Pay Rates for High School Baseball Umpires

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Originally Posted by scarolinablue

In my region, at least, most schedules are pretty balanced - that is, you'll typically get an equal number of plate games and base games, so it tends to balance out, which is probably why nobody minds the difference. Now, I do now some guys who are excellent plate men who tend to do more plate games, but mainly as a result of their skill, not demanding more plate time for the extra bucks. Honestly, the more experienced guys in my association tend to not want to do the plate games to avoid the wear and tear on the knees.

In my association the assignor assigns umpires to their position and the more experienced umpires are generally assigned the plate. If I am assigned bases with someone I know to be less experienced I say nothing to the assignor if he does an average job, but if he does a superior job I will tell my assignor. It don't happen in a conference game between two good teams. And the guys with more experience might say they don't care, but deep down they really want the plate. Unless you are recovering from an appendectomy, who doesn't? Pay is the same.