I gotta say I was skeptical of seeing these new helmets in MLB becoming mandatory this season purely from a visual and collecting standpoint, because I personally can't stand the cool-flo vented helmets or the ridiculously HUGE s100 helmets that were worn by guys like David Wright coming off injury.
The s100 version this season, and used by some players last season, is really not too much bigger looking than the old school version (which I'll always love and perfer to collect), and it doesn't really feature the crappy "futuristic vented" design of the cool-flo helemts, which thankfully will not be worn by any MLB team this season. There are vents on the new helmet, but they aren't silly looking like the cool flo's
Just speaking purely from a collector's/asthetic perspective (I do realize that safety is the main concern), but I'm glad the new helmets more resemble the old school classic helmets, and glad they didn't continue to go down the road of the cool flo style!
The s100 version this season, and used by some players last season, is really not too much bigger looking than the old school version (which I'll always love and perfer to collect), and it doesn't really feature the crappy "futuristic vented" design of the cool-flo helemts, which thankfully will not be worn by any MLB team this season. There are vents on the new helmet, but they aren't silly looking like the cool flo's
Just speaking purely from a collector's/asthetic perspective (I do realize that safety is the main concern), but I'm glad the new helmets more resemble the old school classic helmets, and glad they didn't continue to go down the road of the cool flo style!
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