Cup while BU?

yawetag · #1 (**permalink**) Fri Feb 20, 2009, 03:00am

Seems like a silly question, but one I must ask so I don't look silly.

Do you wear a cup while BU?

MajorDave · #2 (**permalink**) Fri Feb 20, 2009, 03:21am

I started last fall. I worked a D-1 scrimmage on astroturf and had plate first. I saw how fast the ball moved at that level on that surface so when we switched out later in the scrimmage I left my cup on and did not even notice. That particular piece of equipment does not bother me or need adjusting and I don't really know it's there. I can run with no interference or adjustment/re-adjustment so I have started wearing mine. It does not look weird. No one notices. I wear Honig's poly-wool pants and they are amply cut so no bulging, binding, etc.

Tim C · #3 (**permalink**) Fri Feb 20, 2009, 08:49am

I wear a cup when I watch Baseball on TV.

Regards

cardinalfan · #4 (**permalink**) Fri Feb 20, 2009, 09:11am

I never have, but I've decided to start from game one this year and not quit. I'll get used to it.

Was working a semi-final 5A state tournament game last year. 3 man crew, after the sun went down, but not dark enough for the lights to be bright.
I was in the slot, kid hits a screamer just off the ground. Appears to be to my left, but then I see it is hooking toward me. Didn't know whether to go left or right, so I jumped.

Ball hit me on the ankle, nothing broken, but it was ugly & painful for several days.
It scared me pretty badly thinking about getting hit in the head or well... you know!

aschramm · #5 (**permalink**) Fri Feb 20, 2009, 09:19am

Absolutely. I was working a U14 game last summer, in 'C' position. Batter hits a screamer no more than 1 foot off the ground, hits me square in the shin. I figure if it's that painful to be hit there, I don't want to find out how bad it will be if I get hit in the other place.

johnnyg08 · #6 (**permalink**) Fri Feb 20, 2009, 09:28am

Quote:

Originally Posted by cardinalfan

I never have, but I've decided to start from game one this year and not quit. I'll get used to it.

Was working a semi-final 5A state tournament game last year. 3 man crew, after the sun went down, but not dark enough for the lights to be bright.
I was in the slot, kid hits a screamer just off the ground. Appears to be to my left, but then I see it is hooking toward me. Didn't know whether to go left or right, so I jumped.

Ball hit me on the ankle, nothing broken, but it was ugly & painful for several days.
It scared me pretty badly thinking about getting hit in the head or well... you know!

Just curious, what was your call after the ball hit you?

MajorDave · #7 (**permalink**) Fri Feb 20, 2009, 09:36am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tim C

I wear a cup when I watch Baseball on TV.

Regards

Just wondering.

Tim C · #8 (**permalink**) Fri Feb 20, 2009, 09:55am

Quote:

"Who's DH?"

Major:

I just wanted to give credit to the originator of the comment I made.

Dave Heaverlo was a relief pitcher for the A's and Mariner's. One season a Mariner picther, Mike Parrot, was hit in the jewels by a line drive. Parrot was NOT wearing a cup.

When asked by the media if Heaverlo wore a cup when he pitched his answer was:

"I wear a cup when I watch baseball on TV!"

When I steal I try to give credit.

Regards,

Rich Ives · #9 (**permalink**) Fri Feb 20, 2009, 10:07am

I remember a player one time said that his worst nightmare was that he was playing third base on Astroturf, had forgotten his cup, and Winfield was up.

johnnyg08 · #10 (**permalink**) Fri Feb 20, 2009, 10:11am

When a good hitter is up...I'll just reach into my ball bag and put it in. So for me it varies. :-)

Kevin Finnerty · #11 (**permalink**) Fri Feb 20, 2009, 10:15am

I wear a cup at almost all times ... just like former Giant Dave Heaverlo, who was traded to the A's in the Vida Blue deal.

MajorDave · #12 (**permalink**) Fri Feb 20, 2009, 10:39am

I know a former MLB pitcher from here that now coaches pitchers at a HS where I work occasionally named Jeff Parrott. I admit I don't watch a lot of TV during baseball season. I was usually working/coaching/defending the country, etc. I have never developed a Sportscenter addiction either. I missed it and those names don't ring a bell for me either.

Thanks for the info. Interesting stuff.

cardinalfan · #13 (**permalink**) Fri Feb 20, 2009, 10:52am

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnnyg08

Just curious, what was your call after the ball hit you?

As a preacher, I can't repeat what my call was!

We killed it. Batter on first. Runner on first forced to second.

Actually, my partners did that while the trainer, a girl young enough to be my daughter, looked at my ankle.