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Originally Posted by NCASAUmp

Trolling aside, I have no problem if someone is in it for the money. Just don't drag me down with you.

The second sentence seems to contradict the first.

There hase been alot of mention of "in it for the money" in this thread. I don't think anyone said they were in it for the money. What I tried to say (albeit poorly I guess) is when possible, let the pay reflect the level of the crew and the importance of the game.

A frustrating part about what we do is that, at many tournaments, you can have one field being covered by umpires who work hard to do things the right way and on the next field over, you have some who could care less about how they do things. The sad fact is that they all make the same pay. I realize that little can be done about this situation, but when making assignments based on merit,like ASA Nationals, when each official has earned his/her spot, why not reward these high performers with a little more in their wallets. I certianly can't understand paying them less than what they make on a weekly basis.