[PeteBooth]

Originally posted by aceholleran

The worst part is the sloppy mechanics and "amateur" skills of most of these umpires. This is where I get irked. If I see/hear one more LLWS ump bellow "STEERIKE THREE" on a swinging third, I'm gonna hurl.

Ace, being involved in LL I'm surprised at your response. IMO you are missing the point. It's the selection process that needs re-vamping.

If you watched any of the Regionals both in Baseball and Softball and ultimately the LLWS, there were some really good umpires out there who demonstrated the proper mechanics, Plate work etc., however, for some strange reason they were left out of the Championship Series or game.

The problem IMO, is not LL Umpires, but the selection or Rating procedures. I don't like to comment on things without knowing for certain how something works, but from strictly wacthing the games and attending IN PERSON one of them, it appears on the surface anyway, that LL could use a RE-VAMPING of the selection process.

From your comment above, perhaps you felt you should have been selected which is the reason for your NEGATIVE reaction.

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