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Originally Posted by canump
Trust me guys, I'm not complaining that I got paid for just sitting even thou just half game fee. In our area if you show up at the diamond and the game is called due to the weather with out a pitch being thrown, the fee is half.
I just figure that if at game time the conditions allow you to start, then you start. On this situation there was no rain or lightning, both teams were ready so to me lets go. We've all seen conditions where you think it's going to rain cats & dogs but then the clouds clear up and you have a wonderful night of ball.
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The local leagues around here give us a full game fee if they don't cancel before we show. That's why I like to get there as early as possible.
You're right, you can't count on the weather. I had one game where the clouds were rolling in STRAIGHT at us, then did a 90 degree turn when the edge of the clouds were at about... hmmm... an 80 degree angle from the ground looking up. Never got a drop. Just how it goes.
What irritates me is when you have some umpires who clearly don't give a damn about safety and continue to play with lightning in the area. That's just pure insanity. I've never seen anyone get struck by lightning. I don't know of anyone who has ever umpired a game where someone got struck.
Doesn't mean I will tempt fate.
However, if gametime is approaching, it's still up to the local crew to decide if the field's fit to play. Until the first pitch, the field belongs to them. Ask any pilot who the plane belongs to before they get into the cockpit.