Double Booking

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by Bandit

What are some thoughts or opinions about umpires who "double book" dates or cancel out of games or commitments from one game to take another? For instance...book a high school game and then get an oppurtunity to do a college game on the same day. Calls the high school assigner and makes himself or herself all of a sudden unavailable to do the high school game.

Whoever you ask this about needs to re-read the ASA Code of Ethics. This is NOT done --- not if you want to keep working.

At the very most in this situation, the umpire should let the college guy know he has a commitment and with whom. If the college guy wants to call the high school assignor to see if the high school assignor has others who can fill the spot, he can do so - but unless and until told by his high school assignor that he's off the hook for the game, he's working the high school game. Period.