Honig's Shirts - CWS

[waltjp]

Has anyone tried these?

Cliff Keen U126-MXS Loose-fit Performance Umpire Shirt



Lesters Upstate Sports :: Baseball & Softball :: Shirts & Numbers :: **NEW**Cliff Keen U126-MXS Umpire Shirt MXS Loose-fit Performance fabric

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by waltjp

Has anyone tried these?

Cliff Keen U126-MXS Loose-fit Performance Umpire Shirt



Lesters Upstate Sports :: Baseball & Softball :: Shirts & Numbers :: **NEW**Cliff Keen U126-MXS Umpire Shirt MXS Loose-fit Performance fabric

If these are anywhere near the quality of the other Cliff Keen shirts I own, I'm sure they are just great. Love me some Cliff Keen shirts!

[Matt]

Originally Posted by dacodee

I agree... While Honigs has "OK" shirts, I'd prefer not to have their logo on my back. I can live with the Cliff Keen logo on the left sleeve. CK is small and one barely notices it. But the Honigs logo, right above my US flag doesn't look too good.

And the CK logo is easily removable, as I have done on all my shirts.

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

If these are anywhere near the quality of the other Cliff Keen shirts I own, I'm sure they are just great. Love me some Cliff Keen shirts!

Absolutely. The color holds up better, and they are more comfortable. I still have two navy and one powder shirts I got from them in 1998, and the navy ones are still my regular-use navy shirts. The only reason I have a Honig's shirt is because CK had a little boo-boo on their MLB blue shirts and I needed one in a hurry to match my partner.

[BaBa Booey]

I have been told by an MiLB friend of mine that the new shirts they were issued this year are a softer, stretchier material (more comfortable for those who choose to not wear an undershirt), but they are cut larger. His large from the previous season fits perfectly, but the large this season is too big, so keep that in mind if you order a new one this year. Also, there is no black logo patch on the navy blue shirts, just in case that hadn't been made clear previously.

[SethPDX]

I bought a light blue long sleeve and a polo blue and they both had the patch logo, but I didn't notice anything different about the material. I realized I could probably take the patch off if I wanted to, and I'm thinking about doing it. I like Honig's shirts, but it seems everyone has a preference.

[Ump153]

[QUOTE=BaBa Booey;606332]I have been told by an MiLB friend of mine that the new shirts they were issued this year are a softer, stretchier material (more comfortable for those who choose to not wear an undershirt),

These two items don't seem to go together.

[David B]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

If these are anywhere near the quality of the other Cliff Keen shirts I own, I'm sure they are just great. Love me some Cliff Keen shirts!

have to look at those, CK always has a nice shirt.

And Lester's is great to work with also.

Thansk
David

[Rich]

Originally Posted by David B

have to look at those, CK always has a nice shirt.

And Lester's is great to work with also.

Thansk
David

The old CK shirts were way too thick. I used to wear them until I fell in love with the Honig's shirts a few years ago.

I don't like the patch on the back, but I like the shirts otherwise. I'm a creature of habit. I buy Honig's for baseball, football knickers, and basketball pants. I buy the Smitty striped shirts.

As far as Honig's sizes go, I can't really tell cause I've lost a fair amount of weight since last season. I do know that I'm a 44 suit coat (bought one last week) and a L shirt on the bases fits just fine (XL on the plate). This is in contrast to their online sizing guide, BTW.

[waltjp]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

The old CK shirts were way too thick. I used to wear them until I fell in love with the Honig's shirts a few years ago.

Same experience here. I have older shirts by CK and Majestic that are just to heavy. I don't like the material on either of them and I've been happy with Honigs over the years. I am open to trying the CK again if they've changed.

I like the feel of the CK micro mesh football shirts but the black has lost some of its crispness. It's really apparent when you see it hanging next to one of my shirts from Honigs.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

The old CK shirts were way too thick.

Originally Posted by waltjp

Same experience here. I have older shirts by CK and Majestic that are just to heavy. I don't like the material on either of them and I've been happy with Honigs over the years.

I guess everyone has different tastes, but I like the thickness of those shirts, and I especially like the stretchyness, or "give" that they have. Almost like the old "Ban-Lon" material that polo style shirts used to feature back in the day.

[SanDiegoSteve]

I also have a Logo Athletic navy blue shirt that is still in good shape, as well as a +POS micro-mesh navy blue in great shape. I can now fit into them again as base shirts, and by next season should be able to use them both for the plate! Like the Wicked Witch once said, "I'm melting!"

[bigbeardedbryan]

Originally Posted by waltjp

Has anyone tried these?

Cliff Keen U126-MXS Loose-fit Performance Umpire Shirt



Lesters Upstate Sports :: Baseball & Softball :: Shirts & Numbers :: **NEW**Cliff Keen U126-MXS Umpire Shirt MXS Loose-fit Performance fabric

I own two of these, one in navy and the other in powder blue. They are surprisingly light (perfect for hot days since about half our HS chapter doesn't own powder blue) but are really prone to wrinkling because of the nature of the "performance" fabric. If you're used to folding shirts neatly and putting them in your equipment bag, you'll pull out a giant wrinkle; these seem to work lots better on hangers.

My biggest issue with them is that the powder shirt has two giant worn spots in the front where it rubs against the clips on my chest protector, and it's probably only been worn four times. The material has frayed and nearly come unraveled and if I were to wear that shirt on the bases it'd be really obvious. I haven't worn the navy shirt on the plate yet and it is in good shape after a half-dozen or so washings.

That said, I've never had anything but good dealings with Lester's, I used to make the trip every other year to stock up when I lived in western NY.

[bob jenkins]

I worked with someone this weekend who was wearing the CK version of "polo" (or "MLB") blue. He said it was a new shirt. It wasn't the right color. It was more like the old powder blue, but also seemed to have a "greenish" tint to it (I dodn't have any of the powder blue shirts with me to compare).

[waltjp]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

I worked with someone this weekend who was wearing the CK version of "polo" (or "MLB") blue. He said it was a new shirt. It wasn't the right color. It was more like the old powder blue, but also seemed to have a "greenish" tint to it (I dodn't have any of the powder blue shirts with me to compare).

Laundry problem causing the off-color?

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by waltjp

Laundry problem causing the off-color?

Doubtful.