True Confessions - Your Analysis and Eval?

[DDonnelly19]

Getting back to my point about moving up vs. kissing your assignor's ass...

Last year was the first year I worked on this summer youth league. Two things that the assignor/supervisor dictated to other umpires simply went against my SOP:

1.) Balks were NOT to be called during the first two weeks of the season;

2.) Plate umpires are obligated to inform managers during the pre-game conference on what the strike zone would be that game.

Now, let's say I wanted to get some good assignments in the league, so I go along with that the big dogs do. I get assigned a 17-18 league game early in the season. Pitcher balks so bad that the fans in Cleveland see it, yet I call nothing. Let's say that a big dog from the college level is watching this game for whatever reason. What is going to be his impression of my abilites? I guarantee that he'll never recommend me to work any college ball, much less anything higher than coach-pitch.

I've got my limits on compromising my principles vs. kissing my assignor's ass.

Dennis