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Originally Posted by dysfunctional
The league umpire in chief and two managers from higher level teams were all on the field... I'll just leave it at that.
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Three adults working an 8-10 Minors regular season game? Overkill.
"Two managers from higher level teams" may not even make one-half of a decent umpire. Just because someone knows how to manage a team, that doesn't mean diddly when it comes to positioning, judgment, rules knowledge, etc. etc. Heck, for all we know, their managerial skills are probably suspect as well.
And I'll be quite frank, a league UIC could also mean nothing in terms of skills. In my neck, the vast majority of the guys and gals who have spent time as a league UIC did it because nobody else in the league wanted the responsibility. Their qualifications may be nothing more than having one or two years of umpiring experience and attending a class or two to make them "certified".