Two person mechanics

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Originally posted by chuck chopper
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I think you should have a chat with your assigner also as this other ump appears to be trouble. We have enough problems just handling the game, and don't need to make problems for ourselves as well.

Yeah, I should talk to him, but I understand his theory. We have 60+ schools we assign on varsity, JV and freshman games. We also assign 10 junior high schools. We only have 175 active umpires. There are days where I have two different games at two different places just to cover them. About 45 of the umpires are really active in the association...130 only show up when we review the state mandated test each year. She's one of them.

To Mr. Mafia, I should have moved more towards second on the hit, but looking back at it, she never did make the fair/foul call...I had to (and it was close).

Thing is, if she would have been at the meeting where we talked about 2-person mechanics, she would have known that the association wants the plate umpire to take that call into second.