I am puzzled as to why so many umpires allow the wearing of jewelry within amateur sporting events. It seems like travel ball is really bad with the players wanting to wear multiple rope necklaces and some even wearing chains. I myself give a friendly reminder at the plate meeting to remove all jewelry, then during the game if I see any I have it removed immediately. Most of the umpires though could care less about what the players wear and it bothers me that they allow them to play wearing all this darn jewelry. Also, when you ask them to remove their jewelry you get a dumbfounded look from the player and coach due to the fact that most umpires have never told them to remove it before.
Take a look at this picture from a regional high school game and you can clearly see multiple jewelry items being worn.
http://d1csi9vjsd9t3h.cloudfront.net...d6fe7988c5.jpg
Why do umpires willingly ignore this safety rule?