Ump242 Posted December 9, 2023 Report Posted December 9, 2023 20 minutes ago, BT_Blue said: @Ump242 how much did the All Star TI set you back? $200+23 shopping, retails at $290 and I got fm4k mag pads coming in the mail for it 2 Quote
Chartwig03 Posted December 9, 2023 Report Posted December 9, 2023 1 hour ago, Ump242 said: So what did you do? Did you send it back to Wilson for a replacement or just keep it, sell it? Etc... I trashed it because I use force 3 now. I am of the opinion that since it was used for a couple years that it was past warranty and a manufacturer would say “it did it’s job by stopping the ball”. If it were firm game, probably a different story. Quote
Ump242 Posted December 9, 2023 Report Posted December 9, 2023 5 hours ago, Chartwig03 said: I trashed it because I use force 3 now. I am of the opinion that since it was used for a couple years that it was past warranty and a manufacturer would say “it did it’s job by stopping the ball”. If it were firm game, probably a different story. Mine was after 4 months of ownership and I bought it from Mike, so... I'm getting it fixed going to ask Tony to strengthen the welds and then powder coating it. Also planning on designing my own one day, as I plan to learn welding soon enough Quote
MadMax Posted December 9, 2023 Report Posted December 9, 2023 19 hours ago, Ump242 said: I think the black and blue might be plus pos(????) The other is the Allstar ti It is. I can’t remember +POS’s exact designation of it, but BB12 jumps to the front of my memory stack. It was a steel frame, with a chisel-point XCG (so as to easily mount a TG), and oddly, arrowhead ear struts positioned below the centerline. Why? One likely reason is that the harness strap would thereby be positioned lower (deeper) on the frame. Royal blue pads on a black frame would be quite the complement to a Carlucci CP. The All-Star is a FM25Ti Mk II. This is the only double-wire titanium mask on the market (all others are single-wire), and aside from the Nike “Icon” Ti, was the mask to have in the Majors because of how light it was. It never really showed up in umpire circles (everyone wanted the super-sexy, super-hard-to-get Icon), and only fell out of favor in catcher circles because All-Star proved, with science and demonstrations, that the FM4000 -series (both steel and magnesium) were better suited to geometric deflection than their FM25Ti. 1 Quote
The Man in Blue Posted December 9, 2023 Report Posted December 9, 2023 On 12/7/2023 at 10:01 AM, ArchAngel72 said: This was sold to me by a member here whom said he was "retiring" it had some used TW pads on it that I found stiff even when warmed up. Well he was recently looking for one so today I am sending it back to him with some silver AS LUC pads I essentially leased it from him for a season. Now I am sending it back at no charge to him as he is such an awesome guy and done so well with sales here I feel I do not want anything from him other than to use it and call them well. "Try not to suck!" @wolfe_man It’s bad enough when he runs the retirement scam on his wife, but now you are falling for it, too? 2 Quote
BT_Blue Posted December 10, 2023 Report Posted December 10, 2023 18 hours ago, The Man in Blue said: It’s bad enough when he runs the retirement scam on his wife, but now you are falling for it, too? I fell into the trap for a time as well. But amateur umpires are like pro boxers and wrestlers... do we ever REALLY retire? Quote
Ump242 Posted December 14, 2023 Report Posted December 14, 2023 Just got the all star in, put new ss fm4k mag pads on it with an old style rawlings harness 3 Quote
wolfe_man Posted December 21, 2023 Report Posted December 21, 2023 I've been feeling left out, here are my main gamers for this year. 1. Nike with Belgard's (black & grey microfiber) with Mizuno harness 2. Adidas chopped with Belgard's (black & grey microfiber) and Mizuno harness and SG shovel throat guard 3. Adidas with Belgard's (navy for HS) and Belgard harness 4. Adidas with AS grey pads and Adidas harness and SG shovel throat guard 5. old Belgard frame that is surprisingly light for vinyl dipped... I'm thinking of sending a couple of these off to Tony for a strip & new coat 5 Quote
