new Wilson mask

[wmblue]

Originally Posted by bellsjc

I just purchased the new Wilson chrome moliben new view mask with the wrap arround pads.

I have this mask and really like it, the view is great and the weight is not an issue.

For the money, I think I paid ~$100 at Lester's for it it's an outstanding mask.

I've borrowed a zero-gravity mask and didn't really like it, sure it's a bit lighter but it just wasn't comfortable for me nor, in my opinion was the view that good with it.

I took one shot off the Wilson that was memorable, it ended up back near the mound in a Sr. Babe Ruth game, which gives you an indication of the force of the shot and I had no headache or feeling that I just took a shot.

[GarthB]

Originally Posted by wmblue

I have this mask and really like it, the view is great and the weight is not an issue.

For the money, I think I paid ~$100 at Lester's for it it's an outstanding mask.

I've borrowed a zero-gravity mask and didn't really like it, sure it's a bit lighter but it just wasn't comfortable for me nor, in my opinion was the view that good with it.

I took one shot off the Wilson that was memorable, it ended up back near the mound in a Sr. Babe Ruth game, which gives you an indication of the force of the shot and I had no headache or feeling that I just took a shot.

I did a search last night and found the mask available from $65 to $90.

[DonInKansas]

This is the best price I've found on it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Wilson-Chrome-Mo...QQcmdZViewItem

[wmblue]

Originally Posted by GarthB

I did a search last night and found the mask available from $65 to $90.

Sounds right, I'm not normally an early adopter but I did get this mask because I sold my previous one in the off season to someone in my association who needed a mask.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by SAump

Flying mask?

SA, here is today's grammar lesson:


I took (infinitive) one shot (subject) off the Wilson (adverb) that was memorable. It (pronoun for same subject, "the shot") ended up (verb) back near the mound (adverb).

Notice that the mask stayed on his face, but the ball ended up near the mound.

I'm sure Garth will be by soon with his red pen to correct my grammatical errors!

[wmblue]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

SA, here is today's grammar lesson:
I took (infinitive) one shot (subject) off the Wilson (adverb) that was memorable. It (pronoun for same subject, "the shot") ended up (verb) back near the mound (adverb).

Notice that the mask stayed on his face, but the ball ended up near the mound.

The mask never moved. Thanks to SDS for the clarification. I did have an old +POS SUL that popped off my face after a foul to the head. I found the ball at my feet, beside my mask. Of course, stepping on the ball, and falling off kilter while being dazed from the hit to the head can best be counted as one of my more embarrassing moments.

[GarthB]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

SA, here is today's grammar lesson:


I took (infinitive) one shot (subject) off the Wilson (adverb) that was memorable. It (pronoun for same subject, "the shot") ended up (verb) back near the mound (adverb).

Notice that the mask stayed on his face, but the ball ended up near the mound.

I'm sure Garth will be by soon with his red pen to correct my grammatical errors!

Wow. There are too many to discuss right now...I'm fixing dinner, which has priority over fixing your writing.

You could start by looking up "adverb" and "infinitive."

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by GarthB

Wow. There are too many to discuss right now...I'm fixing dinner, which has priority over fixing your writing.

You could start by looking up "adverb" and "infinitive."

Well, an adverb describes "what, where, and when," and was used in a prepositional phrase. An infinitive is a verb in its pre-conjugated state, such as "to smoke," or "to take." So I shoud have called it a verb. "One" should be and adjective, which is a word that conveys "which, what kind of, or how many."

My bracketing may not be correct, but then again, neither was the run-on sentence structure that I was diagramming.

It was obvious that "shot" meant the ball, and that the ball was still the implied subject of the second sentence.

You see the use of proper grammar daily as a teacher. I haven't taken college English in over 20 years, so I'm quite rusty.

My current term paper does meet proper MLA standards in form. I sure hope my grammar is good as well so I get an A.

[LomUmp]

Hey all,

How does this mask compare to the upper end Honig's masks? I am helping a friend decide on equipment, and have not personally seen or used this on. I love my Honig's, very strong and very light, and the topic has got me wondering. Thanks.

LomUmp

[DG]

Originally Posted by LomUmp

How does this mask compare to the upper end Honig's masks? I am helping a friend decide on equipment, and have not personally seen or used this on. I love my Honig's, very strong and very light, and the topic has got me wondering.

I can't compare, because I would have to use other brands to do that. But I do have 3 of Honig's best (K91 with pads and harness) single bar lightweights and I am completely satisfied.

[gotblue?]

Now that the grammar lessons appear to be finished, and the posts are veering back toward relevancy, I would like to ask a question.

Posts in this thread refer to the Wilson Chrome Moliben mask as being "new", and one poster discusses his purchase of one this Spring as putting him in the category of being an "early adopter".

I have a Wilson Chrome Moliben mask that is going into its fourth Spring season, so I would have a hard time referring to this model as being a "new" one. Mine does not have wraparound pads (at least I don't think it does), so is this a design change that has people calling it "new", or has Wilson modified the mask in some way such that it is different from the one that I have been wearing for three years now? Just a matter of curiosity to me.

I like the view that the mask provides nearly as much as the view afforded by the AllStar2300 hockey style mask that was given to me as a Christmas present about 14 months ago. That, combined with its light weight, and no damage to date, make it my choice over the AllStar HSM and other masks.

[NickG]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

SA, here is today's grammar lesson:


I took (infinitive) one shot (subject) off the Wilson (adverb) that was memorable. It (pronoun for same subject, "the shot") ended up (verb) back near the mound (adverb).

Notice that the mask stayed on his face, but the ball ended up near the mound.

I'm sure Garth will be by soon with his red pen to correct my grammatical errors!

Better:

I (subject) took (verb - simple past) one (adj.) shot (direct object) off the Wilson (prepositional phrase) that was memorable (relative clause). It (subject) ended up (verb phrase) back (indirect object) near the mound (prepositional phrase).

Don't ask how I know.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Yes, Eye'm gunna go git Huked On Foniks fur my bad gramer.

[BigUmp56]

Originally Posted by SAump

For one, I strongly object to your deplorable use of incorrectly adding adverbs to the subjects of prepositions off and near; and I also object to the use of "took" as an infinitive.

For two, grammar isn't my forte; but I know one adjective to corectly describe your sentence structure. I would go back to standard mechanics of noun, verb, adjective and preposition; before using more advanced mechanics such as adverb, gerund or infinitive.

For three, if the ball ended UP back near the pitcher's mound; it may have only been memorable to WMBLUE and nobody else. Whereas, it would be an entirely different matter had the flying mask ended UP back near the pitcher's mound. Then I could continue the discussion on this SUBJECT.

Maybe you could regale us with the necessary physics it would take for a mask struck with a 100 mph. pitch to fly back to an area near the mound.


Tim.

[umpduck11]

Originally Posted by BigUmp56

Maybe you could regale us with the necessary physics it would take for a mask struck with a 100 mph. pitch to fly back to an area near the mound.


Tim.

Maybe I'm mistaken, but it seems that a rising fastball could possibly accomplish this trick.