Umpire pants

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Originally Posted by DaveASA/FED

The mandate already is that any National (whatever color the UIC makes the uniform) must be Fleckheimers with western cut pockets. But I have not seen any umpire kept from umpiring because they didn't have these pants on, and there was no lineup pant inspection at any of the nationals I have been to since this mandate, and there were people that were OBVIOUSLY not wearing the "required" pants. But you are right on paper they require you to wear them, and I personally like them but that's not fair it is all I have ever owned so I have no reference to compare them to.

I have seen umpires get called out on the carpet for not having the correct pants at Nationals. The first year was understandable, as the National Office ran out of their supplies and asked UICs to be understanding.

Maybe they should've looked for the pants in this closet instead...