Question from 2004

[shipwreck]

My personal opinion (and that's all it is) is that a gray ball bag with gray pants looks about as stupid as navy pants with navy shirt (the Jack Lalane jumpsuit look) Dave

[CecilOne]

Originally Posted by shipwreck

My personal opinion (and that's all it is) is that a gray ball bag with gray pants looks about as stupid as navy pants with navy shirt (the Jack Lalane jumpsuit look) Dave

How does matching the colors of ball bag and pants to avoid the sore thumb look offend the fashion police?
A uniform is a uniform, meaning sameness, "officialness", consistency with partner(s). Any color and any combination of colors that is prescribed is a uniform and has the effect of distinguishing officials from players and announces our authority/preparation.

Sure, green pants with pink polka dot shirts would take a while to gain acceptance with our fashionable/machismo cultural attitudes, and that would go against our need to be unobstrusive. But if prescribed that would be a uniform.

Just to be clear, I am always and strongly opposed to changing uniforms just for a different color, different style, different insignia; when a current uniform component is just fine and not deteriorated.

[HugoTafurst]

Originally Posted by CecilOne

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Just to be clear, I am always and strongly opposed to changing uniforms just for a different color, different style, different insignia; when a current uniform component is just fine and not deteriorated.

I agree... unfortunately sometimes the decision is not mine.

A few (maybe 5 or six) years ago, FHSAA changed their logo.
Just this year (or last) FHSAA changed the SIZE of the patch with the logo.
And guess what, they made it smaller, not bigger so if you glued it on, you have to replace the whole effin shirt!

Regular season, I don't think anyone really cares, but ......

[bluezebra58]

Here in California we have used heather gray pants and ball bags at least every year back into the mid nineties that I know of. I'ts interesting to find out other parts of the country think thats crazy.

[Rita C]

Originally Posted by CecilOne

How does matching the colors of ball bag and pants to avoid the sore thumb look offend the fashion police?
A uniform is a uniform, meaning sameness, "officialness", consistency with partner(s). Any color and any combination of colors that is prescribed is a uniform and has the effect of distinguishing officials from players and announces our authority/preparation.

Sure, green pants with pink polka dot shirts would take a while to gain acceptance with our fashionable/machismo cultural attitudes, and that would go against our need to be unobstrusive. But if prescribed that would be a uniform.

Just to be clear, I am always and strongly opposed to changing uniforms just for a different color, different style, different insignia; when a current uniform component is just fine and not deteriorated.

Yes I want to match my partner. But if I have the plate I am certain that the base umpire will not be wearing ball bags.

Rita

[HugoTafurst]

Originally Posted by Rita C

Yes I want to match my partner. But if I have the plate I am certain that the base umpire will not be wearing ball bags.

Rita