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Rich you made my point by saying during the LL tournaments That was my point.
What about the regular season? You come in during the tournaments which I also do, but if I was one of those regular season umpires and did not get any Tournament games because you and other college / FED umpires wanted them I would not like it and I do not think you would either.
My main point is this
It's LL and it should be umpired by the people who officiate day in and day out no matter how bad / good BUT LL has sold out to TV.
Also, here most are bashing the LLWS umps
We had a PRO umpire this year allow a pitching change without the original F1 throwing a pitch a basic rule.
Pete Booth
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Pete -
I totally disagree with your opinion. If supervisors at any level can get someone whom they feel is better the so be it.....
It happens at every level...
For example, your from NY so I will use this example. The guy that assigns the MAAC Conference for basketball uses three guys that work a lot of Big East games to work the final and those guys dont work a lotta of MAAC games during the season, but they are better than most of the other guys and maybe the supervisor trusts them.
You have only said that becasue you work all season long, that you are entitled to those games (playoffs). Don't the kids deserve the best officiating the league can get them regardless.
More often than not, those guys supervisors are bringing in are just more talented and sometimes as officials we need to accept that they may be better.....
Assigners face the challenge of availabilty vs. ability. AS someone who has assigned at the hs level for 15 yrs, I'll take ability all the time. And to the umpires who are honest with themselves they will admit that more often than not they aren't working a certain game because I have chosen someone better,,,,,