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Issues here as well, seems to be during peak hours (4pm-10pm ET)

Guess what, it happened AGAIN

Apparently, the delivery service MLBU uses did not show up in time for the game, according to Dan Hayes. The truck did arrive later, and they changed into MLB-approved pants between innings. (Just in time for Baker to eject the Twins manager.) And this isn't the first time this has happened (see here). I'm about 99% sure the plate pants he was wearing were not smitties, based on the texture- maybe the old fechheimers? Still better than nothing.

The breakdown I was looking for, thanks @TheLovejoy

New chest protector from +POS, supposed to enter the market in September

Nice look! Also, wasn't there a thread about a year ago about GD making a plate coat? Did anything ever take off with that?

Id rather get a concussion than wear a chinstrap /s

I’ve done that (bought medium pads from AS) and while it’s tighter, my hair ends up causing the helmet to slip in the back. I’ve played around with a frankenstein system of medium and large pads and that has partially fixed it, although i still prefer a hat.

I wore an all-star helmet (the umpire-specific one) during the fall travel ball season, and they are becoming increasingly common among travel ball umpires here in Atlanta. I liked wearing it, although I have moved away from it since it requires my hair to be shorter than I'd like, or it will slip off the back of my head when I remove my mask. If anyone has a fix for this or has experience with a Coolflo or another helmet, let me know.

im never doing it again

When I first started umpiring, I made an out call at 1st, and almost as soon as I made it, I heard my partner scream "NO HE'S SAFE!" and overrode my call without talking to me. Although this was 6u Coach Pitch, it was infuriating at the time. Also, this was 6u coach pitch playoffs, so 2 umpires instead of 1.

This just happened; Laz Diaz called 3-2 so loudly that the batter thought he called strike 3 and tapped his head to challenge, but Diaz did not grant the challenge.

Looks, wearing a skully without the mask on is an interesting look.

said Gen-Z umpire here, You are correct that a light comes on when they are recording; however, some products/businesses block/drill through the light, disabling it. The same goes for the Oakley Meta AI glasses.

The umpire would most likely notify them that the call was strike/ball and not grant the challenge.