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Primarily, it has to be about which you enjoy most. If you don't enjoy the sport you officiate, nothing else really matters.
With that in mind, however, here are a few differences based on the high school/college level game:
FP softball games are seven innings versus nine for baseball. The pace of FP also appears to be quicker than baseball. Subsequently, most collegiate and HS FP games are done in 1:15 to 1:45, versus 2 to 3 hours for a baseball game. Pay in both sports is comparable. (For high school FP in this area it is $30 a game, for baseball it is $35. College pay is $65 for a single game and $100 for a DH in FP, though I don't know what collegiate baseball umpires are getting in these parts.)
FP seems to need more umpires than baseball, which of course means a lot more opportunity to work.
I really enjoy the FP game, so that is my primary argument for working it.
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Scott
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