Doghouse officials

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As the season winds down I'm trying to do a lessons learned exercise.

I have worked with a few well experienced umpires this year that I thought were really good "on the field" only to later find out that these men either don't often get assigned the "most desirable" games in tournaments or in HS play.

I asked my assignor about one and he said the problem is that he is too stiff on the field and never "makes a joke." One of the others simply has a way of beating the rest of us to death with his knowledge of the rules and mechanics, often taking 5 minutes to say something he could say in 30 seconds. Our assignor has said when referring to this gentleman that the rulebook is to get us out of trouble, not into it. I take that to mean that he likes to hear himself talk.

So the question I have is what types of behaviors or issues happen with officials who are unquestionably competent, but manage to be in the doghouse in their groups?