Fittske24 522 Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 Let this thread be the end-all-be-all answer to the question: What mask does (Insert MLB Umpire name here) wear??? First the stats at a glance: Frames: 30 - Wilson Dyna-Lite WTA3007 17 – Nike 16 – Wilson Titanium 9 – Mizuno 5 – All-Star System 7 4 – Wilson Shock FX 2 – All -Star double bar "i-vision" 1 - Honigs K94 1 – Diamond Mask Padding: 48 - Wilson pads (black, tan, two-tone, gray) 24 - Team Wendy 3- All-star standard pads 1 - Mizuno pads Other: 28 - Guys wear throat guards 5 - Guys wear sun shields --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Umpire face mask combo's as of 6/21/2012 Note: if padding not specified, the umpire uses Wilson pads (black, tan or two-tone) Listed by Uniform number including current minor league rovers 1 Bruce Dreckman – Mizuno / Wilson pads 2 Dan Bellino - Wilson Dyna-Lite WTA3007 3 Tim Welke - Wilson Shock FX helmet 4 Tim Tschida - Nike /Team Wendy Pads 5 Dale Scott - Wilson Dyna-Lite WTA3007 6 Mark Carlson - Wilson Titanium/team Wendy pads 7 Brian O'Nora - Nike /Team Wendy Pads/Wilson throat guard 8 Jeff Kellogg -Wilson Dyna-Lite WTA3007/Wilson throat guard 9 Brian Gorman - Wilson Titanium 10 Phil Cuzzi - Wilson Dyna-Lite WTA3007 11 Tony Randazzo - Wilson Dyna-Lite WTA3007/sun shield 12 Gerry Davis - Wilson Dyna-Lite WTA3007/ throat guard 13 Derryl Cousins – Diamond mask (Black)/ Wilson pads 14 Bill Miller - Wilson Dyna-Lite WTA3007 15 Ed Hickox – all-star system 7 helmet 16 Mike DiMuro - all-star system 7 helmet 17 John Hirschbeck - Wilson Dyna-Lite WTA3007/Wilson throat guard 18 Brian Runge - Wilson Titanium 19 Ed Rapuano - Wilson Titanium/Wilson throat guard/sun shield 20 Tom Hallion - Nike /Team Wendy Pads 21 Hunter Wendelstedt - Wilson Titanium 22 Joe West - Wilson Dyna-Lite WTA3007 23 Lance Barksdale - Wilson Titanium 24 Jerry Layne - Wilson Titanium 25 Fieldin Culbreth - All-Star double bar “i-vision†27 Larry Vanover - Wilson Dyna-Lite WTA3007 28 Jim Wolf - Nike /Team Wendy Pads/Wilson throat guard 29 Bill Hohn - Wilson Dyna-Lite WTA3007 30 Rob Drake – Mizuno/Wilson pads/throat guard 32 Dana DeMuth - Wilson Dyna-Lite WTA3007/sun shield 33 Mike Winters - Wilson Dyna-Lite WTA3007/honig’s throat guard 34 Sam Holbrook - Wilson Dyna-Lite WTA3007 35 Wally Bell – Honigs K94/wendy pads/ Wilson throat guard 36 Tim McClelland - Nike /Wilson Pads/throat guard 37 Gary Darling - Wilson Dyna-Lite WTA3007 38 Gary Cederstrom - Wilson Shock FX helmet with modified frame 39 Paul Nauert - Wilson Dyna-Lite WTA3007 41 Jerry Meals - Wilson Dyna-Lite WTA3007/ Wilson throat guard 43 Paul Schrieber - Wilson Dyna-Lite WTA3007 44 Kerwin Danley - Wilson Shock FX helmet with throat guard 45 Jeff Nelson - Mizuno/team wendy pads 46 Ron Kulpa - Wilson Dyna-Lite WTA3007 47 Mark Wegner - Wilson Dyna-Lite WTA3007/ wendy pads/ Wilson throat guard 49 Andy Fletcher - Wilson Titanium/Wilson throat guard 50 Paul Emmel - Wilson Dyna-Lite WTA3007 51 Marvin Hudson - Nike /Team Wendy Pads 52 Bill Welke - all-star system 7 helmet 53 Greg Gibson - all-star system 7 helmet 54 CB Bucknor - all-star system 7 helmet 55 Angel Hernandez - Wilson Dyna-Lite WTA3007 56 Eric Cooper – Mizuno/Team Wendy pads/ Wilson throat guard 57 Mike Everitt - Wilson Titanium/Wilson throat guard 58 Dan Iassogna - Mizuno/wilson pads/ Wilson throat guard 60 Marty Foster - Wilson Dyna-Lite WTA3007/sun shield 61 Bob Davidson - Wilson Dyna-Lite WTA3007/throat guard 62 Damien Beal - Wilson Titanium 63 Laz Diaz - Nike /All-Star Pads/sun shield 64 Alan Porter - Wilson Titanium/Wilson throat guard 65 Ted Barrett Wilson powder coated titanium/Mizuno pads/Throat guard 66 Jim Joyce - Wilson Titanium 68 Chris Guccione - Wilson Dyna-Lite WTA3007 70 D.J. Reyburn - Mizuno/team wendy pads/throat guard 72 Alfonso Marquez - Mizuno/Grey wilson pads/ spyder throat guard 73 Casey Moser - Wilson Dyna-Lite WTA3007 74 John Tumpane - Wilson Titanium 75 Chad Fairchild - Wilson Titanium/Wilson throat guard 76 Mike Muchlinski - Nike /Team Wendy Pads 77 Jim Reynolds - All-Star double bar “i-vision†79 Manny Gonzalez - Wilson Shock FX helmet 80 Adrian Johnson - Nike /Wilson Pads 81 Chris Tiller - Wilson Dyna-Lite WTA3007 83 Mike Estabrook - Nike /Team Wendy Pads 84 Angel Campos - Wilson Dyna-Lite WTA3007/team wendy pads 85 Vic Carapazza - Nike /Team Wendy Pads 86 David Rackley – Mizuno/Spyder throat guard 87 Scott Barry - Nike /Team Wendy Pads 88 Doug Eddings - Wilson Titanium/Wilson throat guard/sun shield 89 Cory Blaser - Nike Modified/Team wendy pads/throat guard 90 Mark Ripperger - Mizuno/Team Wendy pads/throat guard 91 Brian Knight - Wilson Dyna-Lite WTA3007/ wendy pads/ Wilson throat guard 92 James Hoye - Wilson Dyna-Lite WTA3007 94 Lance Barrett - Nike /Team Wendy Pads 95 Tim Timmons - Nike /Team Wendy Pads 97 Todd Tichenor - Nike /Team Wendy Pads 98 Chris Conroy -- Nike /Team Wendy Pads/Wilson throat guard ***Updated 6/22/12 to reflect the correct # of Wilson Dyna Lite Frames*** 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KLAH316 379 Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 WOW!! Please tell me this was already somewhere in cyberspace and you didn't just create it....... :notworthy: 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fittske24 522 Posted June 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 WOW!! Please tell me this was already somewhere in cyberspace and you didn't just create it....... Nope I had to create it. It didn't take long about an hour. I used high-res images to verify the mask setups for each umpire. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rth54 17 Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 That is alot of low profile masks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FranklinT 102 Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 That is alot of low profile masks! I think a lot of those listed as Chrome Moliben masks are actually Dyna Lites. For some reason I cant see it without highlighting the text. Its black on black. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JaxRolo 3,226 Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 WOW!! Please tell me this was already somewhere in cyberspace and you didn't just create it....... He called each umpire and asked them, 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blue23 12 Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 Fittske....you're awesome man :hi5: 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
