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Originally Posted by ChampaignBlue
Still living in the middle of the DR Congo. Saw something a couple days ago got me wondering.
The DR Congo is the worlds largest importer of used clothing, seriously, and I saw a guy wearing an ASA blue pullover.
What I wondered was why would an umpire give up a perfectly good shirt for charity?
Glasses got too heavy?
AAs finally got to his sanity?
Any other suggestions?
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They were probably "seconds" - shirts that didn't meet the manufacturers standards for retail sale.
Look around and you may see things like "Phillies - 2009 WS Champs" and such. Things like that get made up ahead of time so they're ready if needed. The "wrong" shirts get sent to clothing banks for distribution overseas.