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Forum: Baseball Sat Sep 10, 2011, 06:55am

Replies: 50 LLWS umpires need to take a page from NFL refs. Views: 6,354 Posted By Rich The best umpires who volunteer for LL would be... The best umpires who volunteer for LL would be more than capable of doing the job. I think the selection process could be improved. I discuss this in the other thread. The problem is that nobody...

Forum: Baseball Wed Aug 24, 2011, 12:16pm

Replies: 50 LLWS umpires need to take a page from NFL refs. Views: 6,354 Posted By Rich I can only control myself and my small sphere of... I can only control myself and my small sphere of influence. I worked a game on ESPNU (as in U probably don't get it) this past weekend and I'd challenge anyone watching to think we were a bunch of...

Forum: Baseball Wed Aug 24, 2011, 11:17am

Replies: 50 LLWS umpires need to take a page from NFL refs. Views: 6,354 Posted By Rich Some of us see umpiring as more than a job. ... 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...

Forum: Baseball Tue Aug 23, 2011, 11:23pm

Replies: 50 LLWS umpires need to take a page from NFL refs. Views: 6,354 Posted By Rich Of course. What amuses me is he pulled his... Of course. What amuses me is he pulled his quotes from the same page I'm quoting. Not only is he stupid, but he's also completely dishonest, too.

Forum: Baseball Tue Aug 23, 2011, 11:01pm

Replies: 50 LLWS umpires need to take a page from NFL refs. Views: 6,354 Posted By Rich Did you miss the part where it's OK to buy the... Did you miss the part where it's OK to buy the umpires uniforms and gear? http://www.littleleague.org/umpires/whereareumpires.htm Keep new umpires’ costs down by supplying some or all the...

Forum: Baseball Tue Aug 23, 2011, 01:51pm

Replies: 50 LLWS umpires need to take a page from NFL refs. Views: 6,354 Posted By Rich Under the table? Reimbursements for expenses and... Under the table? Reimbursements for expenses and gear purchases are encouraged by LL. It's what they suggest for retaining umpires. LL isn't saying that umpires shouldn't receive gear or gas...

Forum: Baseball Tue Aug 23, 2011, 01:34pm

Replies: 50 LLWS umpires need to take a page from NFL refs. Views: 6,354 Posted By Rich Except that receiving a game fee for Little... Except that receiving a game fee for Little League is supposed to eliminate an umpire for consideration. It's a question on the application form.

Forum: Baseball Tue Aug 23, 2011, 01:12pm

Replies: 50 LLWS umpires need to take a page from NFL refs. Views: 6,354 Posted By Rich And I agree with this. Should I ever be selected... And I agree with this. Should I ever be selected to work WP, I offer no excuses for my work and any mistakes I make. I don't want to be called a "volunteer umpire" as if that makes it OK. My calls...

Forum: Baseball Tue Aug 23, 2011, 01:06pm

Replies: 50 LLWS umpires need to take a page from NFL refs. Views: 6,354 Posted By Rich No, that part of the product does NOT reflect... No, that part of the product does NOT reflect that. You're wrong, completely wrong, IMO.. It's the selection process, not the availability of quality umpires. LL will still select the one year...

Forum: Baseball Tue Aug 23, 2011, 12:21pm

Replies: 50 LLWS umpires need to take a page from NFL refs. Views: 6,354 Posted By Rich I know you'll probably be surprised, but I... I know you'll probably be surprised, but I disagree with you. Keeping LL volunteer only means there will only be people there that want to be there and not striving simply to earn a paycheck. ...

Forum: Baseball Tue Aug 23, 2011, 12:06pm

Replies: 50 LLWS umpires need to take a page from NFL refs. Views: 6,354 Posted By Rich I guess that umpiring Little League at an overall... I guess that umpiring Little League at an overall loss isn't enough for you (and I did so this year, despite some reimbursements for expenses I received). I did this community service despite...

Forum: Baseball Mon Aug 22, 2011, 08:25am

Replies: 50 LLWS umpires need to take a page from NFL refs. Views: 6,354 Posted By Rich How do they rule on a sinking line drive directly... How do they rule on a sinking line drive directly in front of F7 or F9 if they are behind the fielders? We don't want to have U1 or U3 involved, do we? I position myself in fair ground no more...

Forum: Baseball Sun Aug 21, 2011, 04:52pm

Replies: 50 LLWS umpires need to take a page from NFL refs. Views: 6,354 Posted By Rich Or someone simply made a mistake. Unfortunately,... Or someone simply made a mistake. Unfortunately, with so many poorly trained umpires there, the assumption is that every error is because of a lack of training. The guy that called foul is one of...

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