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Marcus6

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Have noticed this throughout many games this year, are some MLB guys wearing the Smitty flat front pants? These seem darker than the Fechheimer poly spandex I believe they wore in the past and that some still seem to be wearing.

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wolfe_man
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My fear with the flat-front plate pants for us more rounded umpires is a fear of the cup becoming too noticeable.  The pleats may make skinny guys look chubby, but they help us chubby guys not look as

JonnyCat
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I think the flat fronts are going to be the new flavor of the day. Pretty soon we'll all be running out and buying them.  I'm going to wait though. I finally capitulated and bought a bunch of Ger

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JonnyCat

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I think the flat fronts are going to be the new flavor of the day. Pretty soon we'll all be running out and buying them. 

I'm going to wait though. I finally capitulated and bought a bunch of Gerry Davis plate and base pants. I'll be using those for a while.

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My fear with the flat-front plate pants for us more rounded umpires is a fear of the cup becoming too noticeable.  The pleats may make skinny guys look chubby, but they help us chubby guys not look as bad and help hide the cup.  I don't want flat-fronts if my cup is going to be too showy.  Maybe I'm worrying about dumb stuff or overthinking this possibly?

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Marcus6

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13 minutes ago, wolfe_man said:

My fear with the flat-front plate pants for us more rounded umpires is a fear of the cup becoming too noticeable.  The pleats may make skinny guys look chubby, but they help us chubby guys not look as bad and help hide the cup.  I don't want flat-fronts if my cup is going to be too showy.  Maybe I'm worrying about dumb stuff or overthinking this possibly?

No I agree with you. Flat fronts don’t do bigger folks any favors 

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I have a hunch that the push to flat fronts is spurred by Nike. Smitty must have an ear on the inside (of the talks between MLBU and Nike), as Smitty is making a valiant pitch to continue the 2016 Panel -style Majestic introduced (which Nike probably doesn’t even acknowledge), and now a pant that is flat front and much more athletic-looking. 

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On 4/21/2022 at 3:48 PM, JonnyCat said:

I think the flat fronts are going to be the new flavor of the day. Pretty soon we'll all be running out and buying them. 

I'm going to wait though. I finally capitulated and bought a bunch of Gerry Davis plate and base pants. I'll be using those for a while.

For a very long.  Those wear like iron.  

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3 hours ago, boyinr said:

For a very long.  Those wear like iron.  

They are a comfortable pant. I reluctantly like the waist expander feature. I've never been a fan of the 3 belt loops in the back, can't for the life of me understand what that's all about. Who came up with that idea, and why?

I'm not a fan of the color either, but most everybody in our area are using the GD's, so we mostly match now wherever I go.

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They are a comfortable pant. I reluctantly like the waist expander feature. I've never been a fan of the 3 belt loops in the back, can't for the life of me understand what that's all about. Who came up with that idea, and why?
I'm not a fan of the color either, but most everybody in our area are using the GD's, so we mostly match now wherever I go.

Shot in the dark here….when you bend/crouch and the belt is pulling at the belt loop, maybe the extra loops keep the waist from bulging out???
Marcus6

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On 4/25/2022 at 12:13 PM, JonnyCat said:

They are a comfortable pant. I reluctantly like the waist expander feature. I've never been a fan of the 3 belt loops in the back, can't for the life of me understand what that's all about. Who came up with that idea, and why?

I'm not a fan of the color either, but most everybody in our area are using the GD's, so we mostly match now wherever I go.

I always thought the three belt loops in the back was a Gerry Davis Sports creation to make their pants more identifiable as they were the only ones doing this sort of look.  I know some think they help with ball bag placement but I actually think they dont as the ball bag is too far behind my leg the way these loops are set up.

I still prefer the standard 7 loop setup found on the good old made in USA Honig's Poly Wools.

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On 4/27/2022 at 11:31 AM, ArchAngel72 said:

hmm

 

And here I was thinking my cup bulge was well something to be admired....

 

 

 

 

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