Really!?
 

At the top of the baseball forum page, at least on my computer is the following ad:

3N2 Umpire Shoes
Official Umpire Shoe of the Baseball Players Association
3N2 I Softball Cleats, Softball Shoes, Softball Spikes, Softball Turf Shoes

Why would players care, and why would we care if they did?

just my .02
 

now thats one ugly shoe..............:D

seems to be an artists rendering rather than a real prototype......

but the clincher is this....

"Official Umpire shoe of the National Softball Association"

Official Uniforms I can live with...............and this probably does not have any mandate on it, but gear choice is up to me....... :p

What year are we in?

That's what I thought.