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Originally Posted by Tim C
Define "Big" anyway it fits your schedule.
As ever one knows (ad nauseum) I have never worked a JV game or small diamond game and have no intent of ever doing that.
Do I think ball played by shaving aged players is "bigger" than small diamond ball?
That answer is obvious.
Regards,
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Okay. For the not working less than HS, all I can say is "good for you." And not in a sarcastic way... Well, maybe a little sarcastic, but not that much.
Unfortunately, I'm neither a) a living legend, or b) the one making schedules for my association. So I don't really have the luxury of saying "HS or Death!" I suppose I could, but then I'd get a lot less games, and it would take that much longer to get into four figures of games.
Overseas, I was in a town where there wasn't another place to umpire for 1,000 miles, no lie. So I took what the town offered, which was little kids, teenagers (not a school comp, but the local league), and the adult league (4-6 teams during my time, player ages running from 15-55 or older).
Here, I'm part of a 130-man organization, and as I said before, I'm not that high in the order. Do I want a game that's meaningful? Sure, I want that; I'd like to get picked for districts (or whatever it's called) and/or state games. I'd like to get whatever college level we have. But I work what I'm assigned. (Several people here have mentioned picking some game over another - pretty sweet, if you can get that.)
But until then, I need and want work, to show what I can do. So those games do have a meaning of their own, even if I'm the only one on the field that gives a $%#^.
I just wish those on this forum that have gotten to a point where they can be a little more choosy wouldn't be so disdainful of the rest of us. I'm probably not as bad an umpire as you think.