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scrounge
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I almost always wear 2, but only because I have this thing about having only one ball on my right bag with my brush (unless I have more than 4 baseballs, can't overload the left bag).  Of course,

csabo17
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Always 2. I keep a small glock in my left one, just in case! Lol

kylehutson
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I wear two. As games go along, I move the more worn/less desirable balls from the right bag (where I pull from) to the left.

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19 hours ago, KenBAZ said:

Two black Ump-Attire XL zipper pocket bags for every game every level.

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............and a lucky Red Sox chair

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I almost always wear 2, but only because I have this thing about having only one ball on my right bag with my brush (unless I have more than 4 baseballs, can't overload the left bag). 

Of course, like all of us, I only wear 1 on bases. It holds my rule book and brush just fine. 2 would just be obsequious.

the second line is sarcasm

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2 hours ago, scrounge said:

I almost always wear 2, but only because I have this thing about having only one ball on my right bag with my brush (unless I have more than 4 baseballs, can't overload the left bag). 

Of course, like all of us, I only wear 1 on bases. It holds my rule book and brush just fine. 2 would just be obsequious.

the second line is sarcasm

You made my day wth ball bag on bases comment. One guy here in Rec ball wears one on the bases to keep his phone which is about the size of an iPad mini and his sunflower seeds!!! Too funny!

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2 hours ago, Aging_Arbiter said:

............and a lucky Red Sox chair

It's like you've worked with @KenBAZ before!!

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Only the Yankee fans object to me sitting in my lucky chair when I'm in A.

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16 hours ago, KenBAZ said:

Only the Yankee fans object to me sitting in my lucky chair when I'm in A.

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BITE YOUR TONGUE with your Beantown ballyhoo!  I grew up a Cubs fan whilst living just outside of Chicago.  To me, Red Socks are just like the Dallas Cowboys of the 90's.  Either you love them, or you love to hate them because people love them.  My two favorite teams are the Cubs and whoever is playing Boston.

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40 minutes ago, Aging_Arbiter said:

BITE YOUR TONGUE with your Beantown ballyhoo!  I grew up a Cubs fan whilst living just outside of Chicago.  To me, Red Socks are just like the Dallas Cowboys of the 90's.  Either you love them, or you love to hate them because people love them.  My two favorite teams are the Cubs and whoever is playing Boston.

Do I sense a disturbance in the Red Sox Nation force?

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maineump

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3 minutes ago, Aging_Arbiter said:

Oh go play some hockey!

We still have the weather for it - :) , but It's not hockey time anymore

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On 3/22/2017 at 11:56 AM, wolfe_man said:

I agree with others on the 2.  I can put lineup, gum, pen, brush, indicator between innings, etc. in left pocket and it is a balanced look.

This. Balls in the right, other stuff in the left.

umpstu

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On 3/24/2017 at 3:52 AM, Aging_Arbiter said:

BITE YOUR TONGUE with your Beantown ballyhoo!  I grew up a Cubs fan whilst living just outside of Chicago.  To me, Red Socks are just like the Dallas Cowboys of the 90's.  Either you love them, or you love to hate them because people love them.  My two favorite teams are the Cubs and whoever is playing Boston.

Those lovable Cubs now have the great Theo Epstein as the top of their staff.  The one from the Red Sox.  He's a hell of a baseball guy and he has did an amazing job.  I tip my hat to the Cubs.  I'm a born and raised Cardinals fan and was hoping that if the Birds didn't win it then let the Cubs win.  Probably a lot of deaths of people from heart attacks who were just holing out until the Cubs won a World Series.  Oh, the Cubs-Cardinals rivalry is the best in baseball.

umpstu

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On 3/23/2017 at 10:45 AM, mbkcoach said:

You made my day wth ball bag on bases comment. One guy here in Rec ball wears one on the bases to keep his phone which is about the size of an iPad mini and his sunflower seeds!!! Too funny!

Had a college baseball umpire carry a plate brush on the bases and would sweep off the pitcher's plate.

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BrianC14

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On 3/22/2017 at 6:31 PM, csabo17 said:

Always 2. I keep a small glock in my left one, just in case! Lol

I like the way you think.   ;)   Though mine would be a Shield.   ;)

Sut'n Blue

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One bag unless it's cold enough that I want a second bag to put my hands in to keep them warm, then it's two. We hardly ever have more than four extra baseballs available at any time. 

Radie 88

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Used 2 for the first time today... I liked it.

I don't need to use 2.. but it was nice to have it there. I thought it looked better too.. probably gonna roll like this all the time. 

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6 hours ago, Radie said:

Used 2 for the first time today... I liked it.

I don't need to use 2.. but it was nice to have it there. I thought it looked better too.. probably gonna roll like this all the time. 

So nobody in this thread has been to a reputable clinic where they tell you the algorithm? One if you're short, two if you're tall?

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tpatience

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1 hour ago, Jimurray said:

So nobody in this thread has been to a reputable clinic where they tell you the algorithm? One if you're short, two if you're tall?

I'm 6'6 and I wear 1

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tpatience

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23 minutes ago, Jimurray said:

Then you are making a fashion statement.

Yes and no. I like it better than two bags, and I think it looks more athletic as I am both a player and umpire

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44 minutes ago, tpatience said:

Yes and no. I like it better than two bags, and I think it looks more athletic as I am both a player and umpire

Point made

Cav

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Ball bag!  When working behind the plate, I've been called worse.   

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wymun21

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Started using one, tried two for a few years, back to one.  Like the look of one, and dislike having two bags bouncing around when rotating up to third for a play.

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JimKirk

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I always wear 2 ball bags, regardless of game, for over 25+ years. One, I think it looks better but that's just my own opinion. Two: Do not hold up the game waiting on baseballs. Always have plenty of baseballs ready to go. 

That's just my two cents from being around the block a time or six hundred million times. 

Thanks!

Scott Kennedy

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scott@ump-attire.com 

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