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Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA
One of the best compliments I've received was at the Men's A Industrial National Championship. Halfway through the game, a coach came up to the PU and myself and said, "you guys must be local and work together all the time." When asked what gave him that impression, he responded, "well, you are always in position, you are not getting into the other guys area and you barely speak to each other." He was shocked to find out that the PU and myself had just met each other about an hour before the game and we really never got a chance to talk things over with the guy working 3rd because he was just moved to this game off another field.
Our training and uniformity is what allows this impression and better yet, to actually work a game with a complete stranger and do it well. And I think you would agree that is a good thing.
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Good umpires in baseball can do the same just as easily. I worked a college conference tournament this year with guys I'd never met until that day. We worked CCA mechanics, 3-person, and had an abbreviated pregame and everything was covered correctly. We didn't talk to each other during the games at all, if I remember correctly.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that there are good and bad baseball and softball umpires out there, probably equally on both sides. I try to learn from good umpires no matter the sport. I shake my head at bad umpires, regardless the sport and remind myself to pack it in before it ever just becomes a paycheck.
I gotta get back to the ball bag argument on the other board now
