Baseball umpire pants

[robbie]

Honigs Poly Wool.
And have them dry cleaned.

[Rich]

The care tag for the polywools actually calls for washing and drying the pants.

I'll wash them, but let them hang dry. And I have them dry cleaned once in a while.

I don't like wearing dirty pants and I can't afford (mainly time-wise) to have them dry cleaned after every wearing. It would be a significant money cost, too.

[robbie]

Originally Posted by Rich

The care tag for the polywools actually calls for washing and drying the pants.

I'll wash them, but let them hang dry. And I have them dry cleaned once in a while.

I don't like wearing dirty pants and I can't afford (mainly time-wise) to have them dry cleaned after every wearing. It would be a significant money cost, too.

Not disputing what yours say, but I just looked and mine from Honigs say "dry clean only."

I also do not like dirty pants but can get several games (usually) during a weekend tourney on a pair. $4.75 to clean ind I have other clothes at the cleaners every week.

[bob jenkins]

They changed the tag recently.

and, you can wash the previous versions. Dry for about 5 minutes (with the rest of the stuff in the load), then hang to finish drying.

[johnnyg08]

Yikes I wouldn't dry for that long. I can dry a full load of towels in my dryer in 45 minutes.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by yawetag

65 minutes? How old is your dryer?

Sorry -- 5 minutes.

Fixed the original. You just want to get the excess water out from the washer.

(I have a top loading washer. A front loader might not need that much -- I think it spins faster)

[tmagan]

I've been wondering recently why baseball umpires do not use the pants football officials wear these days considering baseball umpires have more foul weather games than football officials do.

[CT1]

Originally Posted by tmagan

I've been wondering recently why baseball umpires do not use the pants football officials wear these days considering baseball umpires have more foul weather games than football officials do.

I don't agree with your premise, but the reason football went to the current pants was to allow for "layering" underneath the pants. The old knickers made that difficult.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by tmagan

I've been wondering recently why baseball umpires do not use the pants football officials wear these days considering baseball umpires have more foul weather games than football officials do.

What's special about the football pants for foul weather? Maybe whatever that is could be added to the baseball pants?

[kylejt]

Originally Posted by tmagan

I've been wondering recently why baseball umpires do not use the pants football officials wear these days considering baseball umpires have more foul weather games than football officials do.

Because they're not classy looking, like a sharp pair of polywool slacks.

If you umpire long enough, you'll buy the Honig's/Hardwick pants, as they are the standard. It's just a matter of when, and how many other pants you purchase in between.

[tmagan]

Originally Posted by tmagan

I've been wondering recently why baseball umpires do not use the pants football officials wear these days considering baseball umpires have more foul weather games than football officials do.

I think this April has proven me right.