LLWS umpires need to take a page from NFL refs.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by DeejABlu

Cheesy sells. Cheesy is what you get for LL umps who "volunteer" when they can call almost any other ball and get paid a decent wage.

Some of us see umpiring as more than a job.

Many people volunteer time to, say, build a house for Habitat for Humanity. How many people go up to them and say, "Shame. Builders could be making $30 an hour building this house. Why are you doing it for free?"

Lots of kids can't afford to pay travel-sized registration fees to play baseball. The local Little League is a place to go where all kids are welcome. If you don't want to donate some time to umpire these games, that's fine. I won't hold that against you. But why hold my choice of community service and charity against me? It's my time, not yours.