Maineac

Do you have the Delta Flex harness? Might make a difference.

^ ^ ^ This is great. ^ ^ ^ As a former catcher, this gave the umpire instant credibility in my eyes. A great habit I learned when I was playing that I use now as an umpire.

Still have it?

New Balance is the only brand I seem to get my paddles into as well, comfortably anyway.

Had just the opposite happen. Changed up after a game, and left my gear bag with all my gear in it right there in high school parking lot where I loaded it up after the game. Realized it when I got home and went to take my gear out to clean it up. 20 miles back to the field at a non-cautious speed limit and there it was, right where I left it. Lucky me, and a good learning moment. Have never forgotten anything in any sport I officiate since then. Knock on wood.

Mahaney Diamond, University of Maine, Orono, Maine. http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Mahaney+Diamond,+Orono,+ME&hl=en&ll=44.905066,-68.669954&spn=0.00095,0.002411&sll=45.188406,-68.984705&sspn=3.871376,9.876709&oq=mahaney&t=f&hq=Mahaney+Diamond,+Orono,+ME&z=19&ecpose=44.90497778,-68.6699517,251.37,-1.124,2.606,0&output=embed&output=svembed">

Transaction completed today with BT_Blue. Went great.

Just ordered mine as well. Been wanting to get it, why not get it for half price?

"As far as I know" isn't "yes" or "no," Coach. Which is it?

Me too, it's on the way!

Items are sold. Thanks for the interest to all those who contacted me.

Old school here. I have black TW's on my black Honigs's frame. The tan/silver is a little too light for me. To each his own.

While I haven't used that particular model of Under Armour shoes, I have owned others. Football cleats, running shoes, trainers. I have not had good luck with Under Armour footwear holding up over time. Maybe it's just me. I love most Under Armour items, I've just had bad luck with their shoes. As to your OP, yes the wide was wider. I'm a 2E and use mostly New Balance because I find them the most comfortable. YMMV.

Just sent you a PM. The item is packaged up and ready to send out tomorrow!

PM sent

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Great transaction with cpatrick 7 and a great swap deal (cooling pads for Douglas cp) with JaxRolo.

Shins are sold. Still have the cp.

I like the Diamond Featherweights.

I have had interest in the SG's, I'm holding them until Monday for someone. I'd sell the CP for $45. If the SG's become available again, I'll be sure to list them here. The stuff is in great shape, I just got my hands on some stuff I like better from some folks on this site.

You can also get more here: http://deadspin.com/5978810/a-lip-reader-deciphers-the-umpire+manager-arguments-of-2012

Bump. I'll try this again since we're getting closer to the new season. Deal for the shins fell through last summer. Still have everything pictured above if anyone is interested.

100% agree here also. Problem is, there was proof enough on the betting to ban him for life. Not the case for the dopers.

OK, then what rationale do you use for not voting them in?

It certainly was illegal, by federal law if not by baseball rules/contracts/by-laws. Another post mentioned there wasn't anything making anabolic steroirds illegal "within the confines of the game." What difference does that make? Baseball rules do not trump federal law. Have players gotten in trouble for using/possessing cocaine? Do the OBR say anything about possessing/using cocaine? As dumbdumb points out anabolic steroids were added to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act in 1990, well ahead of the home run race, etc. A lot of people got caught up in the excitement of the big numbers without stopping to ask how that was happening. McGwire, Sosa, Bonds all looked like cartoon characters at the height of the home run excitement. Others too (Canseco, Giambi). It was pretty clear what was happening at the time, if one had ever been around people who had used steroids before. The whole thing was a house of cards waiting to come tumbling down, but a lot of money was made before MLB could deny it no longer. As for the OP, I think Olney has a point. The "stewards of the game" allowed these travesties to happen, in fact they profited handsomely from it and brought a lot of paying customers back to the game. All they had to do was sell their souls and sell out the people who had set records that had stood for decades by people who (we suspect) were not using PED's. Personally, I'd like to see all those guys signing cards on the sidewalk next to Pete Rose. In reality, barring some definite knowledge that they cheated, how do you keep them out?