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Originally posted by Skahtboi
FP seems to need more umpires than baseball, which of course means a lot more opportunity to work.
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This was initially my biggest draw to umpiring FP. I would still try to do as many BB games as possible, since that was what I played.
I agree about the game times that were mentioned above. There is a little less pay, but I find that with the shorter games, there are more JV/Senior double headers available. This is good since the drive to and from the game is what seems to take most of the time anyway.
As for intensity, sportmanship and atheletic ability... I don't think there is much difference other than the way guys and girls inheriently communicate. (Girls will create cheers and hug to bond and communicate; boys tend to yell more independently and slap each other's butts.)
In many areas, I think there can be a higher rank in the "good ol' boy" network for BB than for FP. The BB folks usually get elected as officers in our organization. (If you've ever been an officer in an umpiring organization, you'd realize that this is just one more benefit to FP.
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