New ASA Gear

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by SethPDX

If you want the NB plate shoe you can get a better deal than that. Just search in the baseball forum for sites. The 350s are actually discontinued, though you may be able to get some at Honig's or Gerry Davis. New Balance has a new base shoe this year:

http://www.honigs.com/detail.asp?Cat=2&Sub=9&Item=1211

Also comes in wide and a mid-cut version.

Yeah, I saw those 995s, too. I see New Balance is finally starting to listen to our concerns over an all-black shoe. I've still got a set of 350s that I nicely polished before putting them away, so they're ready to go for my first games of the season. However, when those eventually get retired, I'm interested in both the 3N2s and the 995s. Any feedback would be great.

I only call SP, and there's about $250-300 in gear I'm looking to get before I get too far into the season. That's on TOP of all the gear I already have! My wife's gonna kill me...

I'll ask my UIC if he got a copy. Maybe he'll let me take a look at it sometime.

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by NCASAUmp

I only call SP, and there's about $250-300 in gear I'm looking to get before I get too far into the season. That's on TOP of all the gear I already have! My wife's gonna kill me...

Tell her to look on the bright side, you could be looking at buying a new Kimber instead.

I don't like the look of NB 995s, especially the strip of patent leather running around the edge of the shoe.

[SethPDX]

Originally Posted by NCASAUmp

Yeah, I saw those 995s, too. I see New Balance is finally starting to listen to our concerns over an all-black shoe. I've still got a set of 350s that I nicely polished before putting them away, so they're ready to go for my first games of the season. However, when those eventually get retired, I'm interested in both the 3N2s and the 995s. Any feedback would be great.

I only call SP, and there's about $250-300 in gear I'm looking to get before I get too far into the season. That's on TOP of all the gear I already have! My wife's gonna kill me...

I'll ask my UIC if he got a copy. Maybe he'll let me take a look at it sometime.

I'm sure as the guys on the baseball board get the 995s they will post about them. New Balance shoes have usually been very positively reviewed.

You could tell your wife that at least you're not looking at a new titanium mask.

Originally Posted by Welpe

I don't like the look of NB 995s, especially the strip of patent leather running around the edge of the shoe.

I prefer the look of the 350s myself. I also think the new model is a little too shiny.

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by Welpe

Tell her to look on the bright side, you could be looking at buying a new Kimber instead.

I don't know... She didn't have too much of a problem when I bought my AR-15 in October.

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by NCASAUmp

I don't know... She didn't have too much of a problem when I bought my AR-15 in October.

She's a keeper then! Can I have her talk to my wife when we move to Texas?

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by Welpe

She's a keeper then! Can I have her talk to my wife when we move to Texas?

Sure! What's your number?

[FullCount]

Dave,

Are we to assume that you now consider an AR15 to be required equipment for the properly outfitted umpire?

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by FullCount

Dave,

Are we to assume that you now consider an AR15 to be required equipment for the properly outfitted umpire?

AR-15 is a bit much.

My Taurus PT-140, on the other hand, might be required equipment for calling local SP games.