gerry davis cool vest

[umpboy]

hey guys, anybody using the gerry davis cool vest. it is gonna be very hot this summer in florida. thought i might try one.

[lmathews19]

No........

[SanDiegoSteve]

Not for $95 + shipping. I will continue to sweat it out.

[DG]

For day games in the summer, I carry a small cooler with a slushy mix of ice and water, a tablespoon of spirits of ammonia, and a blue rag. I put it in the dugout and when I feel like I need it I whipe my face, neck and arms down with the cold wet rag, and then put the rag around my neck.

I worked a 10 innning tournament game last July that started at 11 am and was 95 degrees by the time it was over and without that cooler I think I would have passed out.

I also drink plenty of water.

[BigUmp56]

Originally Posted by DG

I also drink plenty of water.

Good point. Now, the big question open for discussion. Is it better to hydrate only before a game on a hot Summer day, or continue to hydrate all during the game?


Tim.

[SanDiegoSteve]

I like to do both. I drink a few slugs of Gatorade before I leave the car for the field. During the game, on a very hot day (which is just about every day here), I will usually get a drink in the 3rd inning, the 5th inning, and the top of the 7th. If it is only moderately warm, I usually just do the pre-game drink, and leave my Gatorade in the car for after the game.

[briancurtin]

Originally Posted by BigUmp56

Good point. Now, the big question open for discussion. Is it better to hydrate only before a game on a hot Summer day, or continue to hydrate all during the game?


Tim.

i myself do not bring any water to the game, as in to bring on the field. i drink a hell of a lot of water hours before the game, and while im getting dressed. if i feel like i need water that badly, ill ask a kid off the bench to pour me a cup of water water between innings.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by briancurtin

i myself do not bring any water to the game, as in to bring on the field. i drink a hell of a lot of water hours before the game, and while im getting dressed. if i feel like i need water that badly, ill ask a kid off the bench to pour me a cup of water water between innings.

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[briancurtin]

20 is young. im almost 22, im getting "old" too haha.

[DG]

Originally Posted by BigUmp56

Good point. Now, the big question open for discussion. Is it better to hydrate only before a game on a hot Summer day, or continue to hydrate all during the game?

I prefer to hydrate before, during, and after the game. On a really hot summer game I might drink a quart or more of water during the game.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Another thing, I don't like visiting the dugouts asking for water unless it can't be helped. Often, believe it or not, many teams have none available on the bench. Or, as is many times the case, each player has their own individual Gatorade bottle, with no spares. I would rather have my own bottle, backwash and spit free, than take a chance on what comes out of a dugout.

[briancurtin]

yeah i dont consider it unless its a college or HS team who has the big cooler full of water. if i dont see one of those, then i steer clear. i try to not even do it if they have one, but if i need it ill ask when i see those.

im not cutting into some kids 20 oz gatorade mom brought him before the game

[GarthB]

School ball is played in cool weather here. During summer ball, when it is hot, league officials and tournament directors will have water brought to us.

I don't carry anything on to the field that isn't umpiring gear. I don't need to worry about where to put a jug or bottle or bota bag. I think one of the silliest things I see at LL fields is umpire's water bottles hanging off the backstop.

[orioles35]

Hydration: If you wait until you start to feel thirsty, you're already dehydrated. Don't drink so much you have to "hold it" until the game is over, but drink a little before the game, sip between innings and more afterwards on hot days.

Sure, seeing Gatorade and water bottles up against the fences might be "silly", but it beats passing out and having to stop the game while the umpire is carted off due to dehydration during game #4 of the day because he didn't drink enough fluids.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by GarthB

School ball is played in cool weather here. During summer ball, when it is hot, league officials and tournament directors will have water brought to us.

I don't carry anything on to the field that isn't umpiring gear. I don't need to worry about where to put a jug or bottle or bota bag. I think one of the silliest things I see at LL fields is umpire's water bottles hanging off the backstop.

Wow, it must be nice to have league officials and tournament directors as water boys where you live. At most fields out here, you are on your own. Unless you keep a journal of who provides refreshments out here, you had better just assume they don't. If you plan on drinking anything, you need to BYOB.