Matt McLain is plenty big enough to be a professional baseball player at the highest level. He’s bigger than many who’ve already done so. Based on his 5’11” 180 lb listed height and weight, he’s almost exactly my size, so take that into account when I say the following:
Every picture we have access to that has McLain in it features a helmet that just looks huge on him.
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I’m blaming it on Brian Robinson of the Washington Commanders who has henceforth and forever more created an optical illusion regarding hat-wear that I doubt we’ll recover from quickly.