LLWS Uniform Question

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by MrUmpire

I don't get this. How did it work to perfection? Do you mean it didn't intefere with the performance of the umpires, or do you mean it looked right?

It certainly doesn't work to perfection from a professionalism, appropriate or appearance standpoint.

And, unlike the crowds you apparently have, the fans here would assume that we just picked up umpires off the street who neither knew each other nor belonged to the local association. They would be starting out with zero credibility.

I have personally been exposed to a tournament that the officials did this for certain games to fit a theme of the tournament. No one cared about that. And I hope you are not equating professionalism of a summer baseball game to a real game at the high school or even college level. Half the time these leagues are just happy they have anyone there to work the games, let alone what color the uniform they have on. This is why the brass of Little League does not even care what guys look like working those games (mechanically, fitness, positioning). A lot of the times you can be dressed very well and all look the part and coaches and fans do not know the difference. So please stop with the "you will have zero credibility" crap. That is just not true at many of these functions and almost never will be the same.

Peace