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Originally posted by bigwes68
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Originally posted by His High Holiness
All;
If Babe Ruth wants decent umpires, we have dozens of NCAA umpires with no Babe Ruth certification who would do one or two games. They would do a better job than their so called certified umpires anyway. NCAA rules are 99% in accordance with Babe Ruth (Babe Ruth plays with OBR which is very close to NCAA.) Almost all NCAA umpires that I know are familiar with OBR. The ones that aren't don't know NCAA either. They just fake it and count on their partner to bail them out.
Peter
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Yes, and I assume you live in a more populated area that has more umpires. I don't think we have any guys that are NCAA certified around here. We barely have enough to cover high school games. And most of the guys that call Babe Ruth, etc., around here are just local, off-the-street guys that want a little drug money or drinking money. They don't know the rules, they don't care, they just want their $20 so they can go buy some booze.
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My point was that "certification" means squat. I work in 2 small NCAA conferences and nonconference for a bunch of smaller colleges. They don't certify anything -- if you can work and get hired, you're in.
I've worked plenty of Babe Ruth tournaments, but always under the same rule as HHH. I'll work whatever you want me to work, but I ain't PAYING to work summer baseball. I'm happy to work Babe Ruth, Legion, etc., but paying a national organization to send me a patch I won't wear anyway is idiotic.
--Rich