[cmckenna]

Do you think any of the kids playing that game gave a rats a55 the he dusted the bases or overstepped his bounds on a couple of calls. They could care less. Did they have fun? If they did, that is all that matters. If any of this persons actions impacted your precious ego then that is your issue. It appears the only one on the field who was offended was you!!!

I am a director in a town who's little league program is 130 kids if we are lucky. We have even less volunteers. About 10 regulars who do everything, concessions, field maintenance, coach, administer and yes, umpire. You have to take what you can get when you can't afford to pay for "commercial" umpires.

Heres an idea... How about volunteering to run clinics for these folks instead of b1tching all the time!!! You are more than welcome to come to my town and put one on.

We try to train our volunteers as best we can but I would need an 8th day of the week to schedule something.

I would rather take someone who keeps the game fair and shows up in jeans and a t-shirt any day than have to cancel a game the kids are looking forward to because we have no one to umpire.

Keep in in friggin perspective folks. Not everyone is perfect like you guys!!!

[Edited by cmckenna on May 16th, 2005 at 09:15 PM]