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Old Fri Jan 09, 2009, 12:32pm
Kevin Finnerty Kevin Finnerty is offline
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Originally Posted by Cub42 View Post
Steve, I was not trying to minimize the caliber of games or the Umpires who work the games abilities.What I was trying to point out, and apparently could not do, was that when these prospects play in HS games, they usually are WAY above the competition. From my past experience in Florida HS games, in these situations, they blew away the hitters, or just pummelled the ball at the plate. Its how they adjust when thrown in the mix with players of the same talent or better. I am no better a man than any other poster here.
Originally, you were asserting that when an umpire works high school or below, he would not have the skills or experience to handle difficult situations or rulings.

(And that lone phenom thing you experience in Florida is not the case here. In fact, I watched that No. 2 in the nation Jupiter, Fla. team get carved up because the team with those two pitchers I described had big hitters one through nine.)

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