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Old Mon May 06, 2013, 06:15am
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Originally Posted by KJUmp View Post
It is strange, but in NCAA softball permissible. It's in the book under Rule 15...."individual umpires may chose not to wear a jacket."

Don't agree with it, surprised that you would see a crew working in a high profile DI conference like the SEC doing it, but the book (and I assume the conference coordinator) say it's OK.
Baseball umpires do it every night on TV. Some wear long sleeves, others short sleeves. Some wear jackets, some long sleeves.

What is wrong with accommodating one umpire who may be colder/warmer than another?

There's a difference between being uniform and being a clone.
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