Ump242 Posted January 28 Report Posted January 28 Got the all star mag pads covered blue by a tailor, used a blue panel smitty v1 shirt for $30 & Had my mask powder coated flat black at Temecula Valley powder coaters for 40 bucks. 4 1 Quote
Rock Bottom Posted January 29 Report Posted January 29 On 12/12/2023 at 4:36 PM, Ump242 said: Flat black powder coated That flat black looks awesome - did Tony at Mask-It do it? Never mind - I see you answered that above (for some reason I can't delete this post). 1 Quote
BT_Blue Posted February 3 Report Posted February 3 On 1/28/2024 at 8:52 PM, Rock Bottom said: That flat black looks awesome - did Tony at Mask-It do it? Never mind - I see you answered that above (for some reason I can't delete this post). I wonder if Tony does his in a matte black vs a flat black (and is their a difference?) 1 Quote
BT_Blue Posted February 3 Report Posted February 3 Now a question... I wonder if I could do the same to a Force3 pad? I HATE leather pads! So maybe going somewhere to get it covered might work. 2 Quote
umpstu Posted February 3 Report Posted February 3 On 1/28/2024 at 11:29 AM, Ump242 said: Got the all star mag pads covered blue by a tailor, used a blue panel smitty v1 shirt for $30 & Had my mask powder coated flat black at Temecula Valley powder coaters for 40 bucks. Dude, that is awesome. Wish you would have had it when you were down here. Let me know when you are at COD again. 1 Quote
Ump242 Posted February 5 Report Posted February 5 3 hours ago, NicNag said: My new setup. Nike titanium i do like the wilson wrap arounds, looks good 1 Quote
Ump242 Posted February 8 Report Posted February 8 On 2/3/2024 at 12:17 AM, BT_Blue said: Now a question... I wonder if I could do the same to a Force3 pad? I HATE leather pads! So maybe going somewhere to get it covered might work. Maybe, but do you mean the outside look or you mean the cell against your skin? Quote
BT_Blue Posted February 9 Report Posted February 9 12 hours ago, Ump242 said: Maybe, but do you mean the outside look or you mean the cell against your skin? I don't care about the forward facing look in this regards. I don't like the feel of leather against my face. Quote
834k3r Posted February 13 Report Posted February 13 Had my new (to me) AS Mag prettied up by Tony--he did a fantastic job as always! I know the chin pad velcro is jacked up--I was too excited to get the picture taken! 6 Quote
MadMax Posted February 14 Report Posted February 14 2 hours ago, 834k3r said: Had my new (to me) AS Mag prettied up by Tony--he did a fantastic job as always! We need to get this off to Stan Jurga & All-Star. This would be a welcome addition to the catalog. Light years better than a “Special Edition” Wilson DynaLite… steel (not even aluminum)… painted sky blue. Cheap buggers. 3 Quote
The Man in Blue Posted February 14 Report Posted February 14 @834k3r . . . love the added touch of the matching Mizuno logo. That TP just looks so damned right on the ASM. 1 1 Quote
BT_Blue Posted February 18 Report Posted February 18 On 2/13/2024 at 6:58 PM, The Man in Blue said: @834k3r . . . love the added touch of the matching Mizuno logo. That TP just looks so damned right on the ASM. Oh yeah... I didn't even notice it at first glance. VERY NICE! 1 Quote
boyinr Posted February 22 Report Posted February 22 Opening day is Monday and this showed up just in time from halfway around the world. Thanks FedEx. 5 Quote
BT_Blue Posted February 23 Report Posted February 23 On 2/21/2024 at 4:36 PM, boyinr said: Opening day is Monday and this showed up just in time from halfway around the world. Thanks FedEx. Samurai Gears TG or am I going to be super jealous of you? Lol Quote
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