Game fees.

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

It's like I always say: If you want the 2-1, 75 minute game, make yourself a varsity umpire.

I work basketball and do between 35-40 games a season, all varsity. The JV game beforehand is usually, without a doubt, the more difficult game to call consistently. And yet I'd rather stay home than work one.

The only beast that's different is football. With one game a week, all Fridays, it's fun going out on Mondays and Thursdays and working subvarsity with the crew.

Rich:

You missed my point. I agree with you. But there are some of us that work all three levels (FR, JV, and VAR) during the course of the season, and when you get those three hour FR or JV games, you really earn your game fee.

MTD, Sr.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

Rich:

You missed my point. I agree with you. But there are some of us that work all three levels (FR, JV, and VAR) during the course of the season, and when you get those three hour FR or JV games, you really earn your game fee.

MTD, Sr.

I don't know how you folks have time to work multiple levels. To me, looking at my schedule next season with 40 games (basketball) on it already, it looks very, very full.

Although I have a list with open dates sitting in front of me just in case I need it.

[zm1283]

In the spring for school baseball, we get the same for 9th, JV, and Varsity. Any 7 inning game is $55, anything shorter is $45. In the summer, all four levels of Legion ball pay the same, which is $50/game.

[DG]

The last HC I tossed said something like "you making all this money to umpire you should learn the rules"... goodbye.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by DG

The last HC I tossed said something like "you making all this money to umpire you should learn the rules"... goodbye.

I had one tell me that he didn't know why they paid me. I just said that he sure didn't pay me very much.

[Kevin Finnerty]

"You can always tell how much class a man has if he brings up how much money either of you earns."

My dad told me that.

I think of it every time a participant or observer mentions money when it comes to umpiring a ballgame.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by DG

The last HC I tossed said something like "you making all this money to umpire you should learn the rules"... goodbye.

I learned a good reply over on the basketball forum: "Oh I umpire for free. They have to pay me to listen to knuckleheads like you."

[Kevin Finnerty]

Oh, that's good!

After being called on money, I had a partner say, "Why don't you take some of that money you're saving on us and buy yourself a rule book."