Uniform Requirements

[canadaump6]

Does anybody know of a webpage that says what the appropriate coloured hat/shirt/ballbag combinations are?

[briancurtin]

just look at them and think about it...

if a shirt is black or contains black - black hat
if a shirt is navy or contains navy - navy hat

i use the same color ball bag as hat, but some just use black all the time or grey all the time

[GarthB]

Originally Posted by canadaump6

Does anybody know of a webpage that says what the appropriate coloured hat/shirt/ballbag combinations are?

Still live in Canada?


Baseball Canada Umpire Dress Codes
From: http://www.canoe.ca/BaseballCanadaUm...ress_code.html


Pants
No Logo, Grey

Belt
No Logo, Black

Socks
No logo, Black, Navy Blue

Shoes
No logo, Black (may have white on them)

Key Items

Shirt
Navy Blue, Powder Blue or black polo style shirt with logo on left chest. Red shirt can be worn as an option by the plate umpire only.

Blazer
No Blazer

Windshell Pullover
Navy blue, left breast logo

Sweater
Navy blue, left breast logo

Turtleneck
Navy blue

Cap
Navy blue, embroidered logo

Ball Bag
Navy blue, no logo

T-shirts
May be Navy Blue or Red, logo on left chest (logo optional)

[kylejt]

Navy ball bags are never appropriate, even after Memorial Day.

[canablue05]

Baseball Canada Dress Code:

http://66.241.210.162/files/Baseball...ode%202007.pdf

Highlights:

Baseball Canada Hat, Black.
Baseball Canada Shirts: Powder Blue or Black
Undershirts: Red with Black; Navy with Powder
Jacket: Baseball Canada Black Jacket
Pants: Heather Grey
Shoes: Black (Some white acceptable)
Black Socks
Black Leather Belt
Ball bags: Black

Navy Blue or Red shirts are obsolete.

Provincial Dress Code may differ slightly, eg Navy Shirts, hats, etc...

This is what is to be worn at a Baseball Canada National Championship.

[GarthB]

Well, there's part of the problem...Baseball Canada listing two different dress codes.

[tiger49]

Originally Posted by GarthB

Well, there's part of the problem...Baseball Canada listing two different dress codes.

The one you listed is from canoe.ca which is a media website the content of which is mainly compiled by Bob Elliott, a writer for the Sun Media Group and is from the 2004 season. The other one is the 2007 version. The 2008 requirement may have something added for gloves, which was left out of the dress code before and may be added this year.

For CU6 in Ontario we can still wear Navy with a Red or Navy undershirt. Also I have seen guys wear White or Black undershirts with the Black shirts. The basic thing is match your partner.

[canadaump6]

No Garth I don't live in Canada anymore. I relocated to Ontario, California just this past week.

Thanks Tiger and canablue. The reason I ask is because I remember some threads in the past that talked about which ballbag/hat/shirt was the appropriate combination, and included cream and navy shirts, as well as navy hats and grey ballbags.

[bobbybanaduck]

Originally Posted by kylejt

Navy ball bags are never appropriate, even after Memorial Day.

i'll wear navy bags as long as massachusetts stays with navy shirts. i agree with the above statement for grey bags.

[oyaisee]

Black goes with everything that way you only have to buy 2...

[briancurtin]

Originally Posted by bobbybanaduck

i'll wear navy bags as long as massachusetts stays with navy shirts. i agree with the above statement for grey bags.

same here


also, i'll never understand wearing black bags with a navy-based shirt. sure, you could ask "would you wear a black belt and black dress shoes with a navy shirt when dressing up for church?" and i'd answer "no, id wear brown shoes and a brown belt with that"...but black shoes and black belt are a constant of the umpiring uniform -- the shirts/hats/bags are variable. my personal belief is that the bags should be matched to the base color of the shirt (navy or black), and in that respect, black does not go with navy. however, thats just me, and this is an argument that has happened thousands of times on here and other websites and will go on for 6 pages once again.

[GarthB]

Originally Posted by briancurtin

same here

"would you wear a black belt and black dress shoes with a navy shirt when dressing up for church?" and i'd answer "no, id wear brown shoes and a brown belt with that"....

You'd wear brown shoes and a brown belt with grey dress slacks and a navy dress shirt?

Yuck.

[briancurtin]

Originally Posted by GarthB

You'd wear brown shoes and a brown belt with grey dress slacks and a navy dress shirt?

Yuck.

well if i was wearing a navy dress shirt, it certainly wouldnt be with grey pants. i actually dont even know if ive ever worn grey pants outside of umpiring.

[kylejt]

Originally Posted by GarthB

You'd wear brown shoes and a brown belt with grey dress slacks and a navy dress shirt?

Yuck.

Double yuck.

Look, ball bags are considered an accessory. Thus should match your shoes and belt. Unlike like your hat, which is consider part of your clothing. Basic fashion sense.

Mr. Blackwell

Mr. Blackwell also says to leave your white t-shirts at home. They go with, well, nothing in your umpire closet. It matters not what those gubmas do in the MLB. Remember, they were wearing smocks this year.

[briancurtin]

Originally Posted by kylejt

Double yuck.

Look, ball bags are considered an accessory.

could you work the plate without ball bags?
they are part of the uniform for a plate umpire, not an accessory (at least to me)

now its hitting me more that we are men arguing umpire 'fashion' on the internet. i think i need to cancel my comcast internet service soon.