When it comes to sports and gamoidaying, saving face can mean more than covering up for an embarrassment. it can literally mean "saving your face." How? By using the correct safety equipment.

Baseball Smarts

It's a fact: Early professional baseball players did not wear mitts. How would you like to catch a Roger Clemens fastball with your bare hand?

Even later, the first batting helmets (plastic baseball caps) appeared. Now, helmets have a padded inner liner and the added protection of padded earflaps. Some even have a clear plastic face guard.

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