ASA Robot Umpires

[iowasoftballump]

Is it just me or are ASA (and when I say ASA I'm mean umps that live a breath ASA and think that is the only thing out there) becoming way to much like robots.

I worked a couple of games this last softball season with a guy that lives and dies by the ASA and has the personality of a cardboard box on the field. It's pretty bad when you have players even making comments on how he is a robot.

Do't get me wrong if that is how he does it then so be it and a pat on the back to him.

So my real question is this, do you think that it's a bigger deal for you to be sellected to work by your state high school association to work the state tournament or would you consider it a bigger deal to be selected to work an ASA national tournament? I know for me I think that it's a bigger deal to work the HS state tournament.

I guess with my though process I won't be making it to the big time anytime soon. Just thougt I woudl throw it out there and see what you guys and gals think.