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Originally posted by jumpmaster
Rut's statements are indicative of one that works ball where the coaches are inexperienced and what we call "stupid". They also indicate that even though he may have called Ju-Co and/or D3 ball, it was as a fill in, evaluation, or test basis. For what ever reason, he has not developed beyond that level. This is not a slight against Rut, just a read of his comments from the board.
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You are right about the differences between college and HS coaches. Around here baseball is really not that big of a deal, so you see even more turnover with varsity baseball coaches.
You are totally wrong about filling in or not filling in. First of all, anyone that lives in this part of the country has to at some point fill in. The weather is too volatile to always have the same umpires working games that are originally assigned. Rain and snow is common schedule changers in these parts. So at some point anyone working a game is going to have to fill in. I have had entire weeks erased because of the whether. Guess what? The assignors had to make changes to fill games. So most of the college I work is assigned before the season starts. None of that affects my point of view on this issue, because I will admit that most of what I am talking about has nothing to do with college umpiring. But I do not have games where college coaches are always asking for appeals or opinions of the "other" umpire. They tend to go right to the source. If they feel you do not belong at that level, they will see fit to not have you back. I still feel you are not obligated to ask for help when the mechanics or rules do not permit it. And I guess if coaches dictate when we get an appeal, I would like someone to explain to me when the last time they got an appeal for pitch call?
Peace