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I agree with much of what Mike has said. Umpires are a resource, and one that seems to be taken way too lightly these days. I worked a tournament this past fall where I had call 8 games straight, and told the UIC that he really needed to schedule his tournaments better. He hemmed and hawed, but the fact was he didn't start trying to line up umpires until Thursday for a Friday night start. He was more interested in getting the teams in there than he was in equipping the tournament for the type of experience that is guaranteed to bring the teams back.
Personally, if I have worked 4 or 5 games in a day, I feel that I have more than exhuasted my "best game."
Hmmm...I see the term "softball whores" is pretty universal!
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Scott
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