channels

[bibblebub]

Thanks, I'll give streaming a go in a couple of weeks time and hopefully find a channel that is as good, quality-wise, as the Ryder Cup when I watched that.

[HowardKennitby]

I am using this at the moment

http://www.vipbox.tv/

[bibblebub]

ta, that's 1 of those i have bookmarked already

[EvaCyrus]

Because in baseball the one ear is at the front of the ball and the other one will never comes in front of the ball.

[Khandro]

Looking at a film the other night that I recorded sometime ago on a VHS tape, I discovered that I had also taped the baseball match which had been broadcast afterwards between the Red Sox and the Toronto(?) Blue Jays. I know nothing at all about the game but watched in an attempt to understand the rules and after half an hour was more confused then when I started. What is it all about?

[Tilly2]

I thought it was just glorified rounders.

[tonyav]

Oi ^^^^^^^

[royalking]

These type of helmets have been designed for better protection of players. I think very good invention.

http://pitchingmachinesstore.com/