Umpire Shirt Comparison Review

[midmoump]

Side-by-side umpire shirt review comparing seven shirts from Dalco, Cliff Keen, Gerry Davis, Honig's, The Official's Choice, Smitty Apparel and Ump-Attire:

Midwest Ump: Umpire Shirt Comparison Review

And the winner is. . .

[Ump153]

Originally Posted by midmoump

And the winner is. . .

Not anyone who believes the Smitty or the OC shirt is superior to anything.

What a bunch of tripe.

[zm1283]

Originally Posted by Ump153

Not anyone who believes the Smitty or the OC shirt is superior to anything.

What a bunch of tripe.

The Smitty shirt is probably better than the Dalco shirt. I have some of each and Dalco's material is weird. With that said, I don't think the Dalco is as bad as he makes it out to be. I don't know about OC, but the Smitty shirts aren't bad though.

[bossman72]

Despite the name, Smitty makes good umpire gear.

[MrUmpire]

Originally Posted by bossman72

Despite the name, Smitty makes good umpire gear.

Somewhere there is a thread or threads regarding the shortcomings of Smitty and O.C. shirts. It was pretty convincing as I recall.

[zm1283]

Originally Posted by MrUmpire

Somewhere there is a thread or threads regarding the shortcomings of Smitty and O.C. shirts. It was pretty convincing as I recall.

I remember KevinFinnerty had a thread about OC shirts that was pretty detailed. Most of the anti-Smitty stuff is usually because of the name. I'd be interested to see how many of the people who don't like Smitty stuff actually own any of it.

[MrUmpire]

Originally Posted by bossman72

Despite the name, Smitty makes good umpire gear.

From first hand experience, Smitty pants are horrible. That experience is enough to keep me from buying the shirts.

[zm1283]

Originally Posted by MrUmpire

From first hand experience, Smitty pants are horrible. That experience is enough to keep me from buying the shirts.

Yeah, their pants are my least favorite garment that they make. They really aren't as bad as some people make them out to be, but they don't feel as thick and durable as the poly wools or Davis charcoals.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by MrUmpire

From first hand experience, Smitty pants are horrible. That experience is enough to keep me from buying the shirts.

Why? (maybe you've covered this before; I don't recall).

For me, the pants held up well, and matched my partner's Honig's poly-wools. (The GD pants don't).

The plate pants were a little tight over the shin guards.

This year, they've added the expandable waist and supposedly fixed the width of the plate pants -- I haven't tried them on over the shins yet.

[bossman72]

Originally Posted by MrUmpire

From first hand experience, Smitty pants are horrible. That experience is enough to keep me from buying the shirts.

I'm with bobjenkins here... I've had nothing but good experiences with Smitty, ESPECIALLY their pants. I've had a pair for about 4 seasons now, and they hold up incredibly well. They have not discolored one bit, unlike my Cliff Keen pants which turned a pink hue at the end of my first season with them.

[whaaat]

what about LeTrell umpire shirts? anyone ever hear of them? they are offering free # with their shirts. iron ons at that!

[KJUmp]

Originally Posted by whaaat

what about LeTrell umpire shirts? anyone ever hear of them? they are offering free # with their shirts. iron ons at that!

Where can I purchase a LeTrell umpire shirt? I have not seen their shirtlisted on any of the on-line official's supply sites that I've visited. I got one of their basketball referee shirts (a hand me down form a vet in my assoc.) and it's a great shirt IMHO. Good construction, washes well, very comfortable, looks good..(at least on me). I'd love to get a few of their umpire shirts...any info you could provide would be appreciated.
Thanks,
KJump

[Welpe]

KJump, a quick Google search reveals:

Between The Lines Officials Gear - LeTrell Polyester Traditional Weave Mesh

Happy shopping!

[KJUmp]

Thanks Welpe. I was just so excited to read that they made umpire shirts Googling just slipped my mind.

[IceGator8]

I'll try out a Smitty based on this review. However I completely disagree with the verdict on the Dalco. I have no problem with Dalco's hanging up on my Platinum and I find them to be rugged and very cool. They are my favorite up shirts by a long way.