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Originally posted by TBBlue
David,

The bigger problem is that after you are rated to move up...State, Region, whatever...it is up to a DA or Region bureaucrat as to who actually moves up from the approved list, not the actual umpire evaluators.

That is where they start rewarding time in, do you do concession stand work as well, will you do what you are told no matter how stupid it is, etc.

On that point I agree wholeheartedly with the bashers. The LLWS does not get the best umpires, but the best volunteers who happen to umpire.

Glad to hear from someone else that has seen the REAL LL world.