Caps

[rjt6]

What stitch do you wear behind the plate? 4, 6, or 8?

[BaltimoreUmpire]

I dont wear one normally if i do 2 stitch

[rjt6]

Wait.  Do you wear hockey-style or regular?

 

And 2 stitch is a beanie.              @BaltimoreUmpire

[BaltimoreUmpire]

Wait. Do you wear hockey-style or regular?

And 2 stitch is a beanie. @BaltimoreUmpire

I wear both when I wear my Rawlings traditional I wear the 2 stitch when I wear my Adidas HSM i sometimes wear the 2 stitch and I do not wear any hat with my shock fx. Laugh all you want but it cost me $7 and $7 shipping because the amazon guy i bought from only uses fed ex

[rjt6]

@BaltimoreUmpire - Sorry.  Not wearing a beanie behind the plate...

[BaltimoreUmpire]

Didn't know you were looking for advice, my beanie rocks, I would also wear it on the bases but i wear a skull helmet on the bases, sometimes when using my traditional mask too

[JHSump]

6 stitch. With a traditional mask.

[T-Rav]

6 stitch and sometimes an 8 stitch. 

[JaxRolo]

6

[Majordave]

@BaltimoreUmpire

I realize you're just a kid really and you are trying to share and hopefully learn some things here. I don't doubt you like umpiring but please, please understand some things. No legitimate umpires wear beanies. Nor do legitimate umpires wear civilian pants or tennis shoes behind the plate or skull caps on the bases or helmets on the bases or any shoes with colors other than mainly black with some white or possibly silver/gray trim or ball bags on the bases. Or any shirt or pants not made specifically for umpiring. If you show up looking Smitty everyone will think you're a Smitty. (Paraphrasing Kevin Costner in Bull Durham- "if you think classy, you'll be classy".)

You may think you're cool but you are not legitimate. Most of the members here started where you are then, hopefully they saw the light, got some professional or experienced umpires to train them, studied rules, bought some good higher level umpire equipment and clothing and joined this site to keep learning and sharing. I was lucky, I got into umpiring late in life AFTER coaching all levels of youth baseball from T-ball to American Legion State and Regional Championship Level for 23 years. I had seen a lot of umpires, great, good, mediocre, bad and horrible over those years. I had paid tens of thousands of umpire game fees over those years. I was lucky enough to start umpiring at the high school level. My first game was a varsity no-hitter with the pitcher, Nick Maronde, eventually pitching in the CWS and in MLB- LA Angels and the second baseman, Ben Revere, playing MLB for the Twins and now starring for the Phillies. I have seen some great players and baseball up close and in person. So, please listen to me. I'm not downing you just offering some critical but I feel necessary advice.

You're very good at sharing. Not sure yet how good you are at learning. Your posts essentially bragging about wearing a 2 seam bill umpire cap that undoubtedly "makes you look like a blue headed penis". (Paraphrasing Tom Hanks there) raises my doubts about you. So, please start reading more. Do research, watch higher level umpires work at summer HS and college level games. Watch the CWS umpires. Read more, post less. Please. You are not helping us with your childish posts about how you save money on used and substitute for the real thing umpire gear or how you make money working kids games. You have A LOT to learn. Listen more. Talk less. Please. For your own good and for the rest of our time saved not wasted reading your silly teenager point of view posts. It's a waste of our and your time. Sorry. Just being honest with you and trying to help.

[BigUmpire]

"Read more, post less"

"Listen more. Talk less"

 

Great advice for all young umpires just joining this forum.

 

Thanks @Majordave

[Thunderheads]

What stitch do you wear behind the plate? 4, 6, or 8?

this has been discussed ... A LOT ...

 

search please!

[Magic]

@BaltimoreUmpire

I realize you're just a kid really and you are trying to share and hopefully learn some things here. I don't doubt you like umpiring but please, please understand some things. No legitimate umpires wear beanies. Nor do legitimate umpires wear civilian pants or tennis shoes behind the plate or skull caps on the bases or helmets on the bases or any shoes with colors other than mainly black with some white or possibly silver/gray trim or ball bags on the bases. Or any shirt or pants not made specifically for umpiring. If you show up looking Smitty everyone will think you're a Smitty. (Paraphrasing Kevin Costner in Bull Durham- "if you think classy, you'll be classy".)

You may think you're cool but you are not legitimate. Most of the members here started where you are then, hopefully they saw the light, got some professional or experienced umpires to train them, studied rules, bought some good higher level umpire equipment and clothing and joined this site to keep learning and sharing. I was lucky, I got into umpiring late in life AFTER coaching all levels of youth baseball from T-ball to American Legion State and Regional Championship Level for 23 years. I had seen a lot of umpires, great, good, mediocre, bad and horrible over those years. I had paid tens of thousands of umpire game fees over those years. I was lucky enough to start umpiring at the high school level. My first game was a varsity no-hitter with the pitcher, Nick Maronde, eventually pitching in the CWS and in MLB- LA Angels and the second baseman, Ben Revere, playing MLB for the Twins and now starring for the Phillies. I have seen some great players and baseball up close and in person. So, please listen to me. I'm not downing you just offering some critical but I feel necessary advice.

