The only people who know there is a severe umpire shortage is the umpires. I have often wondered why there is little to no recruiting of umpires.
In the 19 years that I have been chest-high in youth softball, I have only seen one case of someone advertising for umpires (my ad on the GA fastpitch message board last month).
In fact, if anyone can show me another example of where there is a "Call for Umpire Recruits", I would be glad to buy you a cold one.
It is like the "silicon valley mentality of business" that the fish will just jump into the boat. Put a line in the water before you complain that they aren't biting today.
Let the flames begin.
