Anybody have a suggestion of where to buy these. Seems like the usual,places don’t carry them anymore or they are completely out of stock.
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My son wears these also and they are becoming harder to come by. Ebasesloaded.com has some sizes available in the knickers with piping. Baseballmonkey.com seems to have some sizes in certain colors. It looks like the New Balance website has lots of sizes still.
@ARCEKU21 posted:My son wears these also and they are becoming harder to come by. Ebasesloaded.com has some sizes available in the knickers with piping. Baseballmonkey.com seems to have some sizes in certain colors. It looks like the New Balance website has lots of sizes still.
Thanks for the links. No luck with his size/color combo. I found one pair on DirectSports.
Any idea why they are so low in stock? Is NB getting out of the pants biz?
What color and size are you looking for? I know when I was looking for white/green they were almost impossible to find. I ended up finding a random pair somewhere.
@ARCEKU21 posted:What color and size are you looking for? I know when I was looking for white/green they were almost impossible to find. I ended up finding a random pair somewhere.
All white size small or medium. I'd also be interested in white with navy piping.
I can't imagine trying to find white with green piping.
Does nobody know how to properly roll pants anymore?
I taught several kids back in youth ball and they are still carrying on the tradition.
It's a lost art, I think, kinda like driving a manual transmission...
@T_Thomas posted:Does nobody know how to properly roll pants anymore?
I taught several kids back in youth ball and they are still carrying on the tradition.
It's a lost art, I think, kinda like driving a manual transmission...
Agree on the rolling. I have been trying to get my son to roll his pants instead of going the knickers route. No luck.
@T_Thomas posted:Does nobody know how to properly roll pants anymore?
I taught several kids back in youth ball and they are still carrying on the tradition.
It's a lost art, I think, kinda like driving a manual transmission...
Care to share your method? My son is guest playing this weekend for a team that is giving him long pants to wear. He hates the feel of long pants for some reason.
It's easier to show than describe. It's also easier if the pants have elastic in the ankles, but can be done without. See below.
Start by putting on your sliders, socks/sanitaries, and stirrups. Remember the higher stirrup goes to the back. Pull the socks & stirrups up over the knees as high and tight as possible.
Put the pants on normally, then pull them down like you're about to drop a duece. Sit down and let the pants fall all the way down turning inside-out as they come down. Leave the ends of the pant legs on your calves with the pants hanging off your feet inside-out.
Pull the bottom of the pant leg up to just below your knee, then fold about 1-2 inches down toward the floor over the pants. Pull this folded section back up to the knee, smooth the fold to prevent bunching and get it as flat as you can, and then repeat with another fold. (This is the art part - every pair of pants seems to like a slightly different fold pattern.)
Do about 4-5 folds, and then move to the other leg. Repeat same process on the other leg. Try to make the folds equal width on each leg. Once you have 4 or 5 equal folds in each leg, align the pants just below your knees and pull the pants back up to your waist. Button pants and see how it looks.
If too low or loose, drop pants again and do another fold on each leg.
If pants dont have elastic in the ankles, you have to try to really tighten the first folds into themselves kinda like putting a towel around your waist. But keep it as flat as possible, and hold it tight as you do each fold. Then when you get to the last fold, take about a foot of clear packaging tape and wrap tightly around the folded section before you pull up the pants.
Good luck. It gets easier the more you do it.
Tried the roll. Didn’t like the feel.
For any of you who have kids that like the New Balance knickers, start looking for something different. They will not have stock again until sometime in 2021. I suspect this will be an issue with other brands as well.
So sorry to jump in here but I cannot resist. The title reminded me of a young mother years arriving to the game late.
We asked what the trouble was and she responded " I had to wash his costume!".
I can still hear the laughter today.
That sir, is outstanding!
Best thread of the week, hands down.
Feeling guilty for stealing a thread, but a Dad then added "you have to have a mask for it to be costume".
So apparently catchers are "in costume".
