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Originally posted by Sal Giaco
What about catchers that wear light,light grey chestprotector and shin guards (I believe one of the LA Dodgers wears that) - I gotta believe it is more difficult for the infielders to pick the ball up against a light grey background than a creme shirt (which is most covered by F2 anyways).
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As do the Padres catchers when in their road uniforms. Grey mask, CP, and shin guards. Like Tee said, Lee Weyer wore a white chest protector with his shirt mostly unbuttoned, as well as with his plate coat.
The color of the umpire's shirt has no practical bearing on screening a line drive. Prior to light blue, umpires wore white for many years. And while the balloon protector hid most of the shirt for American League umps, the NL used the inside protector, and all the white showed.
I don't believe that players give a rat's a$$ (pun intended) what color shirt the umpire is wearing.