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Fittske24
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Poly wools are like those sexy model type women you meet in the bar.... Just when she's ready to go home with you, her fat ugly GDs style friend shows up to C-Block. Don't settle for the fat ugl

Fittske24
Fittske24

GD's shouldn't even be entry level let alone a standard.

JaxRolo
JaxRolo

Nice to see but for a $9.00 difference I would get the Poly-Wools

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UmpJeff

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Geesh! All this talk of new pants, specifically PolyWools, is making want to rush out and buy a couple pair. Lucky for me, Honig's is about a 40 minute drive from my house. I can go and try them on before I buy. In fact, I think I may do just that next weekend!!

P.S. Kevin, with you being from SoCal, please don't complain about having to work in 50 degree weather. Us Snowbirds in Michigan would love those temperatures in March/early April and October!! In a sense, I kind of envy you guys in warm-weather locations who can work nearly year-round!!

Well, the SoCal Honigs closed, so you have that on us. But what do you mean by "nearly"? :D

Sorry, Hawk..."...can work year-round!!". :yippie:

I meant that I suspect you warm-weather arbiters work 2, maybe 3, more months than us Northern arbiters.

kylejt

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Has anyone tried the dry clean clothes you can put in the dryer? Just curious...

My two thoughts on this:

Where does the dirt and sweat go?

Do I really want dirty clothes in my dryer? That's kinda like the guys who wash their hats in their dishwasher. There's a borderline that I just choose not to cross on these.

NWA_UMP

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Has anyone tried the dry clean clothes you can put in the dryer? Just curious...

My two thoughts on this:

Where does the dirt and sweat go?

Do I really want dirty clothes in my dryer? That's kinda like the guys who wash their hats in their dishwasher. There's a borderline that I just choose not to cross on these.

Makes perfect since...I don't own poly-wools yet...but I want to be able to care for them correctly so when I do get them I can enjoy the investment.

I never wash hats in the dishwasher...always in the clothes washer on gentle cycle in a cap cage...it's hot in Arkansas and they do get funky at times...I will say that wool hats are much easier to clean and don't hold odor like mesh hats will. I wear wool year 'round pretty much. Only in August will I break out my Outdoor Cap mesh baseball hat...lightest hat I have ever owned...but I can tell a difference in the 100+ heat.

zm1283

zm1283

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Washing clothes is not free. Soap, water and electricity all add up to something. So does your time ironing what you wash.

You are saving very little by washing your polywools rather than dry cleaning them. It shortens their life and only wastes money in the end. They also look lousy all along the way.

It takes me more time to drive to the dry cleaners to drop off a couple pair of pants than it does to throw those same pants into a load of laundry with other clothes that I'm already washing.

A jug of Tide is about $11, and will do 60-some loads of laundry. I can get about three or four pair of pants dry-cleaned one time for $11. Say what you want, but dry cleaning is more expensive even in the long run.

You don't really think that MiLB umpires dry clean their pants, do you? The clubby washes their stuff and hangs it up in their locker room.

AZump78

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Washing clothes is not free. Soap, water and electricity all add up to something. So does your time ironing what you wash.

You are saving very little by washing your polywools rather than dry cleaning them. It shortens their life and only wastes money in the end. They also look lousy all along the way.

Washing at home is more a matter of convenience than anything. Keep in mind all our umpire bretheren grinding it out through the minor leagues don't ever dry-clean.

Washing on gentle, using woolite if desired, and drying on low heat is just fine. Dry-cleaning once in a blue moon as Fittske states is a good idea though.

Dry cleaning them exclusively is an impressive commitment to taking care of your uniforms, but probably above and beyond what is necessary.

I just wanted to share my experience with wearing polys so someone considering "investing" in a few pair will not decide against it due to perceived necessity of taking them to and from the cleaners all season long.

And it is 100% true, you will NEVER go back!

johnnyg08

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Washing clothes is not free. Soap, water and electricity all add up to something. So does your time ironing what you wash.

You are saving very little by washing your polywools rather than dry cleaning them. It shortens their life and only wastes money in the end. They also look lousy all along the way.

It takes me more time to drive to the dry cleaners to drop off a couple pair of pants than it does to throw those same pants into a load of laundry with other clothes that I'm already washing.

A jug of Tide is about $11, and will do 60-some loads of laundry. I can get about three or four pair of pants dry-cleaned one time for $11. Say what you want, but dry cleaning is more expensive even in the long run.

