[RPatrino]

Umpire's over-ruling one another happens all the time in youth ball. It shouldn't, but it does. It is a combination of lack of training and intimidation of the kids who are doing these games by the adults participating.

I know this from many years of training youth umpires. It is very hard for a young man who his whole life has been told to respect and obey adults to stand up to them.

I once was a coach (I know, I lived on the dark side for a while). During a Pinto game, I once had an umpire change his call based on input from another umpire behind the back stop!!! I was only ejected twice that year, for situations like that. I did not umpire for that league, by the way, for obvious reasons.

Bob P.