I've been to fenway and seen MLB umpires who's uniforms didn't match. Black shirts fade over the season. I've got three pairs of Honig's pants that are three different shades of gray.
To me flaws in the scabs would be things like rotation, communication, strike zone, safe out and stuff like that. I don't think even the managers care what the scabs look like. Just having them on the field I'm sure is driving them nuts.
My point was everyone knows what these umpires are, so as long as they don't arrive in shorts and a tee shirt people are not going to see it as a "flaw".
The scab umpires have a lot more problems then plate pants color. As long as they continue to call the wrong runner out when two runners are on the same base preventing a double play, continue to use a strike zone that is much large for pro baseball, use mechanics and mannerisms that work in high school a college. Those are flaws IMHO.
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Last edited by EMBUAump; Fri Apr 14, 2006 at 03:52am.
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