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Originally Posted by JRutledge
I have personally been exposed to a tournament that the officials did this for certain games to fit a theme of the tournament. No one cared about that. And I hope you are not equating professionalism of a summer baseball game to a real game at the high school or even college level. Half the time these leagues are just happy they have anyone there to work the games, let alone what color the uniform they have on. This is why the brass of Little League does not even care what guys look like working those games (mechanically, fitness, positioning). A lot of the times you can be dressed very well and all look the part and coaches and fans do not know the difference. So please stop with the "you will have zero credibility" crap. That is just not true at many of these functions and almost never will be the same.
Peace
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While I believe that everyone should match while on the field together, I agree with the bolded part here. Even though I always wear poly wools, the best shirts, crease my caps, wear pro gear, clean my shoes, etc., the fact of the matter is that a significant portion of the high school umpires around here don't do this. I see a lot of guys in faded shirts, some off brand of heather pants, etc. and no coaches or parents would even notice. I know this because I have watched high school baseball for a long time and even coached for a short while and I never noticed what the umpires were wearing. I also know this because I've talked to coaches who say so and so is a great umpire, all the while knowing that he dresses like a slob and doesn't use correct mechanics, positioning, game management techniques, etc.
College games are obviously a different story.