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Originally posted by Rich Fronheiser
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Originally posted by Bob Lyle
What's so funny? Sounds like a typical Little League umpire to me. No, on second thought, he was better than average.
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You know what? That's a bunch of crap.
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You're too sensitive, Rich. There is a world of difference between umpires such as you, who work upper levels of ball and then some Little League and the average Little League umpire. This guy would fit right in with the Little League umpires here. Unlike some areas I read about on this site, here they had no training, and when offered training, they didn't show up. The UIC is a dad appointed by the board who had never umpired a game in his life.
They wear their hats backwards, chest protectors over their t-shirts and shinguards with their shorts. They move on every pitch and call pitches when they almost reach the front of the plate. With runners on third, they follow the batter all the way to first. They, too, signal out using the thumb. They never put the ball in play they pull out their rule books to check how many bases to award on a throw into deadball territory. I know, I watch my friends kids play frequently and I have see the above in nearly every LL game I watch.
These guys not only exist Rich, in many areas they are the norm.
You, sir are an exception to many of us. You may not be in Madison, but you would be in Spokane.