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Old Tue Nov 25, 2008, 08:20pm
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What do you think.........
...of this.




It's a rib and chest guard that appears to double as a type of under armor.

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Old Tue Nov 25, 2008, 08:52pm
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...of this.




It's a rib and chest guard that appears to double as a type of under armor.

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I'd like to know where the zipper is to get that thing around my gut!
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Old Tue Nov 25, 2008, 10:21pm
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Is the padding supposed to extend below the bottom of your CP? If not, it seems redundant if you have quality gear.
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Old Tue Nov 25, 2008, 11:28pm
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Old Wed Nov 26, 2008, 12:55pm
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Tim,

In my opinion, this is not bad for players. It is defiantly not for umpires as it does not protect anywhere near as good as the cheapest CO will. Now maybe you are considering this as a BU?
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I don't see the benefit for a properly equipped plate umpire. This might be a nice product for a football umpire.
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Old Wed Nov 26, 2008, 05:01pm
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Tim,

In my opinion, this is not bad for players. It is defiantly not for umpires as it does not protect anywhere near as good as the cheapest CO will. Now maybe you are considering this as a BU?
I'm not considering it at all, Ozzy. I ran across it and thought it would be fun to discuss. Kind of like the soccer shin guards on the forearms debate...........


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Old Wed Nov 26, 2008, 06:46pm
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I'm not considering it at all, Ozzy. I ran across it and thought it would be fun to discuss. Kind of like the soccer shin guards on the forearms debate...........


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Ehhh, you know me - always thinking like an umpire!
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Old Wed Nov 26, 2008, 08:04pm
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This seems more like something that an umpire might wear:


The other one might be better for a player.
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Old Wed Nov 26, 2008, 11:20pm
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This seems more like something that an umpire might wear:

How about this?

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Old Thu Nov 27, 2008, 02:58am
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Oh, get real. Only Smitties wear white gloves. I always wear black.
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Old Thu Nov 27, 2008, 04:14am
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This seems more like something that an umpire might wear:

How about this?

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Oh, get real. Only Smitties wear white gloves. I always wear black.
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Old Thu Nov 27, 2008, 11:28am
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Can you imagine who much you'd sweat in that rig?
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Old Thu Nov 27, 2008, 03:24pm
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This seems more like something that an umpire might wear:

How about this?


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