Left to my discretion...or black and white?

[gumpire]

Thanks all for your input. I spoke to the coach with the out-of-uniform player before he came up to bat and advised him that 9/1 was the deadline but that I would allow it and he should consider this a warning/reminder for next week.

As I stated, *****ing started in about the 4th inning, "yellow-shirt" up to bat for 3rd time, and opposing team losing by 8. I always feel that if it wasn't a problem when you weren't losing, you can't MAKE it a problem now. Maybe since your losing you want to measure the distance to the outfield fence now?

Again, thank you all. We'll see how it plays out in the near future.

P.S. I AM aware of the rule, but never given anything stating 9/1 as the date...last week I asked the park monitor and they also thought it was 9/1 but could find nothing in writing.

[Stu Clary]

Why on Earth would unis be required for league play?

[AtlUmpSteve]

Here's how I handle this with the adult rec leagues I contract with. If the league wants a uniform rule, then I tell them that their staff is to make all decisions if that one shirt is sufficiently matching the others, that my umpires are all "color blind".

The umpires will monitor unique numbers to match the lineups, and the umpire will note if an opposing team wants to protest the jersey on another team's players; but their "duty person" or "park monitor" or "field supervisor", or whatever they call their representative, must either rule on the issue, or else report to the league supervisor for his action (to declare it a forfeit, an ineligible player, whatever). We start, and continue the game until and unless the staff person declares the player ineligible and that creates a forfeit.