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Old Thu Jul 17, 2008, 11:10am
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Originally Posted by johnnyg08
I get what you're saying Bluetick48, but I do think as umpires we do have a certain standard to maintain as far as appearance. But I guess we also worry about what's accepted in your geographical area. In my area, it doesn't matter how available you are, if you wear a t-shirt to the games, you'll still get the calls for the kiddie ball becuase you probably do a pretty good job and nobody else will do it...so you could show up in a clown suit because you can...I'm not sayin', I'm just sayin'...keep up the good work.
Personally, I think the UA shirt looks sleek and not unprofessional at all. Of course, I'm happy to think a bit out of the box. If I lived in the deep South, I'd use a balloon at times, too.
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