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Old Mon Mar 09, 2009, 04:47pm
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Originally Posted by bobbybanaduck View Post
DO NOT wear patent leather on the bases. Yuck. I've never worn patent on the plate, but I've worked with many who have. Personal preference. GD has been the standard for patent leather, and it appears (from a previous post) that they won't be amking them anymore. Take that for what it's worth. If NB made theirs in 15 I would have bought them. RBK does, and I just bought them last week. They are much lighter than I anticipated and I am looking forward to trying them out.
There is a guy in our association who bought a pair of the "Reebok Ref" patent leather basketball shoes and wears them on the bases. Its one of the most offensive things I have seen an umpire wear in a long time.
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