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Originally Posted by Dakota
No disrespect for the slow pitch umpires on this board who do things right, but why is it that the slow pitch game seems to be overrun with this kind of umpiring?
It is rare to see this kind of made up mechanics and running commentary by a plate umpire in the fast pitch games (by my experience, anyway). There are a few around here who insist on calling "inside", "outside", etc., instead of "ball", but that is about as far as it goes.
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Because SP is so much more recreational, it tends to invite the more "recreational umpire." FP and MP don't tend to be that way for many reasons, including financial (who wants to spend a couple hundred in gear if they aren't really serious about it?).
In other words, there's a bit more of an "anybody can do it" mentality with SP.
And no, no offense was taken. I know exactly what you mean.