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Old Mon Jul 15, 2013, 10:32pm
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Originally Posted by AtlUmpSteve View Post
Not sure what tournament you saw, but I can ABSOLUTELY guarantee you did not see ASA anything at the Premier. SoCal ASA even had people there watching and taking pictures of who was there; there would have been an instant lawsuit for trademark infringement if PGF used anything ASA.

I am sure you saw it somewhere, but it wasn't there.
I do not have a copy of the tape, but if you can find a cop of the 2012 or 2013 games that were aired on CBS sports, the umpires were wearing ASA gear. I do not care wither way, except that I am also one that will not allow an umpire to wear another organizations gear at a competing tournament.

In reality, the STRONG majority of umpires in the US were either trained by ASA, or trained by someone who was trained by ASA. That is just the way it is. However, if it is not an ASA sanctioned event, ASA gear needs to stay in the car or at home.
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