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Yeah, the SP players are not too with it. Could it be that part of the reason is because there are so many different organizations and a multitude of different "local" rules interjected by league administrators? Same with the umpires. You have umpires that are just the same as players. Some bring all their colored shirts to the field, not knowing which organization they are working that night. And you have the every popular switching back and forth between baseball and softball. But that's only part of it. The other side is that there are too many veterans that just don't believe it is worth their time to attend the clinics. Those umpires are just as stupid as the players in not being able to recognize the difference between the rules on the softball field and what they see on TV. Then there are the ever popular, "hell, I'm a fastpitch umpire, any idiot can do slowpitch" umpire who takes the games for extra money, but doesn't have a clue what's going on. The next thing you know, s/he's calling an IP for the pitcher stepping "outside the H" or calling a runner out for not immediately advancing after rounding 1B (LBR). And then there are the "greens". Quote:
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There was a FP clinic last night in this area. There were a handful of umpires that didn't show up. Some are not bad umpires and a couple pretty good, but they just don't believe they can or want to learn more. And there are a couple of duds that know they will get games that just don't want to be bothered. It's not the game that determines the umpire's zeal, but the umpire themself. JMHO
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