Retouch base after foul ball

[CT1]

Originally Posted by Publius

Umpires with ability benefit from a system using hired assigners less than any other participant in such a system. ADs benefit most, followed by assigners themselves, then bad umpires. Good umpires gain little.

Not always. In our association, assignments are made based on (1) ability; then (2) availability.

An umpire who can work every day probably will work every day, but he may call mostly MS and JV games, with a few lower-level Varsity games thrown in if that's all he's capable of.

[Publius]

Originally Posted by CT1

Not always. In our association, assignments are made based on (1) ability; then (2) availability.

Without assigners, umpires with ability work as often as they want, at as high a level as they want, provided they are willing to pursue the games.

Even if that remains true under an assigner, it is of no particular benefit to those umpires. They're simply no worse off than they were before.

Lots of guys don't like having to "sell" their services because it's such a tough sale.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by Publius

Without assigners, umpires with ability work as often as they want, at as high a level as they want, provided they are willing to pursue the games.

Even if that remains true under an assigner, it is of no particular benefit to those umpires. They're simply no worse off than they were before.

Lots of guys don't like having to "sell" their services because it's such a tough sale.

All the leagues here use umpire groups or associations, no freelance going on here. Unfortunately.