rcjhyman

By rule LL Majors and below need not come to a complete stop in the set position (8.01 (b) Note).

Seller: Majordave - Item: mask frame. As advertised. Good transaction.

My loops, all Honigs of various types, measure 1 3/4 to 2. The belt I own measures 1 1/2. You need some extra room to account for the thickness of the belt. Also, I think some belts are measured like lumber: 2x4 is really 1 1/2 X 3 1/2. As others have noted, that's certainly the case with waist size.

Hank's: Saw this on some umpire site, maybe this one. Probably the best piece of gear I own. Unfortunately, all it does is hold up my pants. Expensive, but full grain, thick leather that'll hold up your ball bags and your pants for years. http://www.hanksclothing.com/hanks_amish_belts_ccw_the_gunner.html FYI - Matte is my preference.

Looks great. But wondering if the heat applied has any effect on the metal or the welds. I'd guess there won't be any catastrophic failure, but you never know.

PM on its way.

Your handle belies your knowledge, dumbdumb. Thanks! Any knowledge of how they're selected? Obviously, all are AAA officials.

I was just on vacation, caught three AFL games, with the three different crews that are working. All were excellent, and the last game I attended was the first IR game as noted in another thread. Wondering if anyone knows how the crews are selected, and which league(s)/level(s) they come from. FYI: Here is the umpire roster: Crew A: Trip Gibson (CC); Sean Barber; Jeff Gosney; Pat Hoberg. Crew F: Seth Buckminster (CC); Marcus Pattilo; Stu Shuerwater; Thomas Woodring. Crew L: Jon Byrne (CC); Anthony Johnson; Gabe Morales; Jeff Morrow.

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Rabbit: I'm missing ACLs in both knees. I'm as recovered as I'm going to be - the injuries were some years ago, I rehabbed and continue to work out. I wear only neoprene knee warmer/supports. I've worked well over 100 games each of the last ten years - a majority of them plate. From my experience and observing current athletes with similar injuries, it'll take upwards of a year to get your muscles toned to do the work of the ACL, and to get the confidence in your knee and body to do umpire activities. Take it slow on the field, but work your butt off on the prescribed rehab exercises. Keep working, plan on a comeback. Good luck. FYI - Now, most likely due to the ACL and associated injuries and cartilage tear/wear, I'm looking at dual knee replacements - SOON. But, I'm still planning on working ball games.

I noted in another post (not sure this site or not) that some users had gotten some painful toe shots with these shoes. I had an opportunity to look them over tonight and, while the shoes look nice and are very light, the toe just seems to be padded rather than having even a plastic toe piece/protector. I could press on the toe on the outside and feel it on the inside.