You don't really think that MiLB umpires dry clean their pants, do you? The clubby washes their stuff and hangs it up in their locker room.

You only dry clean your pants a few times a year though...remember the MLB guys maybe work 32 plates in an entire season...I will work 30 plates in the month of May if the weather is nice...dry cleaning costs a bit of money, but what Kevin is saying is that washing your clothes isn't as free as some like to say it is...especially if you want them in good condition for a long time.

Kevin Finnerty

Kevin Finnerty

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Well said, sir.

And, rather than wash them between dry cleanings, I use two things that I carry with me in my supply kit:

Apparel-steam-buddy-clothes-steamer-bill

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36-dri-clean-plus-odor-eliminator-wipes-

I spot clean with the dry cleaning wipes and I steam them from the inside with the steamer. It takes about three minutes, and the wrinkles come out with the dust and perspiration odors.They look sharp and smell fresh without frequent dry cleaning or punishing machine washing.

(This is as womanly as I get.)

Kevin Finnerty

Kevin Finnerty

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Those Blue Coral wipes (there are other brands) are pretty cool. I tried them out one time when I was forced to wear a high school powder blue shirt by a men's league plate guy, and while I was waiting around for him, I had some espresso shoot out of that little hole in the lid of my Starbucks cup and hit me right in the chest area of my powder blue shirt. It was almost like the umpire fashion gods did not want me to be seen on a hardball field wearing a powder blue shirt. But, rather than obey them without due diligence, I went to the hatchback of my S.U.V. (Standard Umpire Vehicle), and popped open the handy Blue Coral travel pack, pulled out a wipe, and started dabbing.

Well, the effing espresso came right out! ... And eventually my half-assed partner showed up and I ... um ... proudly walked onto the field adorned by an unstained high school powder.

Thunderheads

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Those Blue Coral wipes (there are other brands) are pretty cool. I tried them out one time when I was forced to wear a high school powder blue shirt by a men's league plate guy, and while I was waiting around for him, I had some espresso shoot out of that little hole in the lid of my Starbucks cup and hit me right in the chest area of my powder blue shirt. It was almost like the umpire fashion gods did not want me to be seen on a hardball field wearing a powder blue shirt. But, rather than obey them without due diligence, I went to the hatchback of my S.U.V. (Standard Umpire Vehicle), and popped open the handy Blue Coral travel pack, pulled out a wipe, and started dabbing.

Well, the effing espresso came right out! ... And eventually my half-assed partner showed up and I ... um ... proudly walked onto the field adorned by an unstained high school powder.

:Spit_20Laugh: Dammit Kevin..... that's the second coffee you owe me!!! :notworthy:

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JDavis225

JDavis225

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I recently got my first pair of Poly/Wools and they're Honig's plate. Would you guys recommend getting them hemmed while in my stance or while standing straight up? I noticed some guys said get a military hem but once again, should that be done in my stance or while standing? I want these done RIGHT.

grayhawk

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I recently got my first pair of Poly/Wools and they're Honig's plate. Would you guys recommend getting them hemmed while in my stance or while standing straight up? I noticed some guys said get a military hem but once again, should that be done in my stance or while standing? I want these done RIGHT.

I had the tailor mark them from my stance, and then pin them to see what they looked like standing. They were a little too low (dragging on the ground), so we made an adjustment from there to find a happy medium.

kylejt

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Awesome. I'll be sure to have her pin them while I'm in my stance, and then when standing to find a medium.

That's the best way to do it, IMO. Me, I don't have the backs touching the ground when I'm standing upright, as that's a great way to destroy your pants in a hurry. They are going to bunch up in the front, though. Plus, everyone's stance is different. Some guys, like Joe West, hardly bend over at all. I'm a bit taller, so I have further to go.

johnnyg08

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Some people, as you've probably read in this thread will do something called a "military hem" to limit some of the bunching in the front.

It's used to bother me, but I just try to get my calls correct and have the back of my plate pants no drag on the ground.

JaxRolo

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Slightly off topic but nice to see:

http://www.honigs.com/Sub/41

A review of the Honig's pants offerings indicate their non poly wool models are made in USA again. I would presume by Hardwick, but not sure.

Nice to see but for a $9.00 difference I would get the Poly-Wools

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