Umpire Hospitality at ASA Nationals

[Dholloway1962]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

You are kidding, right?

Wish I was. I am in a dispute with a local association here that has done and is scheduled to do Nationals this year in the future. They are saying they have no responsiblity towards the umpires as far as hospitality at the field. That is solely up to the umpires. This totally contradicts what the State ASA Commissioner is saying. It might be getting ready to get ugly!

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by Dholloway1962

Wish I was. I am in a dispute with a local association here that has done and is scheduled to do Nationals this year in the future. They are saying they have no responsiblity towards the umpires as far as hospitality at the field. That is solely up to the umpires. This totally contradicts what the State ASA Commissioner is saying. It might be getting ready to get ugly!

Well, he who holds the purse strings, controls this situation.

If the "local association" refers to an umpire group that is involved, they should host the visiting umpires. However, they should not be expected to bear the expenses of doing so.

Personally, I feel the host (whoever is charging the teams) should foot the majority of this responsibility. This is often done by finding someone to sponsor an activity, food, drink, whatever.