[greymule]

The best money around here is in FP, in what are called "friendlies," which have sprung up over the past few years. Strong travel teams spend a weekend playing round robins at some multi-field complex. These are simply exhibition games; there's no advancing toward a championship, and no one keeps won-lost records. Substitution is unlimited, except that you're supposed to keep the same batting order. Umps get $45 cash per (1-man) game, and there's an 80-minute time limit, so doing 4 or 5 games in a day isn't too hard.

Earlier this year I did a 2-hour, 10-inning scrimmage between two very strong 18u teams preparing for a tournament in the Midwest. The base ump and I each got paid $100 cash. At the pregame conference, both coaches even laughingly announced: "Don't worry, Blue, we're not even going to keep score, so there won't be any arguments."