Solid Blue Jacket

[Kevin Finnerty]

Quote from LA Unit head guy: "Every jacket you see worn by anyone here is acceptable, as long as they match their partner."

I counted six different navy jackets, including the all-navy one. And I counted four black ones, including that convertible one with the piping across the chest and inserts on the side. So we can wear any one of 10 jackets. In the SF Valley unit, it's the quarter-zip in navy with scarlet shoulder inserts, navy with powder blue inserts or black with white inserts. Three choices.

For a gear junkie to be told that they can wear any one of 10 jackets ... they don't know how traumatizing and costly it can be to tell one of us something like that.

[Blue37]

Originally Posted by Kevin Finnerty

Quote from LA Unit head guy: "Every jacket you see worn by anyone here is acceptable, as long as they match their partner."

We were similar to that, but even more liberal as we did not have to match our partner(s). We could wear whatever jacket we wanted as long as it was a baseball jacket and had the state patch.

They went to a specific jacket this year from a single supplier and it has an embroidered emblem which pretty much eliminates it from being used in non-state games. The only options are full zipper or pullover.

[njdevs00cup]

Just from reading all of the posts, is there a reason why we can't have a standard high school uniform (to be worn across the United States)? Let me guess, it has something to do with money!

[SethPDX]

Originally Posted by njdevs00cup

Just from reading all of the posts, is there a reason why we can't have a standard high school uniform (to be worn across the United States)? Let me guess, it has something to do with money!

Now you're getting it...

[eagle_12]

Originally Posted by njdevs00cup

Just from reading all of the posts, is there a reason why we can't have a standard high school uniform (to be worn across the United States)? Let me guess, it has something to do with money!

Not so much a standard uniform, but how bout making the states update to the times and styles. It would make the registered officials in that state actually think about there uniforms and get new pants and shirts to replace the faded ones, and in all honesty, make the umpire look maybe just a little more professional. Just a thought.

Just an example of how outdated things are sometimes. In PA the uniform for a soccer official is the black/white striped shirt. Are you kidding me, and I don't even work soccer or have a kid playing HS soccer but seriously it's a joke. Look at any officials catalog/website and look at the options for soccer referee shirts. They have more colors/styles/choices than baseball umps have, and that's including the officials choice colors. It's pathetic sometimes. And the reason is probably because of money, and old timers or crappy officials that actually dont take the time or spend the money to look and dress decent.

[Kevin Finnerty]

I'm with you. A steady evolution of styles and colors is one thing but it's getting out of hand.