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Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee
Are you serious?
Please tell me that this isn't a common occurance in beisbol. Even at the LL level, no one should be deliberately umpiring a relative's game. That's an absolute no-no in the sports that I officiate, even at the kiddie-ball level. We simply won't assign officials with an obvious conflict of interest like that to a relative's games.
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Given a choice between a competent official or a parent from the stands I think it's best to use the competent official even if he has a relative playing. I don't like to do it, but I've had to umpire games that my sons were playing in because there was no one else to do it worth a darn.
Tim.