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Originally Posted by jmkupka
PONY 12U... I know the pitcher can't wear anything distracting, but wow these things are day-glo, any coach could credibly complain that they are distracting...
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Help me understand this. The rules I can refer to in the associations that I call relate to the umpire judgment that some equipment be distracting, but I just cannot conceive why an umpire would be distracted by batting helmets, or would believe the opposing defense would be. The mirror-finish; sure. A color similar to the ball?? Would that disqualify white helmets in baseball?
Kind of reminds me of the uniforms a Louisiana youth fastpitch organization (Deja Vu??) wore with all the day-glo colors; orange, green, pink, yellow. Opposing coaches wanted them to be called illegal (solely to get in their heads, I believe), but no UIC I ever called with would buy that argument.