…the varnish on them is all yellowed and the plastic caps crack when you lean up against a wall near the bench before the game starts.   Actually, come to think of it, I doubt it’s varnish on the plastic caps but whatever it is, when it turns really yellow like mine have, it still points to equipment that’s pretty old.  These suckers date back to my high school years (my maroon pants of Peterborough Pete’s vintage lasted until about 4 years ago) and are probably on their farewell tour this season.