Darker color pants...

[GarthB]

This is considered a "transition year" in the Minors. Some crews carry both the dark grey and the heather. Next year the darker pant will be required. Honigs is the official supplier.

[UMP25]

Buckeye, I don't find the GD pants any hotter, and I've worn both in hot and humid temps.

Garth, as nice as the Honigs ones are, I find them a tad more troublesome to upkeep. Most of my peers find they have to iron them once a week.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by UMP25

Buckeye, I don't find the GD pants any hotter, and I've worn both in hot and humid temps.

Garth, as nice as the Honigs ones are, I find them a tad more troublesome to upkeep. Most of my peers find they have to iron them once a week.

I've seen the Davis pants. They remind me of dark grey Dickey's for umpires. They seem to lack a.....dressy quality...

I may try some next season, though. At the D3 conference tourney I worked most of the umpires wore them. Course most of them had a semidirect connection to GDS and I rarely purchase from them.

[GarthB]

Originally Posted by UMP25

Garth, as nice as the Honigs ones are, I find them a tad more troublesome to upkeep. Most of my peers find they have to iron them once a week.

I have three pairs of plate and three pairs of base pants. I have them dry cleaned in rotation. I've never had to iron them.

[Tim C]

The NFHS Umpire Manual (the book that Rich throws away without reading every other year when it is distributed) requires NON-pleated pants. The same manual also says that Elbecos are still an option for shirt selection.

In Oregon we work "Oregon Modified Mechanics" (i.e. straight CCA) and we allow ANY mixture of pant and shirt colors (oops, RED is not allowed at any FED game). We have a HUGE problem with different colored pants (even at the State Championship finals).

I also remember at one time Alabama require high school umpires were required to have a "Feccheimer" label on all their baseball umpire game pants.

Regards,

[fitump56]

Originally Posted by Rynxprs

So are most people (umps and manufacturers) switching to the darker colored pants that Gerry Davis sells, opposed to the Heather grey?

They seem to look nicer.

Don't buy rack pants. Have them custom made, no more expense, perfect fit, add extra pockets, quality zippers, etc.

[Tim C]

fitump56 ties for the dumbest person posting on the internet.

Regards,

[fitump56]

Originally Posted by Tim C

fitump56 ties for the dumbest person posting on the internet.

Regards,

Because I was dumb enough to figure out where Davis, Honig and all the rest buy their pants, get the design templates and have them custom made for less? My stupidity astounds me.