Official's Choice Shirts

[Kevin Finnerty]

Originally Posted by Durham

Hour and a half. I am in Sac.

Got friends there, too.

[heykid41]

Up in my neck of the woods, what I wear is up to me and whoever I'm doing the game with. Trust me - I've bought most colours available it seems. I have several of the Officials Choice shirts and really like them. I am not made of money, but the truth is, I have enough shirts so that any given shirt is used less than 10 times a year. I won't be wearing any out, that is for sure. I don't have a tremendously critical eye for shades of colour, and again... I ALWAYS have the exact shirt as my partner. As for trim which is thicker, and so on... nobody worries about the minutiae - as long as both umpires are the same.

Of course, I have the benefit of NOT having someone breathing down my throat telling me what I can and cannot wear. As for The Officials Choice, my dealings there have been stellar. And from a quality and price point of view - they get my cash. I just got one of the jackets and they are terrific.

One thing - I have, in my hands, a Honigs navy and an OC navy and... I cannot see, feel or even guess at what the difference is and, absent a label... would not be able to tell one from the other.

Just an opinion from a guy who has some shirts - has had several dealings with the company and has nothing bad, and in fact, only good things to say.

Cheers... bring on the spring!

[Kevin Finnerty]

You do not have any of the shirts made from the second generation fabric if you can't see or tell the difference. The first generation I was thrilled with--especially for the price. I rotate like you and I won't wear out my stock of shirts for many years. The second generation is the one with all the quality and consistency problems.

Interesting site at today's clinic in Los Angeles: No less than three guys trying to unload their hideous Official's Choice cream shirts--the absolute worst-looking cream umpire's shirt ever manufactured. The wide stripes look even more ridiculous on these things than they do on the black--far more.

And your contact with the company sure beats mine. I encountered the most arrogant, unprofessional and out-of-touch supplier in the entire umpire gear industry.

This is how the owner responded to my question about whether his black shirt was going to return to the industry-standard design. (I didn't even address the hideous cream shirts. I mean, these things are downright laughable.):

Hello Kevin Finnerty,

I am sorry I think we will not be able to accommodate you and your shirt needs.

Our company is CHANGING one umpire at a time and will continue to change the way the umpire industry is outfitted. The BLACK shirt with the wider WHITE stripe is the way it is by design, and this color is the most popular shirt in our line. The reason is you can see our WHITE stripes clear. The reasons why the competition made the stripes thin I don't understand and is very unfortunate. But it is either just to copy the MLB Umpire shirt and/or the most likely reason is because they may not understand fabric and/or design. My hope is they keep is the same way as they do today.

The competition (industry standards) are/will continue to move to our design of The Officials Choice, Inc. referee and umpire shirts. More and more satisfied people from coast to coast buy and wear the BEST shirts on the market made by The Official's Choice, Inc.

Forward me the email of your group President and/or group Assignor and we
will be glad to send them a sample to compare side-by-side with the competitions thin stripe black shirt. After they show your entire group I am sure the overwhelming response of the group will be to convert to our shirt.



"... You can see our white stripes clear."

Suggestion to owner guy: Secretary

[briancurtin]

Originally Posted by Kevin Finnerty

And your contact with the company sure beats mine. I encountered the most arrogant, unprofessional and out-of-touch supplier in the entire umpire gear industry.

Our company is CHANGING one umpire at a time and will continue to change the way the umpire industry is outfitted.

I will never wear shirts from this supplier, ever.

This brings to mind the saying "you are not bigger than the game".

[Kevin Finnerty]

Well said by a man with a clear belief in and healthy respect for the baseball gods.

[SethPDX]

That's the letter I saw on the other board.

Man, that's funny.

[Kevin Finnerty]

Isn't that something, Seth? Incredible, really.

Contrast that guy's attitude with that of Rex's at Between The Lines, Jim at ump-attire or Mike at Purchase Officials Supplies. Good grief!

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by Kevin Finnerty

"... You can see our white stripes clear."

Suggestion to owner guy: Secretary

Or perhaps English 110.

[Texas Aggie]

Steve -- keep up the good work (on the weight loss).

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by Texas Aggie

Steve -- keep up the good work (on the weight loss).

Thanks, I'm going to! I should be down 50 lbs. or more total by my Saturday weigh in. I'm excited about getting my 50 lb. Nutrisystem teddy bear to go with the other four I have received already! Seems kind of hokey, but it is a motivator for me, so what the heck.

[Texas Aggie]

Just remember, its not what you weigh, its how you play! Or, put another way (in a more fitness minded context) body weight varies due to muscle size, not necessarily amount of unhealthy fat. I recommend you get on a weight/resistance training program (if you aren't already) and then at some point, not worry about the weight but rather the fat loss. If you wear a 48 jacket and size 34 pants, who cares what your weight is (except the insurance company, but that's a different issue).