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Old Fri Mar 05, 2004, 01:51pm
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You guys see the Yankees- Phillies game on March 5th? Powder blue shirts on the umpires! I thought I would never see blue on tv again.
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Old Fri Mar 05, 2004, 04:50pm
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Yeah I saw that, i thought I was seeing something...i really dont like the sage grey that much
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Old Fri Mar 05, 2004, 06:04pm
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haha i just saw that on espn a few minutes ago. glad to see its return.
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Old Sat Mar 06, 2004, 09:33pm
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At first glance, it looked like there were ASA softball umps working the Yankee game the other day! Seriously.. that off-brown/yellow/whatever ALWAYS looked like that something had never quite got cleaned out in the laundry....now the question is: is the BLACK gone? If the powder blue IS back, they do need to put some darker piping on the numbers...very hard to see them in the light blue...
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Old Sat Mar 06, 2004, 11:44pm
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I never liked the grey either. I have always thought that the navy blue, powder blue, and red shirst with the heather grey slacks always looked professional without looking flashy. I just hope NFHS sicks with the navy blue. Where I umpire we also wear powder blue or red (always as a crew) for summer league games.
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Old Sun Mar 07, 2004, 01:11am
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....now the question is: is the BLACK gone? If the powder blue IS back, they do need to put some darker piping on the numbers...very hard to see them in the light blue...
no, black is still around
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Old Sun Mar 07, 2004, 01:12am
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if you go to http://sports.yahoo.com/search?type=sports&p=umpire and look on the right hand side, there are 2 pictures that show the new jackets with the light blue on them.
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Old Sun Mar 07, 2004, 06:25pm
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The color is not powder blue. It is what the league and manufacturer call "Delta Blue." I have had the opportunity to see one in person and up close. When viewed head to head against the old powder blue one can tell the new color is a little bit darker.

However, I believe the league thought they were going to be a bit darker than they came out since, in an earlier press release, it was announced that they were going to be "somewhat lighter than a royal blue". They were probably judging from a swatch and not a completed shirt.
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Old Sun Mar 07, 2004, 10:14pm
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The one I cant figure out is how the hell people think wearing Black in the sun is anything but HOT?????

Of course,up here in the NE it is July before we get our jackets off anyway. I just haven't figured out the hype on Black.
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Old Sun Mar 07, 2004, 10:26pm
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We went to the Mets and Dodgers on Sat. and it was light blue for that crew as well. Wonder how long before I'll have to order some new shirts?
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Old Sun Mar 07, 2004, 11:31pm
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The color is not powder blue. It is what the league and manufacturer call "Delta Blue."
yeah i was reading that on another forum yesterday. who makes the MLB shirts now, ive heard Honigs isnt the supplier anymore?
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Old Sat Mar 13, 2004, 08:53am
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The one I cant figure out is how the hell people think wearing Black in the sun is anything but HOT?????

Of course,up here in the NE it is July before we get our jackets off anyway. I just haven't figured out the hype on Black.
When it's 105 it doesn't matter what color you wear...they are ALL hot!

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Old Fri Mar 19, 2004, 11:21am
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I was informed that the new uniforms for MLB 2004 will be heather greys only with three shirt colors, black, cream and navy.
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Old Fri Mar 19, 2004, 01:45pm
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I was informed that the new uniforms for MLB 2004 will be heather greys only with three shirt colors, black, cream and navy.

Judging from what the umpires are actually wearing, I'd guess someone mis-informed you. Even disregarding the difference of opinion on the shade of grey of the new pants, there is no "navy" shirt to be found.
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Old Fri Mar 19, 2004, 03:25pm
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heres another shot of the new delta blue shirts. i dont think navy is coming back, as long as black is around.
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