[fastpitch]

As a long time fastpitch coach and rookie umpire I have a tremendous dislike of baseball umpires trying to do softball games. An arrogant idiot of a baseball umpire will try to act like he knows what he is doing when he has absolutely no clue. Then when he realizes he has no clue he starts trying to cover it some other idiotic way.

I've had personal experiences including the only time I was ever asked to leave a game when I pointed out to the umpire I did not need to change my pitcher on my 3rd visit to the mound. I had conferred with the umpire to confirm it was my 2nd visit before visiting the mound when during the conference the other (visiting) coach convinced him it was my 3rd visit whereupon he told me I had to change pitchers, just one example of many I'm sure others have seen.

I'm not saying you can't do both, but it's like switch hitting - you need just as much practice and training from both sides.

Don't even get me started on the $100,000 baseball fields next to the $10,000 softball fields at our local high schools.