She will never live it down.
Good Night...allow me to tie it all together for you. This summer my son made the mistake of ordering his regular size for his uniforms a) not realizing there would be knickers and b) not taking the equation "COVID weight-lifting + full meals every 40 minutes (my estimate) = 15-20 pounds" into consideration. The result is what can only be described as a costume. If you zoom in, you will see that in 99 degrees in GA he had to wear leggings under his pants because they didn't come down to the socks. He's since learned if knickers are involved, he has to go up a size or two so that they are long enough!! LOL
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@PTWood posted:Good Night...allow me to tie it all together for you. This summer my son made the mistake of ordering his regular size for his uniforms a) not realizing there would be knickers and b) not taking the equation "COVID weight-lifting + full meals every 40 minutes (my estimate) = 15-20 pounds" into consideration. The result is what can only be described as a costume. If you zoom in, you will see that in 99 degrees in GA he had to wear leggings under his pants because they didn't come down to the socks. He's since learned if knickers are involved, he has to go up a size or two so that they are long enough!! LOL
Holy cow! How tall is your son? He makes that coach look like a 5th grader!
A little over 6'6". It's the legs that get you though. Regular pants don't work either. The only thing we've found that sorta works is Rawlings unhemmed.
I can only imagine what your grocery bill is like for him alone. My son has always been pretty thin so we went with knickers years ago because it was easier due to his waist being tiny. We are always looking for socks that are longer so he doesn't worry about his knees showing. We found some from MadSports that go up to his thigh. On your son though they'd probably be crew socks!
I've never heard of the Rawlings underhemmed. Where do you buy those?
Good looking young man. Where will he play? Miss State right?
@TerribleBPthrower it's bad...plus we have two daughters and the youngest is a D1 basketball player who has an obnoxious metabolism so she eats a half a hog and still loses weight! GK, yes, next year he goes to Mississippi State, God willing. My prayer for all our boys is that they stay healthy and enjoy the game for as long as they can!
And @TerribleBPthrower we first found them at Better Baseball in Atlanta when he ripped a hole in his pants sliding at a PG event. They have a great selection of unusual sizes if you have a hard time with your son. You can also order them online.
PTWood, the comment about the COVID meals every 40 minutes made me laugh! Same situation here! Right down to the +20lbs, knickers and leggings...
Anyone know what is going on with baseball pants supply in general? Seems like alot of the pants, especially knickers, are sold out everywhere. I am guessing supply chain issues due to Covid? Just like everything else.
big time supply chain issues with just about every product you could imagine. Baseball products is probably the biggest gripe in my house, but it is impacting a ton of industries and products.
New Balance will finally be releasing the latest version of the 4040v6. I'm hoping this is a sign they will also get some knickers back in stock.
Part of tradition at my son's high school is that the seniors and some of the other team leaders get to pick out/design a new set of uniforms each season. My son mentioned to me yesterday that they are not getting a new set this year because New Balance is so backed up in order fulfillment because they can't get any product. I told him we need to start hunting for pants for the season now. Finding white/green piped knickers is going to be mission impossible unless something changes from now until the season starts, which I don't see happening.
@ARCEKU21 posted:Part of tradition at my son's high school is that the seniors and some of the other team leaders get to pick out/design a new set of uniforms each season. My son mentioned to me yesterday that they are not getting a new set this year because New Balance is so backed up in order fulfillment because they can't get any product. I told him we need to start hunting for pants for the season now. Finding white/green piped knickers is going to be mission impossible unless something changes from now until the season starts, which I don't see happening.
My son's HS has the same tradition. He graduated in 2020 and as a Captain got to design the uniforms. They were bought but Covid shut the season. On one of my Covid walks through the HS I saw this year's team wearing the 2020 uniforms. Our school is white and blue but the uniforms the 2020's designed were KC blue top and blue pants (maybe KC still wears them. As shown as worn by my favorite Royal!
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