If you take a third ball bag and label HAT ONLY, so you do not get mixed up, there is room between your 2 pant loops on your back. Between innings you can remove your HSM and hang it with a S hook on another free belt loop (If there are any) and then quickly reach behind and pop out that 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 stitch hat.

If there are no extra belt loops for your HSM, well I guess we can handle that in another thread. Way too complicated for this one????????????????

Anyway, just before the pitcher reaches his 5th warmup, you can perform a flickindicker folderholder manuaver on your hat and just pop that little sucker right in back to the bag labeled BAG ONLY.

Works like a charm all the time and does not violate any stupid ethical, local, municipal, State or jurisdictional rules some idiot could think of.

I didn't know Deion Sanders was an umpire...

He is not but, his Uncle was a Col.

We'll always have Arkansas.

Wouldn't it just be easier to wear a small-beak cap, or to not wear one at all? I'd rather not have to take all that time putting the hat and mask in the right place, then having the mask dangling from my belt loop all the time.

Someones sarcasmonometer is on the fritz............



Tim.

Someone else's is on the fritz as well;) . I was joking too.

The difference is that we could tell that jicecone was joking :p .

Hey, watch the ethnic slurs, amigo.

In our area there is an exception for the hat requirement for the few who choose to use a HSM.

If a girl with a pony tail can wear it then we can too. Wearing a hat isnt going to be as obtrusive as a pony tail.... so I agree. wear a 4 stich and give yourself a little more room in your mask

Just the fact that if you have a big head wearing a hat will make the HSM beyond uncomfortable.

HSM aren't designed to be worn with a hat. Feelings toward them need to change to reflect this. Clinging to an archaic rule such as this in the name of tradition does nothing but deter innovators from coming up with great products like the HSM.

so you shouldnt look professional on the field because its an archaic rule? hmmm next you might want to wear jeans on friday night games and brown loafers.... or maybe flip flops depending on who you are

Actually, the HSM I tried *did* hang up on my ponytail, so I went back to the mask. Your mileage may vary....

LMan,

Good to see your sense of humor didn't atrophy during your recent hiatus. ;)

JM