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Thank you zm and midtnump. Honig's was closed today, I am heading there tomorrow. According to their catalog, they have the TW and Wilson pads. I have two masks, maybe I'll try both. Dana

Thank you Jeff.

Maybe consider starting your thread outside of the TUS thread. Please excuse my error Johnnyg08.I erroneously thought you were JonnyCat. Thank you and Majordave for your responses and suggestions. Dana

Which thread are you referring to John? YOUR TUS thread or the overall TUS forum? Where would you prefer me to start?

AC I'm not that concerned about heat, I just couldn't see any reason for the difference in color. And thank you Kyle. I'm going to see how they look tomorrow.

Now that I'm back in Sunrise, I'm going to drive over to Honig's tomorrow and get TW pads for my Diamond ix3 mask. I find the black pads more attractive, but have to ask, what is the difference in using tan pads over black pads? Does it relate to heat absorption? Thanks Dana P.S. I DID search, but located nothing about it.

Just got a PM from John and he graciously allowing me to quote from his blog in my posts. I will write a short introductory post later and my Day One maybe tonight or tomorrow.

Okay. Thanks, Johnny and Rich. I will contact JonnyCat and confirm that I may address his blog in my posts and will work from there. Thanks again Dana

The Umpire School by Minor League Baseball says it all, but I must inquire, am I allowed to create a topic in this forum about my experiences at the W school this year? I very much enjoyed JonnyCat's blog about TUS and for those interested, I am able to address many of the similarities and many of the differences between the two programs. I will not be criticizing or praising either program, however, I do feel I am in a unique position to pass on some information and make a factual and timely comparison between the two. Thank you Dana

Johnny I did ask Brent about the books. He said to send an email through the contact area on the website. I'm not really sure about the situation. I asked a number of second year students about the books, and they thought (I cannot confirm this) that the books were only available to students. Good luck

Welcome Trevor/TIny You have made the hardest step in umpiring: to decide to do it. Get out there and work. Congratulations. I just finished the Wendelstedt School and (because of the 3 1/2 weeks of live games we worked and the 100+ students who attended) was able to see and try possibly every piece of equipment that is made for umpires today. I will be posting my thoughts in the equipment forum soon. Again, congratulations and good luck. Dana

I look forward to that opportunity, Sir

Hello Jonny I am currently at the Wendelstedt school and joined this forum earlier today. I wish that I was patient enough (and a good enough typist) to write about my experience at the W school as you have. Our experiences are quite similar and yet very different. I guess both schools have to get the umpires to the same destination, they just take different routes. My brief introduction is on (appropriately) the Introduction page. I look forward to discussing our experiences. Good luck with your last few days. Dana

BTW The W Two Man Mechanics book (affectionally referred to as "The Blue Book") is INCREDIBLE! It is the greatest two man book I've ever seen, but it is also outdated and won't be available until next year. If you can find a copy ANYWHERE grab it. One person in class has an older copy. I borrowed it and copied all 126 pages of every possible scenario that can occur on a field at Kinko's for $17.

2014. The cover is identical to the last one. Many students have the old version, you can't tell them apart. Dana