Uniform Selection
 

The pro ballplayers wear gray uniforms when traveling, white uniforms at home, and alternate uniforms on Sunday, holidays and special occasions. Am I right?

Are there any guidelines stating when to wear your navy, powder blue, red, cream or black shirts? Dark navy and powder blue shirts are no longer the colors of choice among MiLB and MLB umpires. Well, what umpire guidelines are in place to determine shirt color selection?

i wear red when hell freezes over, and the rest of them i (and the partner) go with whatever feels right. a lot of the time that feel is based on temperature. i try not to wear black for a double header in the middle of july unless im looking to lose 5 pounds that day.

No choice in my association..it's navy or....navy.:p

We wear pwd blue or navy. If it's cool, we wear navy and warm to hot (whatever that means) we wear pwd blue. Most of the time, we take both. Sometimes may even switch if we have a DH.

Little League you can get by with alot more in my area. HS, navy is the only way.

I think Black looks good at night, and powder blue looks good for day games. Afternoon games, navy looks good.

Cream can be good on really hot days. I've actually seen a 3 man crew where the home plate ump wore black, and the base umps red. I thought it looked silly, but heck, what do I know about taste?

Well, since we're on the subject of uniform colors I might as well tell my horror story.

The UIC of one of the BR/CR leagues I was planing on working in has asked his umpires to all wear an orange polo shirt with black numbers for day games and a black shirt with orange numbers for night games. Both of course are just for Cal Ripken games and he wants the CR logo affixed to the breat pocket.

Now, that will be a cold day in hell if you know what I mean!


Tim.

3 (Cents) more
 

1) Hunter's Orange?

2) Do all the teams wear orange in the Cal Ripken league?

3) Hero worship gone over the edge there?

It's up to the UIC, unless there is an assigning body that dictates. For HS it's Navy. If there are no restrictions then I prefer Navy for night games and Powder Blue or Cream for day games, especially after Memorial Day. And I have changed between double headers.

I don't have a Black, but wouldn't mind having one. Red is out of the question.

i wear a different color 90% of the time in the second game, unless my partner only has one shirt on him, which usually isnt the case.

90% of the time, except when your partner only has one, which is "usually". How does this math work out?

i can't show my work cuz i did it in my head...but the answer is 16.

I've noticed MLB guys only wear black, cream, or powder blue - with black being seen the most often.

Our state rules say either Navy or powder. It's the same for colt/legion in the summer. Rec league or over 30 you can wear whatever, but navy blue is the default for all leagues.

60% of the time... it works every time.


hahaha

its not my fault, its the beer's fault. you should probably remove "usually" from the equation.

The guy working the dish makes the call as to what color to wear around these parts.

You can only wear navy blue for HS games. There are people that try to wear other colors other than navy blue during HS games but that is why some people in my opinion do not get certain opportunities. Of course when you work college games or summer ball, you can wear whatever you like as long as your partner and you have the same basic colors. I own light blue, black and cream. I am even thinking about buying a red shirt when I work a summer tournament this year.

Peace

in INDIANA:

Is there a state mandate? I was told the legion ball wears a lot of red shirts.

In Indiana the required uniform color for NFHS is Navy or Powder Blue.

American Legion National recommends the same, but leaves it up to the discretion of the UIC as long as the shirts match.

Tim.

In my new association, we can wear any color we choose. When working with a partner, of course you must match. I have Navy, MLB Lt. Blue/Black trim, Cream, and Black. Upcoming tournaments require the +POS Silver w/Black and Cream trim, as well as the White w/Navy and Red trim. I do not plan to buy these or work the upcoming tournament, as I think it is a bit of overkill.

I do like the Cliff Keen Maroon Red shirts. They look much nicer than the +POS or Honig's brighter red. A bit darker, not so glaring.

In the mlb the crew chief chooses what shirts to wear.

MLB umpires do not wear cream. That was a failed experiment. The polo blue shirts are the alternate color.

They may have failed for some reason in MLB, but let me assure you that they are very popular out here in hot weather country. They deflect the heat like nothing you've ever known, and they look very sharp, especially with black ball bags. Whenever a mid-day start in the hot sun is scheduled, many umpires are breaking out the Cream.

Good. Break out the Italian ice with that, too, because they make umpires look like frickin' ice cream vendors. The polo blue ones do the trick just as well, and they look much nicer.

The White shirts that are available look much more Good Humor than the Cream shirts, but most people I know think the actual Cream shirts (Cliff Keen from Gerry Davis) look great. And the Blue are actually referred to as MLB Lt. Blue w/Black trim (also Cliff Keen from GD), not to be mistaken for those ugly powder blue with Navy and White trim, or those ugly collegiate ones with Red, White, and Blue Trim.

I love the Lt. Blue too. When I have two games (solo) like last Saturday, I wear the Lt. Blue for the early AM game, and the Cream for the noon game, and I stay as cool as that Italian ice.:)