How come Blue can wear white or grey?

[GarthB]

Originally posted by Rich Ives

Typical know-it-all bull****.

The white uniform doesn't mean a thing. It's either covered (for a catcher) or the throw isn't coming out of the shirt. The white uniform is not relavant to the discussion.

I've only seen the one gray catcher's chest protector in all my years around the game. It's not like it's a common thing that you could use to dismiss an argument.

Why did you ignore the comments from umpires that indicate there might be problems?

How was playing the outfield? If you were a pitcher or an infielder you'd know about white backgrounds.

I'll break my self-imposed ban on replying to your posts this one time. First, I played F3 in high school and college.

Second, I made a point to keep count of light gray catcher protectors in the majors last year and counted 5. And I didn't see all the teams play. It was more likely on any given day for a catcher to be wearing a light colored protector than a plate ump to be wearing a cream colored shirt.

Third, typical Rat-no-nothing, the b*tch isn't about the throw, it's about the hit and on a hit the background provided by the catcher is more in line than that provided by the umpire.

Fourth, I've not heard an umpire experienced with the issue state that there is a problem. On the contrary, I've heard an ML umpire say the issue is horsesh*t.

Now take the last word, as if anyone could stop you.