Does anyone know? They look charred or something, right over their own symbol. At first I thought one was just dirty, but there are a few players w/black stuff over the "A" and some without.
2006-06-24 20:34:12 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
Actually it has nothing to do with the lawsuit or anything political. Many players, including some Angels, put extra pine tar on their batting helmets apparently to provide for easy access between pitches.
2006-06-24 22:26:09 · answer #1 · answered by mattapan26 7 · 2⤊ 5⤋
The Angel players must be in a bind. First of all they should be loyal to the fans who pay to go out and see them play. But then they have to keep some sort of loyalty to the onership to remain around. I personaly have been an Angels fan for many years and when hearing about the name change was a bit excited for a larger market. But with the new name sound so stupid and many fans not buying in, I am second guessing the name change as well. Since the Ducks in Anaheim are no longer mighty, I think the Angels new name should be the Mighty Angels of Anaheim!
2006-06-25 04:29:02 · answer #2 · answered by taker11052001 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's a lawuit between the City of Anaheim and the Angels owner, because he took Anaheim out of their name, and renamed them the Los Angeles Angels, (even though they're an Anaheim team.) The owner did this as a greedy way to try and make more money with a broader L.A. appeal. The players are supporting the fans in Anaheim in the hope of dropping the L.A. name. :) Go Angels!
2006-06-25 03:41:30 · answer #3 · answered by :Phil 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is becoming more popular amongst players these days, the reason is when players apply pine tar to their bats they touch their helmets where it builds up. After awhile, they just touch the helmet to apply more pine tar without leaving the batters box or calling a time out.
2006-06-25 10:20:16 · answer #4 · answered by Jay Vee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That would be pine tar which they put on their helmets for easy access to use on their bats. And the two players on the team that have the most on their helmets are Orlando Cabrera and Vlad Guerrero (both have done it since they were on the Montreal Expos).
2006-06-25 16:41:54 · answer #5 · answered by ocab18 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's technically against the rules to have pine tar too far towards a bat's barrell (see the George Brett Pine Tar incident for details). So instead of putting a bunch of it on the bat, they've started putting it on the tops of their batting helmets instead. Check out Craig Biggio's helmet sometime...was there ever a logo on it?
2006-06-25 15:33:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It started with the Red Sux, who thought it made them look more blue-collar. I believe that Orlando Cabrera brought the stupid habit with him when he was traded from the Red Sux to the Halos.
It looks retarded. Guys are supposed to be semi-professionals.
2006-06-25 10:26:41 · answer #7 · answered by TheOnlyBeldin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why wouldn't the players and fans want their team to have broader appeal too? SoCal is like one giant city anyway. =P
2006-06-25 03:44:12 · answer #8 · answered by Holly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