equipment

[Whowefoolin]

IMO,

First impressions always. If you're a novice...atleast look like a vet. I would recommend buying all the nickle and dime stuff (relatively speaking) new. The shirt, the pants, the ball bags, etc... should be new. That is what everyone sees. If you buy this stuff used, it will be either faded, torn, to baggy/tight etc... Is that the first impression you want to see?

I would then buy the most expensive stuff like the chest protector and shins used. Work up if you like Baseball. I am sure being a novice, that they aren't going to place you in High School or higher games yet. So a nice used foam type protector should work.

Read the rules...ask Carl Childress a lot of questions...use this forum and you should be good to go!!!