I simply can't fathom how weak your jaws must be.

Despit Nick's problems with s's, the jaw doesn't drop when pronouncing the s sound in strike...it drops to facilitate the "r" and "i" sounds.

Loosen your straps before lockjaw sets in.

I cant stand to have my mask loose. Its very uncomforatable for me.

The splat sound you heard was the joke hitting the wall behind you after it whizzed by and you missed it.

Hmmm,
 

"I cant stand to have my mask loose. Its very uncomforatable for me."

So Dan can I assume that you do not know how a mask is supposed to be worn, right?

You don't know (i.e. have never been taught) that a mask should "hang" from your face and NOT be tight. That the engineering of masks is for them to "spin around" or even "spring off" when struck by a ball.

That the design of a mask represents the same technology of disapating shock like a F1 race car that wrecks, right?

Regards,

"HAH" on strikes 1 and 2.
"HIKE HREE" on a punchout.

Since when do we verbalize a swinging strike?

I can only think of a couple of situations where we would verbalize anything on a swing:
1-Check Swing - "He went;"
2-Swinging strike three, possibly in the dirt - either "That's a catch, Out" or "Three, no catch."

I have one of the new wilson masks that have the wrap around padding around the edge (to prevent mask frame from slamming into head). and mask is loose enough i can pull it off easy, but if its too loose my mask starts coming off.

The wrap around padding is meant to prevent the bars from bending when the are hit by a foul ball or pitch, not to stop them from "slamming into head." (which doesn't really ever happen anyway.) When you take a shot in the mask it should never (if worn properly) "slam into head" it should (as others have already said) twist off to one side, or pop completely off your head.

Your mask should be loose enough that if you wear it without a hat it slips down to your eyes.

Everyone step back....the lightening is sure to come.

I never thought these words would ever leave my lips....

You should wear helmet.

When I first started umpiring, I wore my mask too tight as well. I would take a shot in the mask and it would stay perfectly positioned on my face.

One day, I took a wicked foul ball square to the middle of the mask, and I was seeing stars!
There I am, behind the dish, down on 1 knee, and my partner (a veteran) comes to check on me.
"You okay?", says he.
"I dunno.", says I.
"Loosen you @*%#ing straps!", says he.

I wish I saw this thread before getting hit by that one, I'm sure it would've helped.

Amazing. A $90 mask protects you properly only when worn properly.

Uh-oh. :)

Yeah uh-oh. where did he learn to umpire? :D

I do have one...dont use it a lot.

I say STRIIIIKE, with emphasis on the "i" sound

speaking to the other topic of this forum, i'm sure I never would have passed my field test this past year if I verbalized anything after a swinging strike on a regular basis

joe

HAICK!

and

HAICK REE!!!

That would sure scare the FAICK out of me!!!