Mr. Umpire

[PeteBooth]

"Gee, if it weren't for me, they wouldn't have good umpires" is just overinflated ego. If they gave two hoots about decent umpires, they'd pay to have them, and wouldn't have to pull dads from the stands.

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Jim I agree 100%. I suppose we could start a new thread but my assignor picked up work for the Jr./Sr. program of one LL Organization.

RE: They were getting Moms/ Dads from the stands. It got to be so bad, that the parents for these divisions would simply drop their kids off and go get coffee or something and then come back just so that would not be asked to umpire.

You are correct, it's amazing what happens when you pay for umpires. The problem of not having them goes away pretty quickly. Also, the moaning and groaning about the quality also goes, because the parents know first hand what it's like to umpire.

Pete Booth