I apologize for the watermark on the above photo. It's obviously not my pic. It is an 1953 Unit D Press Photo that I just ran into on eBay (link here), and I found it fascinating enough to share here. As you can see, it features Carl Furillo wearing an unusual looking headpiece. Per the descriptor on the reverse:Carl Furillo's head got plenty sore after being hit by pitched balls six times, so the Dodger outfielder's sporting this "Martian-Looking" headgear these days. The plastic gadget fits into Furillo's cap, and saved him from serious injury, July 29, when still another pitched ball made contact during the Dodgers-Cubs game. Furillo says he's quit baseball if he couldn't wear it!As you'll recall, this isn't the first time a Dodger had sought to protect their head during at-bats. In 1948 Jackie Robinson had done the same -- he had a fiberglass-and-cloth composite sewn into his cap. You can check out a little story where I wrote about it here.
Below are more links to check out:
- This Day in Dodgers History: In 1961 the Mets drafted Dodgers legend Gil Hodges off the Dodgers roster as a part of the expansion draft. In 1978 the Dodgers retired the number of Dodger player/coach Jim Gilliam -- 19. He had died just two days prior from an cerebral hemorrhage. The ceremony preceded Game 1 of the World Series against the Yankees.
- Happy Birthday, Ad Gumbert, Fay Thomas, Rich During, Harry Eisenstat, Lee Pfund & Ramon Martinez!
- Podcast: Dodger Nation -- Dodgers Playoff Talk con Joe, Jerry, and Greg | Episode 24 | Blue Heaven Podcast (Link).
- ICYMI: "Kershaw to start NLCS Game 1 on extra rest;" via Ken Gurnick and AJ Cassavell at MLB.com.
- Via Mark Whicker at SVG Tribune; "Ryan Madson’s muscle memory keys Dodgers in Game 4."
“I told him before he went in there that he was a champion,” Kenley Jansen said. “He’d done it so many times. That changeup? It’s a pitch I wish I had.”“Those first two changeups, they were as good as I’ve ever thrown them,” Madson said.
- Dodger Chatter at LA Dodger Talk takes a look at the, "Arizona Fall League – 2018."
- What a fantastic bet. Apparently, Dieter Ruehle, the Dodgers organist, made a bet with the Braves organist, Matthew Kaminki. Check out Dieter's victory below, via twitter:
Before the #Braves vs #Dodgers series, I made a friendly wager with the Dodgers organist, @DieterRuehle that if the Braves win, he’d record himself playing the chop, and if the Dodgers won, I would play ‘I Love LA’. Well, things didn’t go the way I planned . . . Congrats! pic.twitter.com/9urkEbk8E3— Matthew Kaminski (@bravesorganist) October 9, 2018
- Via MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM on twitter, they interview Adrian Gonzalez where he chats about wanting to play next year.
NON-POSTSEASON NEWS: Adrian Gonzalez (@Adrian_ElTitan) plans to play one more season next year. #Dodgers #Mets pic.twitter.com/A2DbgkewFQ— MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM (@MLBNetworkRadio) October 9, 2018
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