"old skool Cylons"

*wistful sigh*

Heheheheheh. Batgirl, you're the best!

As much as I hate these Helmets, they are nowhere near as bad as the 2-color molded plastic ones they made the kids in the Little League world series that sort of looked like the new budwieser logo...

i think they look kinda cool,

but that is probably just me

D

I'm sure they're a lot prettier when they're navy blue and have a White "T" interlocked with a Red "C".

Well said, BG.

Where was this advice back when I was in college?

It's not all bad. I still get to see my liitle COOLFLO helmets every third weekend and on holidays.

Pixie vests......alien helmets...........
heeeeeeeeelp!

Isn't anyone else worried about Lew being distracted? I didn't even think of the Darth Vader connection. Now he's not going to be distracted by the whooshing sound, but he's going to think he's Darth Vader and start using the bat as a light saber. At least the President is on his way to Ft. Myers where he belongs.

Next year: solar panels.

Baseball fashion is apparently going through the same kind of delirious attachment to the "hey, look what we can do with plastic now" concept that regular fashion went through in the 70's...

I hope it doesn't take a decade to get over.

That helmet reminds me of Lego figures.

Hmm - loved V - kind of cool when they peeled their skin off - or am I thinking of a different show??
Anyway maybe MLB should enlist the services of Heidi Klum's designers on Project Runway with the uniform upgrades for all MLB teams??
I doubt we'd see the Darth Vader like helmets -

I read Twins will be wearing '34' on their shirt sleeves this year - nice!

Much Love
Wonder Woman

WonderWoman, V ruled!

And if we're talking about Heidi Klum, all I can think of is the paint only appearance in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue...linking that to baseball just freaks me out, although it's a good look for her.

"Moral of this story: you shouldn't sniff glue while pregnant. Or hook up with any part of Darth Vader's armor. Or have alien lizard babies. Or buy stupid-ass helmets."

This is like the Batgirl equivalent of a spring training batting practice.

I think it's clear that BG is ready for a season of blogging :)

BG - Will we be forced to wear the new helmets in the WPPC?

Can Lew get cool flames on his helmet?

Maybe all the Twins can decorate their helmets. Maple Leafs for Morneau, TC Bear on Mauer's catchers mask, Big Macs on Batista's, heck maybe Torii can put little Captain America wings on his?

Is it not so that the starting pitcher for the day chooses the uniform to be worn? Who will be the first to pixie?

The first to pixie - I think will Carlos - he likes to mix it up a little =)

Much love
Wonder Woman

Can we get V on DVD yet?!

You are correct duquephart, my vote is Silva will pixie us first.

They are using both because the players have a choice to use old helmets or new helmets. I'm guessing the ones that have not switched yet will get a knock on the door at night by guys with suits and suitcases full of money and bats to persuade them to take the money.

It's all very irritating with these ugly helmets and new shirts with rubbery dots on the sleeves. It's all about licensing crap. ESPN had a cool article on it. Basically since no one can stamp their logo on stuff but Majestic on their jerseys, they all are trying to make their stuff identifiable by look. Hence the uber ugly helmets.

Just a sidenote-

I am listening to the radio of Twins vs. Red Sox this afternoon. Tony Fatista at bat, and here is a verbatim transcription of Dan Gladden's commentary:

"Off the end of his bat toward second ... Mark Loretta gets to it... Tony not hustling down the line, he'll be out by a good twenty feet."

WHAT.

"...not hustling down the line..."

After all this talk of Playing Like Puck and he can't even run out a ground ball? I know sometimes guys don't run out routine ground balls, but to do it so blatantly that even the commentator make mention of it?

I have decided that I will savor the day when he gets cut. Be gone with you, Tony Fatista. I don't even know you, but I would appreciate you taking your lazy attitude out of our clubhouse.

Love and kisses,

Neil

Wonder Woman,

Here is the link to purchase the V mini series on amazon

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005B8UD/qid=1142536670/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2/103-6250550-2843857?s=dvd&v=glance&n=130

"New shirts with rubbery dots on the sleeves"? Can this be a reference to the hideously vile undershirts the US are wearing in the WBC? The ones that look like the guy rolled through some red chalk or something? Man, them is some ugly shirts, that's fer sherr. Let's just hope those never find their way onto a Twins player during the regular season.

As for Fatista...is anyone feeling even worse now about the fact that we could have had Corey back, and we passed on him to give this washed-up deadbeat a shot? I know I am.

New commercials!

http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/min/fan_forum/commercials_2006.jsp

They set the bar pretty high with the Torii and The Chairman. The latest are not their best work.

Does anyone believe Gardy is that clean? I'd have loved it if they had to bleep out half of what he says ... but that probably wouldn't fit the family friendly image.

e-9

I'm thinking they will start painting the batting helmets like hockey goalies.

