1.   Football players are strongly advised to wear shin guards.

2.   Then a shin guard is pulled over the whole thing.

3.   And left fielder Gary Sheffield is playing with a banged-up knee that forces him to wear a shin guard when he bats.

4.   Anderson hit the dirt and slid a leg between the shin guards of catcher Eddie Taubensee.

5.   As he tried to beat the tag, Dunston clipped the shin guard of reserve catcher Tom Prince just below the kneecap, striking a nerve.

6.   Batters often wear a small shin guard to protect their ankle or foot.

7.   Behind the plate, Bruce Froemming wore an old-time chest protector and shin guards.

8.   All those face masks, shin guards and knee pads provide another sort of armor.

9.   But Piazza did not put on his shin guards in the bottom of the first as Castillo replaced him.

10.   David Justice dropped his bat and unbuckled his little shin guard after drawing a walk.