CC97 Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 While watching a highlight package of Jim Rice on TWiB today I noticed an umpire wearing something very odd in a shot from the late 1970s (they were talking about 1978 while showing the clip)... I grabbed a screenshot:Any ideas on what's the story here? Is this even an umpire? --- Chris Creamer Founder/Editor, SportsLogos.Net "The Mothership" • News • Facebook • X/Twitter • Instagram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapshot Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Offhand, it could be a case of lost luggage. I've seen many instances of the home team having to provide a makeshift "uniform" set to the crew if the luggage was either lost, or just otherwise did not arrive at the stadium. And some of these cases, the clothing has consisted of grounds crew t-shirts, polo shirts, shorts, and even BP hats.EDIT: found a UniWatch article on this specific phenomenon, although it does not go back to the 1970's http://www.uniwatchblog.com/?p=77 Back-to-Back Fatal Forty Champion 2015 & 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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