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[SanDiegoSteve]

I think the guy definitely has a bad attitude, since it is the association policy for him to be ready to work a JV game. He should have his gear, and if the policy is for the base umpire to go work the JV game, then so be it. If Nick would have been on the bases, it would have been his duty to step down to the JV level.

Out here, we have no such asinine policy. If there is no umpire for the JV game, that's tough caca. The folks here want 2 umpires on their Varsity games, and they would just either cancel the JV game, or play it as a scrimmage with the catchers calling balls/strikes/fair/foul, and the base coaches calling the plays on the bases.