TIL Mark Messier initially used the same Jofa helmet as Gretzky in his rookie NHL season but after receiving a punch through the helmet and getting eight stitches, switched to the thickets helmet they had in the locker room.
What helmet did Messier use? For The Messier Project and its new Cascade M11 Helmet, the main problem is trying to build credibility with the NHL players and also the younger hockey generation. Read More...
Early baseball was a game played without gloves. During the slow transition to gloves, a player who continued to play without one was called a barehanded catcher; this did not refer to the position of catcher, but rather to the practice of catching with bare hands.
Do you have to use a glove in baseball? in baseball the ball is hit a lot harder than in cricket. In cricket the batsman tends to try and nudge the ball fairly often whereas in baseball the objective is to hit it as hard as possible. Read More...
Soccer Balls do deflate yes. As with any ball which has air in it, the more times it is used, it is going to lose some air time. Whether it be a football, soccer ball, or even volleyball, they will eventually lose air over time.
Why does my soccer ball keep deflating? Soccer balls lose air pressure over time firstly because the outer material construction is not air-tight, meaning that over a certain duration of time the air will gradually seep out. Read More...