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Originally posted by Ed Maeder
There are a few things that ASA sells that are contradictory to the rule book. Gray ball bags, Spotbilt shoes with white lettering, silver metal indicators etc. All these things I have seen umpires get dinged for. The long sleeve Mock Turtleneck white and blue I have seen worn without a jacket. Call the fashion police. I have even been told the white t-shirt could not be a v neck. A lot has to do with your local associations rules on dress. If you ever work a national tournament though, you will wear what they tell you to wear. In our association we have to have our jacket on with the long sleeve mock turtle neck and nothing has been said about the blue one yet. Here in Alaska sometimes the more layers the better. Also the navy pants and the navy shirt are another call to the fashion police.
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Gray ball bag is acceptable with Gray pants. A fair amount of what ASA sells is for the convenience of the umpire (i.e. equipment without logo).
Ties use to be in the catalog, but I doubt anyone would wear one on the field.