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Old Sat Oct 04, 2008, 12:18pm
kylejt kylejt is offline
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Originally Posted by LDUB View Post

What is the big deal with someone wearing shorts to officiate baseball?
Easy. In most other sports the officials are more (how can I put this nicely) athletic. Baseball umpires have lots of fellows that are under no circumstances allowed in public wearing shorts.

Here's a visual for you: Joe West wearing shorts at second base.

Case closed.

p.s. this goes for cops too.
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