Drank the Kool-Aid

[jicecone]

I also "Drank the Kool-Aid" this year after taking a real good shot on my Davis vest and feeling it for a week. I guess when I was forty or fifty, those shots didn't bother me as much. At sixty, it is well worth the bucks.

Haven't had many problems with the shirt though and the protection is definitely better. As far as being hotter, well here in New Orleans in the summer there are only 2 temperatures, Hot and Hotter. I tried a few summer Legion games and decided that dieing from heat exhaustion was just not on my agenda yet. Looking forward to Fall ball.

[mbyron]

I use a Gold. The only shirts I have trouble getting over it are those that are a little too tight. Try a bigger shirt, Andrew?

[MrUmpire]

Originally Posted by mbyron

I use a Gold. The only shirts I have trouble getting over it are those that are a little too tight. Try a bigger shirt, Andrew?

Same here. No problem with shirts or pullover jackets that fit.

[yawetag]

Originally Posted by mbyron

I use a Gold. The only shirts I have trouble getting over it are those that are a little too tight. Try a bigger shirt, Andrew?

I don't think it matters, but mine's a Platinum. My shirts seem big enough, but I could always try the huge size.

[Ump Rube]

I moved to the Platinum and have never regretted it. I regretted telling my wife how much it cost, but she understands it now. She comes to most of my games and I have taken some good licks and just kept on going like nothing at all.

Definitely needed to size up a shirt though once I had it (moved from Pro9 as well).

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Ump Rube

I regretted telling my wife how much it cost, but she understands it now.

Complaining wives need to compare it to the costs (not just financial) of a broken collar bone.

Perhaps that what you told her.

[Kevin Finnerty]

How come when she needs to make an expense, it's "Honey, we need a ..." and when it's something like a chest protector, it's "Why do you need ... ?"

[LakeErieUmp]

Or you could try "I can do more games without the broken collarbone than I can with it...more money for YOU to take out of my wallet, sweetheart"