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Check them out at this not-yet-available-to-the-public link with detailed info, photos and videos by Scott Kennedy. www.ump-attire.com/polyspandex Find out for yourself as we are offering a VIP promotion of them to UE members, our Facebook fans and email subscribers before we open them up to everyone. The reason we are doing this is there is a very limited current supply and wanted to give you first chance of what will be a hot item.

I imagine this has already been discussed in the past. But with the new Polywool pants introduced into the market by Gerry Davis, it has added a new dimension to the topic. For the longest time, I have always been a Honigs guy for pants. But with the supposed decline in quality. I am now looking for an alternate. So I am asking you guys for comparisons between the new Davis/Feicheimer pants, the new version of the Honigs Polywool, and the Smitty Polywool sold by @UADirOps Thanks. (Side Question: I think I had bought a pair of Smitty's in the past and the base pants had white pockets. Is that still the case?)

Smitty heather grey combo pants for sale. $30. Worn for 1 game. Waist is a 38. I am 5'8", so the pants are hemmed accordingly.

Please indulge me.... It happened yesterday. I knew it as soon as he stepped out of his vehicle wearing his Walmart greys and grease smeared umpire shirt, No sooner were his feet on the ground and I said hello then the war stories of the old days started. I made the mistake of joking that I presumed we would be wearing blue since he was already wearing his newly approved, but widely stained blue NJSIAA umpire shirt. "Of course!" he replied. "We've been called blue forever, why wouldn't we?" Alrighty then..... That was the high water mark of the day. Our pregame consists of him telling me that we are going to do things the old way. He had the plate, so I figure that I should acquiesce. He's going to take all fly balls. "Even when I am in the middle?" "Why wouldn't I?" he replies. Perhaps because I am 80-100 feet closer? "How about if I take trouble balls?" I ask. "Well I guess that would be OK." He proceeds to go on about how his partners have not been great, that we need to be a team, and that he will keep the game moving along because his strike zone is generous. The plate meeting was a Shakespearean quality soliloquy about everything except the menu of the hot dog place down the road. And so it continued. Now to the game....... The first pitch of the game was called before it crossed home plate and I knew this guy was so full of crap that the game was going to have the potential of heading south in about three batters. Quite frankly, I am really surprised at how quietly the game went despite his antics, It is a testament to how disciplined the teams were and how the coaches had resigned themselves to my partners unique (dis)abilities as an umpire. The highlights: The strike zone. Two times F2 was set up with the point of the plate centered on his body with 2 strikes on the batter. Two times F2's glove was in the middle of his body, F1 hit his spot, the glove never moved and F2 fired the ball to F5 on the backwards K. Except two times those beautiful pitches were balls. Remember I mentioned trouble balls in the vee? F8 on a full run nabs a knee high sinking line drive while I am in B. I start to come up with "Catch" when I hear from behind me "Catch"; F8 on a sprint to the fence behind him reaches up over his left shoulder without breaking stride and guess what happened? That's right boys and girls, a call of "Catch" emanates from behind me. F9 and F8 converging on a sinking line drive...... well you get the idea. No one on, ball is hit to F8's right and is sinking quickly. I button hook and watch BR touch 1B. As he hits the bag I look to pick up the ball and see F8 fumbling on the ground momentarily and I then hear "Catch!" and the entire OT bench erupts because they believed it was a trap. Considering that F8 seemed to be scrambling for the ball, I kind of believe OT likely had a good case, but since I did not follow the ball to the catch, I had no additional information to offer. Did I mention the strike zone? Or perhaps I should call it the strike stamp. Or, depending on the pitch, strike ZIP code? Pitchers, batters, coaches, and i were all regaled with a continuously evolving interpretation of balls and strikes. Not one time during the entire game was the ball put back in play after a foul ball. Every time the plate was cleaned off though, the ball was put in play even though time was never called. Not one time during the entire game was a ball thrown to the pitcher or handed to F2 on a foul ball that stayed within the confines of the field. In the 3rd inning he took a ball out of his black ball bag walked in front of HP, licked his hand, grabbed some dirt and rubbed up the ball before "throwing" it to F1 on a foul ball that left the yard. I chose not to engage him in a post game as I knew it would simply be time that I would never get back. A college scout I have known for years saw me at my car after my partner left and we spoke for quite some time. After a while he mentioned a few of the things I have captured above. I looked at him and just smiled. He smiled back and said, "'Nuff said." I am awaiting a call back from our assignor to find out how this guy not only was assigned a varsity level game, but how I ended up on the bases while this stooge did everything umpires should not while behind the plate. Thank you for indulging me. Now back to your regularly scheduled programming.

