Gold vs Platinum - questions on throat/neck protection

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by Kevin Finnerty

I gotcha. But there are many umpires who can still throw and do enjoy throwing, and I'm one of them.

I'm one of them, too. But, I still hand the ball to the catcher 98% of the time (exceptions: F2 gets dinged; F2 chases a looping foul back to the screen and dives for the ball, F1 gives up a dinger -- I'll either toss to F1 or F2 depending on what F2 is doing, HBP -- if I need to get out between BR and F1 or I need to talk to F1, etc.)