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I disagree with the “younger” part of that statement. Many umpires, new, old, inexperienced, and veteran do that. Many more do the opposite, not enforce rules, to the same detriment.
definitley, and just goes to show some people will do anything to gain an edge. optic yellow SHOULD be illegal. otherwise throw out all rules about what can and cant be worn. either regulate it, or dont, dont be half assed about it. and then every pitcher will have an optic yellow arm sleeve and nail polish and bandaids.Legal or not, I can't help but think that in choosing that colour there was some jackassery afoot.
Nobody is making a judgement about right or wrong. They are saying there is no recourse within the rules for wearing optic yellow.fine, I will use mirror from outfield to distract batters, not mentioned in rules. so it is great just hit the ball.
just because something is not specifically illegal does not make it right.
it is bush league, gaming the rules to get advantage. cannot see why sanctioning bodies dont get off their asses and outlaw it. NCAA should also make oregon, at least in softball, change their ugly rear unis. really should be across the board for them, some of their unis are near seizure inducing, at least on TV.
From USA softball.
Player's UniformSeveral phone calls and emails have been received regarding the legality of certain colors on player uniforms. Specifically, the queries concern the use of the Optic Yellow color as part of the uniform some teams are now wearing. There is nothing in the Official Rules of Softball that prohibit the wearing of the Optic Yellow color on a player uniform. Rule 3, Section 6 states that uniforms must be like in color and style; it does not prohibit a particular color.
Comments received along with the queries include that this practice is being carried out to make the ball harder to see when delivered by the pitcher. This could be true, however we must be mindful of the fact that for many years while a white softball was being used in the ASA game the predominate colors of uniforms were white and gray. More importantly, the color of the uniform being the same as the color of the ball is not a violation of Rule 3, Section 6 or Rule 6.