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Old Fri Feb 20, 2009, 03:00am
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Cup while BU?

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

Do you wear a cup while BU?
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Old Fri Feb 20, 2009, 03:21am
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Under Armour Armor for my boys....

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.
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Old Fri Feb 20, 2009, 08:49am
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Thanks to DH

I wear a cup when I watch Baseball on TV.

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Old Fri Feb 20, 2009, 09:11am
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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!
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Old Fri Feb 20, 2009, 09:19am
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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.
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Old Fri Feb 20, 2009, 09:28am
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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?
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Old Fri Feb 20, 2009, 09:36am
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Who's DH?

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I wear a cup when I watch Baseball on TV.

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Just wondering.
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Old Fri Feb 20, 2009, 09:55am
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Hehehehe,

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"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.

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Old Fri Feb 20, 2009, 10:07am
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Talking

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.
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Old Fri Feb 20, 2009, 10:11am
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When a good hitter is up...I'll just reach into my ball bag and put it in. So for me it varies. :-)
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Old Fri Feb 20, 2009, 10:15am
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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.
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Old Fri Feb 20, 2009, 10:39am
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Mike Parrott?

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.
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Old Fri Feb 20, 2009, 10:52am
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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.

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Old Fri Feb 20, 2009, 12:06pm
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Never ever ever will I wear a cup on the bases... If i cant moved ( at least turn a check) on the bases.. maybe I need a new gig.
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Old Fri Feb 20, 2009, 01:00pm
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Never ever ever will I wear a cup on the bases... If i cant moved ( at least turn a check) on the bases.. maybe I need a new gig.
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