Find where ASA says that they are not legal. There is no where in the code that I can find where it says they are illegal. (As was mentioned previously by Dave.) Just because they do not market it does not mean that it is not legal. The two stitch is not marketed by TASO either, but it is allowed there as well. Same goes for Dixie and USSSA. None of them market it, more than likely based on the fact that their official suppliers don't manufacture it. This is more an issue of economics versus legality.

JMHO

Scott

I think maybe we have a situation where they are de facto illegal, rather than de jure illegal.

Since any hat without the 2 color ASA official logo on it is illegal, and since you can't buy a 2 stitch hat with the official ASA logo on it, you therefore can't legally use a 2 stitch hat -- unless, of course, you already have a 2 stitch with the ASA logo.

Hey, this ain't a big deal for me. I think that earlier in the thread I pointed out what you just said - nowhere in the rules describing the official ASA umpire uniform does it even mention the number of stitches in the hat.

Well, we have officially driven this subject not just into the ground, but almost through the center of the Earth to China. :rolleyes:

Hmmm!!! China, can you get THAT with a ASA logo? Dave