How Often Do You See This?

[phxraida15]

How often do you see infielders wearing masks? Some Canadian tough guy, probably Jokers real dad thinks this is unusual??? I've noticed a few conference players wearing them now... I never see any here in Phoenix... If I played infield I sure would...

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[Chrisklol]

I wear one when I play first or third or pitching.

 

[phxraida15]

I wear one when I play first or third or pitching.

Is it pretty common in Houston... I wear one also when pitching... I'm pretty geared up, but I'm a better fielder cause of it...

 

[hitBOMBS2]

If that's who I think it is... he broke his nose a few months ago. That's probably why.

 

[louconn]

a girl on my coed wears one at 2nd. in men's i only see pitchers wearing masks. i have seen some people take nasty hops a bust their face up pretty good, so it's not a bad idea...and i wouldnt hate on anyone wearing one in the infield.

 

[66FLH]

Its becoming more and more common.
Especially with the horrid infields at some of the parks around here, not a bad idea.

 

[AreJay]

My second baseman does.

 

[trip]

i have good hands.

 

[Joker]

I wear one when I pitch or play if

 

[MichelleG]

Better safe than bloody.

 

[trip]

coming from a girl

 

[louconn]

im going to start straping my extra cup to my face.

 

[MichelleG]

coming from a girl

I like my face.

Oh. Wait. Was that a period joke?

 

[H8Rsoftball16]

It isnt common to see them in Az besides the pitcher but i wouldnt think twice or any less of someone who did wear one for most we all have to work and support family so why not go the extra mile in doing so it would prob save some of us from not only the headac form the injury but the headac from the misses sayin see thats what u get! Lol

 

[ATL Rookie]

I see it every once in a while in league, mainly against 2 specific teams that are well known to swing glass. There is one coed team where all 3 girls that play IF wear one.


I've thought about it for a while now and may break down and get one this year.

 

[2TransAms]

im going to start straping my extra cup to my face.

Paint it like a Bane mask though.

 

[BOLTMAN21]

Took a nasty hop off my eye socket playing 3B (had laces bruised on face even, lol) and several other injuries.. Maybe I suck but it's hard to control bad hops on hard hit balls sometimes. I would definitely consider wearing one of these since I like my face kinda.. Dont see many people wearing masks around here..

 

[tap2284]

I have seen it a bit and I don't blame them. Playing third in the past and have had some rockets hit past me and second guessed my sanity. I never considered wearing one as my reaction time is still good enough to get out of the way and just let my left fielder pick it up.

With bats as hot as they are nowadays, I am sure many more people will start wearing them and nothing wrong with that. We all gotta go to work the next day.

 

[phxraida15]

I have seen it a bit and I don't blame them. Playing third in the past and have had some rockets hit past me and second guessed my sanity. I never considered wearing one as my reaction time is still good enough to get out of the way and just let my left fielder pick it up.

With bats as hot as they are nowadays, I am sure many more people will start wearing them and nothing wrong with that. We all gotta go to work the next day.

You don't even work fool!

 

[J2U]

I see it every now and then but some of the guys I see wearing it are playing so far back with their heels in the grass that it seems like they are setting themselves up, because playing that far back the ball can take too many hops and hit off of who knows what.

 

[jbo911]

They're pretty common here. My 1B wears one, last year first and third both did.

 

[PPC#12]

I wear the rip it mask to pitch of course and just recently our 5 man and 2b started wearing the same thing.

Occasionally see a couple guys here and there with them but they're few and far between still

 

[AmishFusion]

Played NSA state in St. Louis this past weekend and tons of guys were wearing masks... But they are also probably the worst fields in the states and that's no lie!!!

 

[H8Rsoftball16]

I have seen it a bit and I don't blame them. Playing third in the past and have had some rockets hit past me and second guessed my sanity. I never considered wearing one as my reaction time is still good enough to get out of the way and just let my left fielder pick it up.

With bats as hot as they are nowadays, I am sure many more people will start wearing them and nothing wrong with that. We all gotta go to work the next day.

U played third................PFFTTTT.......

 

[ilyk2win]

Seeing how the Rip It has little impact on vision, I don't know why more infielders don't wear it.

Several years ago I played with a damn good SS who took a bad hop straight to the front teeth.....that he no longer has now. Did some damage and most fielders I see aren't as good as him so I'm an advocate for a mask.

**Only issue would be if the sun is in your face, can't wear your hat with the bill forward.

 

[myhook]

Seeing how the Rip It has little impact on vision, I don't know why more infielders don't wear it.

Several years ago I played with a damn good SS who took a bad hop straight to the front teeth.....that he no longer has now. Did some damage and most fielders I see aren't as good as him so I'm an advocate for a mask.

**Only issue would be if the sun is in your face, can't wear your hat with the bill forward.

Same here. Our SS is very good and in a matter of 8 months took 2 bad hops. Once his teeth came through his lip, 2nd time shattered his nose. Both balls were not hit hard just jumped up on him. He now wears a mask. Anytime I play IF I wear a mask as well. I have to wake up and go to work the next day.

 

[Chrisklol]

Is it pretty common in Houston... I wear one also when pitching... I'm pretty geared up, but I'm a better fielder cause of it...

It's not uncommon.. Lots of glass down here. Combine that with sub par fields, masks are just insurance and I feel it provides a boost in confidence.

 

[SevenBizzos]

Sometimes both of our corner infielders are wearing them. If you play on crappy fields with .52s it's pretty much mandatory.

 

[smarkley3]

Played NSA state in St. Louis this past weekend and tons of guys were wearing masks... But they are also probably the worst fields in the states and that's no lie!!!

That's cause your anti technology LOL. I have considered wearing a helmut running the bases cause peeps in rec can't throw it catch. If I played any IF I would wear a mak and shin guards. If I pitched I would go full goalie gear

 

[blldwg23]

It is something I think you are going to see a lot more of. My brother who plays 3rd and myself 2nd are both looking into getting one. Just to many bad hops and as tourneys go on the fields we play on get worse. By the end it almost looks like a mine field and there is only so much landscaping you can do in an area.

For me and I think for him as well it was just getting past the stigma of wearing a mask, but then you see more and more infielders do it you start to ask yourself why not protect my face.