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Started by D62 blue, Jul 15 2012 09:25 PM

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#1 D62 blue

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Posted 15 July 2012 - 09:25 PM

http://www.ebay.com/...=item2ec01456e6

Has anyone ever seen this gear ? Well i have worked with a gentlemen the last several days who has this gear . He said he bought it 15 yrs ago , when he first started , he is a very good umpire . He works junior college , HS all the way down to LL gms wearing this gear !! I asked him about the gear , and he claims that he has taken 90+ foul balls off this CP , no problems :wow:!!! He also use's a rawlings mask , i mean an old school solid heavy (3lb.) steel mask . He has the smaller size CP than what is being shown in the ebay listing , his CP barely covers his upper chest (not all ribs) !!! It actually looks like it is too small for him , but he swears by this gear . he has a matching set of LG as well . this company went out of business some time ago according to him . It does look like it is made decent considering the time period (15 yrs) ago .
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Posted 15 July 2012 - 09:52 PM

I saw them when they were first out and they were popular with many umpires. In my opinion, the technology these days is better.
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Posted 15 July 2012 - 11:40 PM

What does the other side of the CP look like? Is is vinyl? Or what???
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Posted 16 July 2012 - 10:53 AM

A colleague used one in the minors and D1 ball.

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Posted 16 July 2012 - 05:28 PM

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Posted 16 July 2012 - 06:29 PM

Is that an umpiree or a refpire?
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Posted 16 July 2012 - 08:06 PM

What does the other side of the CP look like? Is is vinyl? Or what???


the Padding appears to a foam covered in a nylon , maybe ? remember 15 yrs ago though . next time i work with this umpire i'll take a closer look .
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Posted 17 July 2012 - 09:02 AM

He heard he was going to be a football umpire and bought all of the umpire gear he could find... ?
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