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Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve
Well, I certainly tuck my jacket in when working the plate. I am curious about the other statement about seeing undergarments. I've never seen an umpire's undergarments exposed during a game because their jacket rode up on them.
My schit stays tucked in, no matter what happens out there, and the same goes for many umpires who are larger than I am. I've seen some pants rip out the seat, which is rather funny, but that happens to skinny guys too. My tailor reinforces my pants in the seat to insure against that happening.  |
Steve,
Not too long ago I did some evals of a couple guys wishing to work their way up to NCAA games. One was about 6'2" and 250 lbs. or so. He did the bases and wore the Honig's K17 black jacket, the one with the elastic bottom. He had a few whackers for safe calls out there, and when he did his emphatic calls, the jacket pulled up enough that his shirt/undergarments were noticeable. Each time he then, of course, had to pull down his jacket. It just looked sloppy. I asked him later why he wore a navy sweatshirt under his jacket, especially one that had a logo on it (didn't look very good). Needless to say, I marked him down for appearance.
I've explained to guys that when one tucks in such items, it offers a clean, crisp look. It bisects the body and uniform in a more professional manner ("professional" meaning in a general sense and not specifically referring to umpires or sports alone). There's a cleancut difference between one's clothing up top and one's clothing down below (the pants). The patent leather black belt adds to this appearance when it serves as the noticeable dividing line between the two. I'm sure this may sound stupid or even ridiculous to some, including a gentleman a few posts above, but there are those who know what I mean. FWIW, I never used to tuck in my jacket or any pullover item. I learned to do this outside of umpiring (no, not from Gloria Vanderbilt, either) then applied it to umpiring. I have a couple pullover windbreakers and similar items. I tuck those in when going out. Button-down items? Well, that's a different story.