Brad Davis forced to borrow catcher's gear for big league debut

Brother, can you spare a jock strap? OK, so maybe his situation wasn't that dire, but Florida Marlins catcher Brad Davis(notes) did find himself in a bind after reporting to the big league club on Wednesday.The first problem came in that his previous catcher's gear was New Orleans Zephyr blue and wouldn't match the teal of the Marlins uniform. So he had to borrow a color-coordinated chest protector and shin guards from the man he replaced, injured backup backstop Brett Hayes(notes). That's not a very unusual situation for a new catcher as it takes time to order new gear and an emergency callup doesn't allow for that luxury.But Davis also had to borrow Hayes' catcher's mitt because — get this — he grabbed the wrong equipment bag on his rush to get from Louisiana to Florida and his old leather was left behind in the Big Easy. The mixup luckily didn't faze Davis, who was too happy to be in the show after being drafted in 2004 and...