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my two cents .....................
I agree with Rich, to a degree.
My area (Central Massachusetts) pay Varsity umpires $68 per man for two umpires, a fee and one-half if done as a single. JV gets paid $46 per for a two-man crew and a fee and one-half for a single.
In this area, where varsity games are awarded almost strictly on a seniority basis (this season varsity games will be done by an 83 yr.old, an 81 yr.old, and a couple of 78 yr.olds) and almost all JV, freshman, and middle school games are done solo, why shouldn't a good umpire who has little chance of getting quality games, and the games he does gets he has to bust his hump solo, get some extra pay for the aggravation ?
The schools are not going to budget any more for the sub-varsity games, this comes from the athletic directors.
In the perfect world, Rich is spot-on. Unfortunately, nothing is perfect (especially when it comes to paying and scheduling of umpires).
Doug
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