Knew it was coming

[SethPDX]

Originally Posted by KJUmp

Eastern Region both regional & LLWS umpire selections are the province of the DA's.

kyle...what did the LL mucky mucks do to your Junior umpires last year? Just curious as I ran a sizable (and successful) JR Umpire program for my local league during the 10 years I was involved in LLBB.

Do you mean the DAs approve the Regional/World Series applications that are sent from their respective districts? It's true, you must have the DA's permission to send in an application, but in the districts around here the DAs trust the recommendations of their umpire staffs before signing off. Once the application goes to (in my case) San Bernardino or Williamsport the staff there select the umpires who actually work.

Kyle is talking about the rule change that now prevents junior umpires from working without an adult partner.