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Originally posted by Roger Greene
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Originally posted by brandda
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Originally posted by ozzy6900
[The reason that little league does not pay their umpires is that they do not have tax dollars to pay them with the way high schools do. It is a simple matter of economics .
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Tax money is not needed to hired qualified trained umpires. Only the wish to have properly offficiated contests!!!
Roger Greene
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You are so full of yourself, and anyone that believes that all volunteer umpires are bad is also full of themselves, among other things. We have a very good organization of umpires in our area that is NOTHING BUT VOLUNTEER. They do nothing BUT Little League. They organize training, supply umpires, and assist with tournaments. They make sure that their umpires are trained properly, wear the proper and well-pressed gear, and support our community. Many umpires from the paid associations volunteer several games throughout the year through this local volunteer association, WITHOUT GETTING PAID.
By the way, I have seen many, many umpires that are paid call games very badly. Payment does not insure competence. The umpires from this local volunteer association are VERY competent, know the rules and the flow of the game, keep coaches in check VERY diplomatically, and let the kids play, especially at the younger levels.
So, forgive me, but I, like Mr. Brand, take great offense at this concept being passed off as truth.
BTW, Mr. Greene, because you don't get paid doing all the field work you do, I assume it's inferior. So why don't you stop doing it and let someone who is paid to do it take care of it. They would certainly be much more competent at it than you. Okay?
[Edited by Striker991 on Jul 19th, 2002 at 11:20 AM]