
The Short Umpire
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That’s fair, I’m curious what advantage you gain from it though? Just feels like a weird “mind game/power move.”
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I agree 100%! The only question I have is this, where did it start that guys are asking the head coach what their catcher’s name is? I’ve always just gotten the catcher’s name from…. THE CATCHER! It just seems superfluous to ask the coach…. 🤷♂️
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Honigs vs Smitty in Version 3 shirts and new jackets?
The Short Umpire replied to spiffdawg7's topic in Umpire Equipment
I haven’t tried the new shirts yet but I have the new jacket from Honigs in the 1/4 zip. I don’t personally own the Smitty counterpart to really know the difference. But I do like my jacket. It’s pretty warm and a good fit. One thing I’ve noticed is that it wrinkles fairly easily and I feel like I’m always steaming it. Might just be from keeping it folded and not hung up but I haven’t noticed wrinkling on the smitty ones when other guys bring them. The one critique that really bugs me though is that it doesn’t come with elastic at the bottom so you either have to add it yourself or tuck it in. I(my wife) added the elastic for me cause I hate the tucked in jacket look on the bases. -
Personally I don’t think this is an out. Just read the definition of “Catch” and “Tag” in the rulebook. Tag- “ It is not a tag, however, if simultaneously or immediately following his touching a base or touching a runner, the fielder drops the ball. In establishing the validity of the tag, the fielder shall hold the ball long enough to prove that he has complete control of the ball.”
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I have two Adams XVs and 2 Force3 V1. $100 each The Adams are basically new. Never used, comes with all the extensions and original harness. $100 each The Force3 are used and in decent shape. The Force 3s do not have a harness but come with all the attachments other than the belly extension. The E-bag is very lightly used. $150
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West Vest is not a term coined by Wilson. West Vest is a trademark of Joe West. Wilson and Douglas never had a partnership. When Joe West started designing CPs he originally went to Douglas to have them produced. Joe West’s partnership with Douglas ended and he then took the “West Vest” Trademark to Wilson and produced the Vintage West Vest by Wilson. That CP was the predecessor to the Wilson Gold we have now. That being said you got a great deal on a really nice CP! Enjoy!
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The only thing that doesn’t make sense is that you bought a “Wilson West Vest Douglas”. Which was it? A Douglas or Wilson?
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This just makes me grateful for how awesome my wife is. For one, my wife doesn’t buy a ton of makeup. But for two she’s never once questioned a gear purchase. Everytime the topic comes up/a box arrives she’s just says, “I want you to be as safe as possible while you’re out there.” I’m more valuable to her and our kids if I’m alive… 😂 come to think of it though I don’t think she knows how much I spent on my Riddell… 🫣
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He doesn’t have complete control of it though until he’s held it long enough to prove he has control. Plain and simple he didn’t have secure possession in his mitt. Secure possession wasn’t established until he held it in his throwing hand, that was not a transfer from glove to hand it was just a redirection and if dropped on the “rebound/redirection” I would not rule it a catch and would feel very justified in that call.
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After crew consultation the call is overturned and I am wrong… 🙃 and here I thought I was being observant but I was really just refusing to read…
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To be fair I don’t think the umpire who gave the no swing without being asked was actually a minor league umpire. Pretty sure he was a fill-in. He had the old shirt/ old patch on. Not that this is something the average person is gonna realize or consider but I don’t think that can be held against the crew at all.
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With the NFHS points of emphasis from this year in mind I think this becomes a non issue. NFHS basically said that the pitch clock has been in the rule book since the 70’s but was only put there to be an arrow in the quiver to help keep the game moving but really became a rule that we all silently agreed to ignore. However with the changes in Pro ball and NCAA where the pitch clock is strictly enforced, I think the pitch clock enforcement will trickle down to high school very soon and anyone who has hat trouble will fix it themselves so they can stop having pitch clock violations. Just a thought.
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On the topic of gear bags I've recently upgraded my gear bag from the ebag to the large Milwaukee pack hard case. Might not be for everyone but it fulfills my needs. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwaukee-PACKOUT-38-in-Rolling-Modular-Tool-Chest-48-22-8428/317039231 We've had an unusually wet spring in my area. The wet weather, combined with the leak in my truck bed cover, resulted in a very wet, cold, game after I forgot to take my gear out one night. So by using the hard case I don't need to remove my gear every night now and it's got way more room in it than bag I've used before, including the ebag. That being said, ebag for $75 is an absolute steal and you won't beat that price or value with anything else!