You're very good at sharing. Not sure yet how good you are at learning. Your posts essentially bragging about wearing a 2 seam bill umpire cap that undoubtedly "makes you look like a blue headed penis". (Paraphrasing Tom Hanks there) raises my doubts about you. So, please start reading more. Do research, watch higher level umpires work at summer HS and college level games. Watch the CWS umpires. Read more, post less. Please. You are not helping us with your childish posts about how you save money on used and substitute for the real thing umpire gear or how you make money working kids games. You have A LOT to learn. Listen more. Talk less. Please. For your own good and for the rest of our time saved not wasted reading your silly teenager point of view posts. It's a waste of our and your time. Sorry. Just being honest with you and trying to help.

Couldn't have said it better myself.

[mbkcoach]

4 stitch when i wear a traditional mask

[Thunderheads]

4 stitch when i wear a traditional wrist band

[grayhawk]

I was wearing an 8 stitch until an evaluator told me that I shouldn't wear more than a 6 stitch.  He said that it's out of the norm, and when trying to move up, you don't want to give people a reason to ding you. It really doesn't matter to me between 6 and 8, but I won't go less than 6.

[mbkcoach]

I dont wear a hat when I wear my HSM.  My head is huge.

[Thunderheads]

I was wearing an 8 stitch until an evaluator told me that I shouldn't wear more than a 6 stitch.  He said that it's out of the norm, and when trying to move up, you don't want to give people a reason to ding you. It really doesn't matter to me between 6 and 8, but I won't go less than 6.

it drives me crazy to see that there are situations where you can have an evaluator ding you because of the flipping cap you wear?!? Ridiculous!  (not directed at Steve personally)

[grayhawk]

 

I was wearing an 8 stitch until an evaluator told me that I shouldn't wear more than a 6 stitch.  He said that it's out of the norm, and when trying to move up, you don't want to give people a reason to ding you. It really doesn't matter to me between 6 and 8, but I won't go less than 6.

it drives me crazy to see that there are situations where you can have an evaluator ding you because of the flipping cap you wear?!? Ridiculous!  (not directed at Steve personally)

 

 

There are times during an eval that all you can do is:

 

[Thunderheads]

 

 

I was wearing an 8 stitch until an evaluator told me that I shouldn't wear more than a 6 stitch.  He said that it's out of the norm, and when trying to move up, you don't want to give people a reason to ding you. It really doesn't matter to me between 6 and 8, but I won't go less than 6.

it drives me crazy to see that there are situations where you can have an evaluator ding you because of the flipping cap you wear?!? Ridiculous!  (not directed at Steve personally)

 

 

There are times during an eval that all you can do is:

 

 

     

[MikeSafari]

I normally go with a 6-stitch behind the plate, 8 stitch on the field. I also don't crease my caps like a lot of guys do, but I might have to give it a shot with my plate one as it's a slightly different shape than I'm used to.

 

I was wearing an 8 stitch until an evaluator told me that I shouldn't wear more than a 6 stitch.  He said that it's out of the norm, and when trying to move up, you don't want to give people a reason to ding you. It really doesn't matter to me between 6 and 8, but I won't go less than 6.

 

That sounds insane, but I've had evaluators like that. Can't win with some people unless you do it exactly like they do.

[Magic]

I only wear a 6 Stitch when I am on the Bases. and I don't wear one on the Plate(HSM).

 

Steve tends to get strange people evaluating him. I don't have half of the issues he does. 

[grayhawk]

I only wear a 6 Stitch when I am on the Bases. and I don't wear one on the Plate(HSM).

 

Steve tends to get strange people evaluating him. I don't have half of the issues he does. 

 

Bill, I just figure since they are picking these kind of nits, I must be the best umpire EVAR!  

[Magic]

 

I only wear a 6 Stitch when I am on the Bases. and I don't wear one on the Plate(HSM).

 

Steve tends to get strange people evaluating him. I don't have half of the issues he does. 

 

Bill, I just figure since they are picking these kind of nits, I must be the best umpire EVAR!  

 

That's exactly what I keep telling everyone. Steve is the Best Umpire EVAR!!!

[JP_blue]

I have worn a 6-stitch, but have gone back to a 4-stitch simply for safety reasons (which are common sense to me). With my mask on (Diamond iX-3), my 6-stitch has no more than 1/4" (probably closer to 1/8") clearance from the inside of the mask bar, meaning that a hard shot can easily compress the mask into my cap bill, which then goes straight to my forehead, and give a more noticeable head shot. The 4-stitch gives another 1/2" of clearance behind my mask. The additional 1/2" brim may give more sun protection, or look better, but I'd rather keep all my remaining marbles for a few more years.