I’m extremely late getting into the baseball season this year, but I’m a sucker for the drama of the ongoing BoSox-Yankees rivalry. And the drama has indeed been good with nail-biting extra innings and controversial calls. Since I haven’t been paying attention until now, I notice things that are probably old news. For instance, what is the deal with those nasty, grungy batting helmets many of the Red Sox are sporting? Cabrera’s looks like it was partially burned in some ritualistic bonfire to appease the baseball gods. I found the article: “A dirty job at the top. Filthy hats, helmets preferred by some players.” and one about logo appearance that mentions: “MLB no longer will tolerate the batting helmets of Sox players […] which are smeared with dirt and pine tar, obscuring the ‘B’ logo on the front of the helmets.” It appears MLB has lost out.