Emptying out a few items from the closet. All excellent condition - in fact that's why I'm getting rid of them, because I haven't used them much. 1/2 zip medium Smitty black w/ white stripes plate jacket. Open bottom (no elastic) and long for tucking. Ideal for bad-weather plate jobs. Medium Smitty black long-sleeve shirt. Small Honig's light blue w/ black collar short sleeve shirt. $50 gets you the lot shipped. Otherwise, it's $25 for the jacket, $15 for the long sleeve, $12 for the short-sleeve. I'll give it til Friday, then it's off to Ebay if no one needs them in here. Color from the photos might be off a bit, each item is like new.

I have a clean, gently-used Smitty -brand half-zip jacket. It is Black w/ Sky Blue shoulder stripes. It is the pull-over type, heavier than the Convertible Sleeve jackets but lighter than the ThermaBase. It is size XL... Because I moved to The Oven Arizona from Wisconsin (compare, at time of writing... 55º in AZ to 28º in WI), I doubt I will ever need a ThermaBase jacket for quite awhile. Additionally, I have resolved to never work as PU with a jacket on; if cold, it'll be a plate coat or long-sleeved umpire shirt. So, I'd like to get this same jacket of Black w/ Sky Blue shoulder stripes in Large, please, if anyone has one to trade.

I have a used once XL Smitty Convertible Jacket that I would like to sell or trade for a size Lg. I have lost weight and the XL is too big on me. Contact me for info or trade. Thanks.

Smitty size 38 poly-wool base pants (80/20) 80 percent polyester; 20 percent wool. Worn approx 15 times . This type is also wash friendly so no need for dry clean. Has the expander waist so will adjust up or down from 38 two inches either way. Pants are hemmed with an extra 2 inches underneath to let out further. They were originally size for 5'11 in shoes. $15 plus shipping l

https://www.ump-attire.com/Baseball-Umpire-Equipment/Clothing-Apparel/Jackets/S326_Smitty-Convertible-Umpire-Jacket-Black Thoughts? Only difference is no majestic logo?

So we all recall the Majestic Cool Base shirt sale that Gerry Davis had a while back. They call me the morning after I place the order telling me that they are out of stock on my shirts and that hopefully they can place an order with Majestic for more. Then two weeks later, GD calls me again to tell me that Majestic wont be sending more until later and want to know if I want to cancel my order (they never charged me for it) or switch to the Smitty version of the shirts? So there I lays my conundrum. Im positive this has been descussed before but how do the Smittyxs compare to the Majestics? I want to call GD back by warly next week with my decision, but I dont know what to decide. Thanks in advance for not killing for not searching. Oh and thanks for the help too...

I ordered a pair of Smitty Poly Wool pants from ump attire and was told these are a great product and the size is true. Well once I got the pants I had them hemmed and I feel they are not true plate pants. The legs feel too skinny to be plat pants. If I could get my money back I would, but I cant, so I am going to have to eat these. But I wont order from UA again, it will be honigs.

I'm looking to purchase a jacket and I'm trying to decide between the Smitty half-zip and the full zip. I've decided against the Majestic because most umpires around here don't wear it and I'm worried that it'll look bad because its such a different color and has a different stripe pattern. So: is there any difference between the Smitty half-zip and full-zip that would justify the $20 more for the full-zip? (And please don't say the zipper.)

Selling: Smitty Pleated Combo Umpire Pants with Expander (size 28, but expander gives 2-4 inches) $40 Charcoal Grey Description: - Constructed with high quality "WOVEN" Polyester Fabric - Wide Leg - Smitty Comfort Grip Waistband - Wide Belt Loops - Front Lay Flat Pockets - Button Tab and Clasp Closure - Button Loop on Left Back Pocket - Heavy Duty Zipper Smitty Pleated Base Umpire Pants with Expander (size 28, but expander gives 2-4 inches) $40 Charcoal Grey Description: - Constructed with high quality "WOVEN" Polyester Fabric - Smitty Comfort Grip Waistband - Wide Belt Loops - Front Lay Flat Pockets - Button Tab and Clasp Closure - Button Loop on Left Back Pocket - Heavy Duty Zipper - Unhemed - Tailored Fit Neither pair has been worn nor altered in any way. Please reply if you are interested.

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I'm looking at purchasing a jacket and I am hoping to get input from some of you wiser/more experience gentlemen.The association I'm with is switching to the navy with r/w stripes and I'm looking at either the Smitty or the Majestic. I know the Majestic costs more but i'm willing to spend more if it really is the better option. Any of you have either/both of these? Likes/dislikes? Other possible options?