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Scissors

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Scissors last won the day on April 18 2022

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    Rec travel, HS, Men's League
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  1. This is the best indicator I've used. Notched Mizuno. Lightweight and not slippery. Notches mean I basically never look at it, but if I do, I hold it in my hand while pretending to adjust my mask so I don't take my eyes off the field
  2. Please do something interesting with Navy shirts. I think the color of navy looks good on umpires, but for the love of all that is holy I cannot stand these: Please make some good looking Navy shirts that can eventually replace these. I really like the red side panel idea. Whenever I'm forced to walk onto the field with this dorky, ill-fitting shirt I feel like I'm gonna get tomatoes thrown at me.
  3. I had the same experience with the V2. Took a hard foul on the little velcro attachment at the top and it hurt. Went to Douglas 15" - best choice for me.
  4. Welcome back. Please upgrade your chest protector though. With modern CPs you should barely feel the hit.
  5. I think a lot of it has to do with the tone of the game and the tone of your day. I've had a couple bad games this year where I came to the game agitated (work, school, traffic) worked the game agitated (bad strike zone), and was hearing it from fans (made the zone worse). While on other days I can work a plate with all the confidence in the world and just laugh to myself about the dumb comments. I really do think it depends on the level of play and your attitude for the day. Comments in a high stakes, intense varsity game? Hey, I'm trying my best and I know I'm focused and working hard. But 13U is a whole other story. Those ones grind at me. YMMV.
  6. Kept it to 3 days a week this year, down from 4 or 5 last year. Still just wasn't feeling it. Had my last game a couple of days ago, and it feels like a weight off my shoulders. We'll see how it goes from there, but for now I'm loving the time off.
  7. For you guys who have been doing this a long time, have you gotten burned out? This is my 4th year of umpiring, and I just haven't been feeling it at all this season. No particular reason, but it just seems like the passion for it is has consistently been fading game to game. Guess it's burn out. After the high school season, I'm taking the rest of the year off, and might take next season off as well. Maybe some time away is what I need. Anyone else have this, and what have you done about it?
  8. I probably have them lying around somewhere. Will update later today
  9. It's more about the head height, it helps me get really low with added stability. And yes, every time I mention scissors $.50 is deposited into my bank account
  10. Since this thread has been brought back to life, I have personally found some success when I'm squeezed by dropping into a low scissor or even with a knee on the ground (I mostly work heel/toe nowadays). This way I've been able to see the entire pitch mostly successfully, but it does come with needing to really think about those high pitches and leaving the lower ones that are actually a lot lower than they seem.
  11. Seems to be a buzzer. But WOW it looks uncomfortable and ridiculous!
  12. Ballpark is a night out, of course. But watching a game on TV? Nope. I have other stuff to do. Plus, the TV audience is who they're appealing to anyways.
  13. Looks like Ryan Blakney had a camera on his mask for the first game of spring training this year. I'd imagine they're trying it out for use in the regular season. I think they've already been using it in college for a couple of years now.
  14. And no FTX patch
  15. I got the mask. Please lock it up @Thunderheads
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