David Lennon of Newsday writes about Mike Pelfrey’s mouth guard, the object that divides the Mets fan base more than anything else, including Aaron Heilman or who bats second. In the article, Lennon takes a look at the accident that caused its required use, a line drive that caught Pelf in the face while he was with Team USA.

I wanted to keep pitching, but they wouldn’t let me. I was like, ‘I’m fine. Let’s go.’ I was mad.

Lennon also explores Pelf’s personal preferences in mouth guards, which should be interesting for all the mouth guard lovers and collectors out there (no word yet if any of the used ones are on ebay).

This is easily the most indepth article on Mike Pelfrey’s mouth ever written. At least the most in depth one written in a newspaper, and not a female fans diary.