"Twin City" socks?

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Originally posted by Daryl H. Long
My crew makes up for the difference in the width of stripes or how close the black is to the shoe by putting on a pair of white ankle socks over the tube socks ($5:00 for 6 pair at Walmart). It also helps to protect the tube socks from getting so dirty on muddy fields.

If the black on my socks starts 6 inches from the top of my shoes and the black on your socks starts 3 inches from your shoe, how are ankle socks going to help?