Pleated or flat front pants?

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

And don't forget your white socks.

Thanks for the reminder. I won't forget. I always wear white socks underneath my black socks. I've been wearing double socks since junior high school to prevent blisters. Mr. D'Amico, my junior high school physical education teacher, encouraged us to not only wear double socks, but to only wear white socks, because the dye in the colored socks would, according to him, infect any blisters that we may incur while participating in his class. I remember Mr. D'Amico telling us something about a president's son who died from an infected blister after wearing colored socks in some type of sports activity. Probably an old wives' tale, but here I am, forty-five years later, wearing two pairs of socks, and never wearing colored socks, in contact with my skin, while participating in sports.

[Moosie74]

There may be some truth to the colored vs. white sock suggestion. I recently had a bad case of poison ivy and had a number of scratches and blisters and the doctor advised wearing white socks only because the colored dye could irritate the cuts and blisters.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by Moosie74

There may be some truth to the colored vs. white sock suggestion. I recently had a bad case of poison ivy and had a number of scratches and blisters and the doctor advised wearing white socks only because the colored dye could irritate the cuts and blisters.

1) I don't think that's generally true today (but certainly different individuals will react to different substances)

2) "the president's son dying" is a myth.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

"The president's son dying" is a myth.

From Wikepedia:

On the afternoon on June 30, 1924, Calvin Coolidge, Jr. played a game of tennis with his brother John Coolidge. Because he wore tennis shoes without socks, Calvin Jr. developed a blister on his right foot, which progressed into blood poisoning and was the cause of his death on July 7, 1924, less than three months after his sixteenth birthday. His brother, John, described the loss of his brother as producing a depression in President Coolidge that lasted the rest of his life.

Colored socks had nothing to do with it. No socks caused the blisters that led to his death.

Moral of the story. If you're going to play tennis without socks, wait until antibiotics are invented.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Thanks for the reminder. I won't forget. I always wear white socks underneath my black socks. I've been wearing double socks since junior high school to prevent blisters. Mr. D'Amico, my junior high school physical education teacher, encouraged us to not only wear double socks, but to only wear white socks, because the dye in the colored socks would, according to him, infect any blisters that we may incur while participating in his class. I remember Mr. D'Amico telling us something about a president's son who died from an infected blister after wearing colored socks in some type of sports activity. Probably an old wives' tale, but here I am, forty-five years later, wearing two pairs of socks, and never wearing colored socks, in contact with my skin, while participating in sports.

Based on seconds of Googling:

President's son: MYTH: http://www.snopes.com/horrors/poison/coolidge.asp

"In the early 1900s, Nap Lajoie, a former Phillie, was spiked and nearly died from a blood infection that was believed then to have been caused by colored dye in his sock."

Socks weren't colorfast then. The dye would run. These days I couldn't imagine wearing anything but a black pair of socks (usually Thorlos).

[DLH17]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

I always wear white socks underneath my black socks.

I do the same thing. Mainly for extra cushion and absorbancy. My nice black socks stay fresher, last longer and stink less as a result.

Keeps my feet warmer during colder football games too.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by DLH17

I do the same thing. Mainly for extra cushion and absorbancy. My nice black socks stay fresher, last longer and stink less as a result.

the color has nothing to do with "extra cushion and absorbancy". Black athletic socks are readily available.

[DLH17]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

the color has nothing to do with "extra cushion and absorbancy". Black athletic socks are readily available.

Ya, I know. I still like wearing white under black for whatever reason. Probably because generic white cotton socks are cheaper than the nicer black, colorfast black socks I wear over the top.

[Eastshire]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

the color has nothing to do with "extra cushion and absorbancy". Black athletic socks are readily available.

The color has nothing to do with it I shouldn't think but the second sock would. I don't see any reason why the undersock need be any particular color.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by Eastshire

The color has nothing to do with it I shouldn't think but the second sock would. I don't see any reason why the undersock need be any particular color.

I didn't mean to imply anything else.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Eastshire

The color has nothing to do with it I shouldn't think but the second sock would. I don't see any reason why the undersock need be any particular color.

The ultimate point is you do not need to wear two pair of socks if you buy the right socks. I bought the Gerry Davis socks years ago and they are so good I do not need to wear anything else on my feet. And when football went to black pants, these are the only socks I wear when officiating regular season contest in any of my sports.

Peace

[Multiple Sports]

Tip off is two weeks (for most hs) and we are talking about socks??????? (blk vs. white) as opposed to rthymn / speed / balance / quickness...or strong side officiating......

As they say on ESPN ...C'mon now !!!!!

See what happens when you let Bmac hijack threads !!!!!!!

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Multiple Sports

Tip off is two weeks (for most hs) and we are talking about socks??????? (blk vs. white) as opposed to rthymn / speed / balance / quickness...or strong side officiating......

As they say on ESPN ...C'mon now !!!!!

See what happens when you let Bmac hijack threads !!!!!!!

Speak for yourself. Tip off starts on Monday (Started on Monday for those that do girls basketball). Scrimmage tonight. I just cannot wait.

Peace

[Welpe]

You do realize we can have more than one thread on this here forum thing right?

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Multiple Sports

Tip off is two weeks and we are talking about socks? See what happens when you let Bmac hijack threads.

Hey. You can't pin this one on me. Not this time. Blame BktBallRef.

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

And don't forget your white socks.

Before his post we were discussing pleated pants versus flat front pants. Certainly a much more stimulating topic than socks.