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>> reporter: when alex torres went out there wearing this on his head -- >> look at the cap he is wearing. >> a lot of things you can put in there. >> half bottle of chardonnay. >> reporter: he knew it would get at least this kind of gentle joshing. here's why he wore it. this time last year he was in tampa when it was his teammate, alex cobb pitched and it came back at him. >> oh, look out. torres from venezuela took over that day. but it got him thinking. >> i'm going to be playing this game for 10, 15, 20 years. i don't want something to happen to me and land on my head. >> reporter: the is...

They are not treated like students. >> right. >> you know? they need to be taken care of. >> amen. let's go to baseball. chicago fans haven't had much to cheer for in recent years. the cubs and white sox not so great but the white sox front office giving fans another reason to come to the game. a 12-scoop, 3-pound banana split sundae. >> yes! >> offered by vendors at the stadium. >> wow! >> oh, my gosh. a full sized batting helmet! and it costs -- >> that is a full-sized batting helmet, willie! >> remember the little batting helmets you would get as a kid? that is a game batting helmet. >> h...

A batter died, a cleveland india's batter died on the field after being struck with a pitch back in 1920. it took until 1970, 50 years later, for major league baseball to require those batting helmets that we just take as a matter of a part of the game. it took 50 years after someone died to require that. change is slow to america's pastime but we have to see if it speeds up because it's getting extremely dangerous out there. >> you're not kidding. rachel nichols, thanks so much. just ahead, was the ring stolen? controversy surrounding the diamond encrusted super bowl ring. did vladimir puti...

I did it once and i was drunk. no, as a man you are gay for life. you can't be bi. >> and you can't say that about women. women can experiment and that's just an experimentation they did in college because they broke up with a guy and flirted around. she is nodding right now. >> not nodding. >> i would like to see the nod. >> is this the greatest story ever? >> i think it is fantastic. they have a case despite the fact that it is a private club because they do take donations. i don't know where the donations go. maybe more fashionable batting helmets. but they are trying to get apart from the ...