Plate coat recommendations

[ilyazhito]

Originally Posted by Rich

We better be careful talking about BTL.

He may put our handles up on his Hall of Shame on his website OR send out emails to all officials in the state complaining about how unfair everything is.

That is, before he takes his ball and moves to Missouri.

I know this thread is older than the dinosaurs, but does anyone make plate coats anymore? I've been looking online, and all that I've found are some links to Ebay listings that say that the plate coat in question is either the wrong size, sold, or both. The MLB umpires look cool wearing plate coats, but is there any hope for a mere mortal amateur umpire to buy one?

For the record, I wear a size large shirt (44 if measuring by chest size).

[SC Official]

Originally Posted by ilyazhito

I know this thread is older than the dinosaurs, but does anyone make plate coats anymore? I've been looking online, and all that I've found are some links to Ebay listings that say that the plate coat in question is either the wrong size, sold, or both. The MLB umpires look cool wearing plate coats, but is there any hope for a mere mortal amateur umpire to buy one?

For the record, I wear a size large shirt (44 if measuring by chest size).

Step 1 would be making sure your state association approves of them. I doubt you'll be wanting to wear one during summer ball, if you do any of that.

[ilyazhito]

AFAIK, the standard uniform in MD is the navy shirt (and navy jacket, especially for cool-weather games). If that is the case, then a navy plate coat (a plate coat is just a fancier version of a jacket, IMHO) shouldn't cause any problems. I'll also ask my association if a black plate coat would be approved for college games.

If I ever end up in the MLB, I'd like to at least try out the plate coat look occasionally behind the dish.