[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by Ump Rube

Here is also a column on Ump Unis: ESPN.com: Page 2 : Uni eye for the ump guy

1970: The NL establishes the first umpire uniform numbers, which are worn on right jacket and shirt sleeves. The AL soon does the same. Thirty-five years later, not a single baseball fan can name a single ump by number.

Hmmm....I guess he never met the folks on this forum.