A couple of years ago the player formally known as Bonds used to wear Darth Vader's arm armor, but they put an end to bionic arm, just not the steriods.

I have a feeling Lew might try and take an ab wearing that Darth vader voice changer helmet that I bought my nephew. That would be funny.

I have had few hotdogs over the years that taste like plastic.

If we only would have paid attention to the warnings about the future of plastic in the Gradute we would have known what evils plastic would cause in baseball.

Dearest Caluofmn

SWEET! Thanks!!
My sister thinks I'm a geek - when I tell her about how excited I am - about this fabulous find it will only affirm her of my geeky-ness!

Much Love
Wonder Woman

That looks suspiciously similar to my softball helmet, but seeing as I was going for the cheapest helmet in the store, I can see why.

~Hannah~

PEM,
The armor is still on Bonds. He claims it's to protect his elbow.

WW,
You are very welcome.

Yes, but he used to use a much bigger piece which they since outlawed. It was almost a full sleeve.

>I know sometimes guys don't run out routine ground balls, but to do it so blatantly that even the commentator make mention of it?<

It's only the mid-point of spring training. Does it make any sense to go 110-percent this time of year and tear a hammy or worse when you're going to be a dead duck, anyway? That's all T-Bat needs right now.

I'm more concerned when LNP does the head-first slide into 1B—which actually slows him down—as he did twice in recent meaningless spring games. And Nicky, who is fragile as those frozen roses the way it is. He's practically asking for a DL stint.

I think when people are almost universally reviled, as Batista is now, they fairly often surprise and make folks eat their words. I hope that's the case here. It would be fun to watch. Playing well is the best revenge.

Puck did it...

Frano,

Yes, it does make sense to go 110% at this time of year when you're still trying to make the team. You got your job locked up, I'll let ya slack a little in the name of protecting the body for the season. But Fatista ought to have something to prove right now, and that something shouldn't be "I'm only here for the buffet."

In the words of twink:

"You got your job locked up, I'll let ya slack a little in the name of protecting the body for the season."

Exactly my point.

And I did not revile Batista. Until now, I was one of the positive ones, hoping he would be all he could be. He's not even showing me he's TRYING to be all he can be. I'll amend my statement, since it is never cool to root for someone to fail. I don't hope he gets cut, but I hope he picks it up. And FAST.

Eh, I am sure Gardy is on top of the situation. Maybe he's allowing Batista some slack, as he often does with veterans when he thinks they know what they're doing.

On the other hand, if Batista is slacking without good and reasonable cause, I expect he will hear about it, from the manager and others.

Because of that, I consider it a non-issue. Let Dazzle concentrate on peddling beer and motorcycle gear and let the on-field personnel do their jobs.

The sad, disgusting truth is that T-Fat DOES have his job locked up...

Billp: I hate to say it, but I think you're right. I keep hearing commentators talk about how the Twins only owe T-Fat (a great nickname, by the way) "x" dollars if they release him over the next week or so. I think that's just wishful thinking.

I hope Frano is right, and that 3 months from now we get to eat our words.

I'm starting to feel this way.

T-fat who isn't trying to hustle or Koskie who may get hurt b/c he only hustles...

I think I'd rather have Koskie. I respect Ryan wanting to be a man of his word but I think that got in the way of business.

And T-fat has to be a lock, I can't see the Twins moving Cuddyer back to 3B until after the season and no way they start the season with Williams or Tiffee at 3B

I've been watching these games. Batista is hustling. Forget about Dan's soap box. Youse folks gotta lighten up.

As long as you're seeing it. I suppose one man reporting on radio is a poor substitute.

Sorry to turn the discussion away from the stupid ass helmets. They definitely are stupid.

What the &@#!&%%!! USA Baseball Team !!!!!

I like the helmets :(

Then again, that's probably the old ballplayer in me screaming in agony from the helmets we wore on 90+ degree days. Always fun when your helmet has 5 other guys' sweat in it.

Just so long as there aren't tiny Spiderman logos on the bases. THAT would be the end of the world. But FGSD (fetal glue-sniffing disorder) batting helmets are oh-tay.

Most esteemed Batgirl,
I read somewhere that the new viper helmets are actually designed that way primarily as a safety precaution.
Much like Volvos with their "crumple zones" - the holes in the helmet are designed to absorb the impact of a 98-MPH fastball to the head and "crumple", to direct the impact shockwaves away from, you know, the skull.
Still, they do look hideous.

Cubs Fan Tom

PS - Jacque? Will we grow to love him in Wrigleyville? Right field is a bit of a sensitive subject with us, as you can readily imagine . . .

REALLY REALLY UGLY.....so who was smoking what???