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Originally Posted by UMP 64
If patent leather is what you have, just keep wearing it, it will evidentially loosen up and conform to your waist like any other HD belt. Yes, I wear patent leather belt & 3/4 plate shoes. If they are good enough for Gerry Davis in pro baseball, who worked the dish last night, Cincy over Atlanta game, they are good enough for me or any one else who wants to look professional.
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Who gives a damn about Gerry Davis? He's an umpire doing a job for money, pretty much like the rest of us, just at a more marketable level.
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If you think patent leather has on place in "SOFTBALL", get over it. I work HS & college baseball & softball and see patent in both. If you don't like it, don't use it. Your shoes probably look like they have not been cleaned in weeks.
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What an idiotic statement that is. You have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. I know many an umpire who can bring a comparable shine (without Leather Lustre) to a shoe simply by shining them. Clean and polished is all the needs to be accomplished. And remember, the better the shoe looks walking onto the field, the worse it looks when it gets dirty or damaged.
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The advantages of patent are many and they do hold up well. 5 & 6 years for 2 pairs.
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I've worn the same pairs of New Balance for four year on and off the field on a regular basis. The treatment applied TO a piece of leather and shoe will never replace the treatment OF a piece of leather and shoe. The fact that they are made of patent leather has no bearing on the wear.
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Thank you Gerry Davis for making what I think is the BEST plate shoe out there.
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Yeah, he slaves all day, cobbling away.
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Work on your mechanics and do not worry what someone else wants to wear.
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You should be doing that anyway.