LL Umpire removing pitcher for hitting batters

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by dysfunctional

The league umpire in chief and two managers from higher level teams were all on the field... I'll just leave it at that.

No offense to you or your league, sir... but you have no framework to understand what you're being told, as evidenced by your statement here that you think should tell us that quality umpires were there, but in fact does not.

I've been asked to help out with LL leagues several times over my career. When I agree to do so, I'm appalled by the awful umpires they are employing, and yes, sir, that usually includes the league UIC. Without exception (so far at least) - they have NO training, NO certification, NO inclination to visit sites like this to improve their craft (a couple on this site an obvious exception - but no one like that in the leagues I helped out). Many are coaches simply filling up a uniform because they are required to. Several are well-meaning people who are there for the kids, but simply have no direction, no clinics, etc. And the UIC's have no idea how bad it is because they don't ever set their toes in other ponds to see what it's SUPPOSED to be like.

Telling us the UIC and 2 higher level managers were around means absolutely nothing.