Honig's Shirts - CWS

[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.