My Brad Ausmus dilemma has been solved

27 May 2008 by David in Astros, Baseball

No, it’s not about whether or not he should be playing. (He will always be a hero to me for his playoff home run off the Cardinals.) Recently, I noticed he was wearing an all black face mask behind the plate. This was seriously disconcerting to me; I loved his cow skull face mask (click on thumbnail to see the mask larger):

Ausmus helmet

And then the other day, I saw him wearing an all black one. This just didn’t make sense. He went from the coolest mask in the biz to the plainest. Now I know why:

The change in Ausmus’ helmet is due to league rules. Wilson Sporting Goods paid Major League Baseball a fee for the exclusive right to use MLB logos on a hockey-style mask. Ausmus uses masks from All-Star, not Wilson. He was told he would be fined and/or suspended if all of the artwork wasn’t removed from his mask. … If Ausmus wanted to put an Astros logo on his mask, he’d have to use the Wilson version. He doesn’t like Wilson masks, so he’s sticking with the All-Star brand and using plain colors.

That’s from hottie Astros’ beat reporter Alyson Footer—straight from the horses mouth. Capitalism: 1, Ausmus’ gear: 0.

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  1. 27
    At 2:52 pm, Maggie dropped:  

    That is a sweet mask!!! The cow one.

    Not the black one.

  2. 25
    At 9:52 am, Joel dropped:  

    Hey! It’s good to have fans of my artwork out there. I too was saddened by the helmet switch. Here’s a link to a good solid shot of the helmet.

  3. 25
    At 9:52 am, Joel dropped:  

    http://flickr.com/photos/magnusotis/2574815279/

  4. 26
    At 7:56 am, David dropped:  

    Hey Joel! That’s awesome, thanks so much!!

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