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Obligatory: do NOT do 5-6 games in that kind of weather. Now that you will not listen to that advice . . . 😉 ABSOLUTELY! I started doing this when I lived in Mississippi. I started with a sun shirt, but moved on to the pull on sleeves. I'll say, I never really notice much cooling effect from the evaporation, but keeping the sun off of you makes a world of difference. You might also consider checking out https://thighpro.com/collections/men/products/short-sleeve-mock-neck . (Here is a thread from the man himself: If you don't have lighter weigh pants, get some! Here is a past thread with some other good tips and discussion on dealing with the heat: ! Now, if we could just get a long sleeved umpire shirt made from some of these cooler/cooling fabrics . . .

Courtesy of everyone's favorite gear hound and all around great influence here @MadMax, @Richvee and I had the chance to meet up with @cgroom and his crew before last night's Frontier League game here in NJ. The guys could not have been nicer and we had a great conversation about a whole bunch of things . Their work on the field was a joy to watch as it was a demonstration of how the three man system is actually supposed to work. There may have been one slip up, but nothing like I have seen recently, like when I as PU had to cover 2B because U1 was acting like a ticket holder as the BR was steaming around 1B as the ball and U3 (that being Richvee) were in left field. Many thanks to both Max and Caleb for putting us in contact with each other and hopefully we will be able to see them or anyone else on this forum if they come through Northern NJ for their assignents

If the ball is already dead, it is already dead. There is no reason to make any proclamation. If there are no runners on, there is no reason to announce you are about to bend over. If there is a runner anywhere and the ball is in a live (but relaxed) state, CALL TIME. I've told it before, and I'll tell it again (though I am sure the details fade each time). Early in my career and I'm working a double header with a new (but good and experienced) partner. I had plate the first game. During our between game swap out, he asks me "Why do you call time when you go to brush the plate? Everybody knows what is happening." I shrugged and called it a habit. During the second game, he has plate. With play relaxed (LIVE!) and a runner on third, he comes around to clean plate. As he is sweeping the plate off, R3 comes sliding past him. The defense starts squawking (of course). He settles everybody down and comes to me for a quick meeting. The first thing I said was, "That's why I call time." The second was, "I didn't call time. So, unless you did, I have a live ball and a run scoring." Fun!

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