The Umpire Mask Hook: "I'll take 2!"

[Welpe]

What blew my mind about this stupid thing is that Referee magazine actually featured it as a new "tool of the trade".

[Forest Ump]

Every plate umpire has the same problem with their mask. There is just no getting around it. When you are walking from the dressing room to the field, the pre-game conference, or between innings you stick your mask under your arm just so you can have both hands free.

Your mask throughout the game will gather dirt and sometimes field chalk, and keeping it under your arm frequently will cause it to stain your shirt, and it is also very uncomfortable. The Umpire Hook will hold your mask to your side and is easy to hook and unhook.

Not only is it comfortable but it also looks professional, and keeps your hands free.

What a crock. This guy must write speeches for Obama.

He should have wrote;

Nothing says you're the biggest pu$$y on the field than when you wear this for all to see. Buy two for each side and we'll throw in a leather ball bag for free!

[johnnyg08]

Originally Posted by Welpe

"tool of the trade"

pretty much sums it up. "tool"