Ode to "scabs".

[pdxblue]

Indeed! I worked with some great umpires in my 16 PCL games. Yeah, a few missed rotations, but that can be expected when you don't work 3-man mechanics all the time.

I seen a LOT of good solid strike zones called, and some outstanding handling of some no-win situations on some tough plays!

The most important thing was that I seen a bunch of guys have a good time with it, and the players seemed to be having a pretty good time playing. Yeah, I few gripes, but there has ALWAYS been a few gripes about the umpires in the 150 someodd years of baseball!

I think overall, the scabs showed how good of quality there is in the umpiring ranks for amature baseball!