Great game mgt vs. "its the umps fault"

[wadeintothem]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

Well, that's your area. In my area, there are more games than umpires and that is at all levels. HS games have to be rescheduled at times due to lack of umpires. And it is not just softball, baseball is having the same problem.

Yeah, we have the same problem at that level of officiating.

I was specifically addressing the local rec league problem here and the draw it has for bringing youth into umpiring.