csabo17 27 Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 Awesome post! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chris Hickman 211 Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 I will chime in on this, I don't know much about equipment but the cowboy , Drake and the Gooch are wearing Wilson Ti that are powder coated black. Also, Vanover wears a Riddell..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jocko 2,594 Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 WOW!! Please tell me this was already somewhere in cyberspace and you didn't just create it....... He called each umpire and asked them, He freaking knows them. Lol. That's legit info. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rth54 17 Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 Where might I go to get my TI powder coated and how much would it cost? I will chime in on this, I don't know much about equipment but the cowboy , Drake and the Gooch are wearing Wilson Ti that are powder coated black. Also, Vanover wears a Riddell..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AZump78 110 Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 Nice work Fittske. Of note: Hunter wears a Mizuno spider throat guard with his Wilson Ti Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AZump78 110 Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 I am by no means an expert on this, but a few things off the top of my head: Beal got let go two years ago. Tumoane also has and wears a Nike mask fairly often. Laz still wears those ugly tan All star pads (sorry Brad!) even though he switched from a all-star Ti to a Nike Ti this year. Along Hickmans comments, I think powder coating the Ti masks is the next logical wave you tweaks you will see. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chris Hickman 211 Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 Just Google powder coat and your city and u will see a bunch pop up. Black is a popular color and they shoot it all the time. You can get on done or no more than 40 bucks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rth54 17 Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 Thanks Chris Just Google powder coat and your city and u will see a bunch pop up. Black is a popular color and they shoot it all the time. You can get on done or no more than 40 bucks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fittske24 522 Posted June 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 WOW!! Please tell me this was already somewhere in cyberspace and you didn't just create it....... Nope I had to create it. It didn't take long about an hour. I used high-res images to verify the mask setups for each umpire. Yep, that should be The Dyna-Lite WTA3007. I'll update the chart..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jocko 2,594 Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 Next project : Shoes Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fittske24 522 Posted June 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 Next project : Shoes Naw, I was thinking more like brand of jock-straps for all of the "sniffers" out there... :) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thunderheads 3,142 Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 Fittske, ...dude, you're amazing!! CORRECTION THOUGH: Laz Diaz is rocking the All-Star tan leather pads under his Nike... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thunderheads 3,142 Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 Oh, and also ...just for the chart accuracy: The All-Star traditional is the FM25 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fittske24 522 Posted June 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 Oh, and also ...just for the chart accuracy: The All-Star traditional is the FM25 Updated... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fittske24 522 Posted June 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 Nice work Fittske. Of note: Hunter wears a Mizuno spider throat guard with his Wilson Ti He hasn't been wearing it much this year.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Umpire in Chief 1,660 Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 I have noticed that guys seem to have a couple or maybe just try another out. There are times I don't even recognize the plate guy because of they are not wearing the mask I am accustomed to them wearing. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FranklinT 102 Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 I will chime in on this, I don't know much about equipment but the cowboy , Drake and the Gooch are wearing Wilson Ti that are powder coated black. Also, Vanover wears a Riddell..... One of the things Ive heard about the regular Dyna-Lite masks is that the rubber coating on the bars is meant to absorb energy and slow down a ball. The titanium mask doesnt have this rubber coating on the bars. I was watching a game a few weeks ago and noticed Drake not wearing his usual Mizuno (that hes worn for a long time) and was instead sporting a black Wilson mask - but the bars appeared to be thinner than the regular Dyna Lite. This must have been it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FranklinT 102 Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 I will chime in on this, I don't know much about equipment but the cowboy , Drake and the Gooch are wearing Wilson Ti that are powder coated black. Also, Vanover wears a Riddell..... Have noticed a mask frame that looks like a Wilson & is black but definitely is not a Dyna Lite....I think this is being field tested: Its definitely not a Dyna Lite - more narrow profile & bars: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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