There are certainly some fine umps but that " good ole boy " network stretch's far and wide . We have old codgers that can hardly walk , let alone run , calling our NAIA games , one guy in particular , you just hope doesnt screw up the game for either team . But dont think for a minute the " blues" dont talk about individual coaches and players . We had the chairman of the league umps have a mandatory discussion with our head coach , because of an ejection of him self and a player ( both warranted ) . The guy also throws in " your catcher is getting the reputation thru the league as being difficult to work with so you might want to tell her to tone it down " This was in the 5th game of a 28 game season .
To further this tale the ump of that game REFUSED , just Refused to call any change up our pitcher threw for a strike . Didnt matter . Not calling it . We lost that game and I received a warning for complaining about this as well . So in that conversation between the head ump guy and our head coach he says " the home team had a camera directly behind home and those pitches were in the batters box " . Total nonsense -- Our Catcher won 1 or 2 PGF national titles with the Bev' Bandits , she played at LSU , she has the best eye at the plate I've ever witnessed , she knows WTH a strike is ! So fast forward to the conference tourney , losers bracket game , we happen to be playing the same team and we have already turned in lineup card and warmed up our pitcher -- same damn guy calling the game , same damn result -- refuses .. flat out refuses to call a change up a strike .. his zone was so small both teams just stop swinging at any pitch close to a corner by the 5th inning . I again get warned for hollering at the guy -- for hollering " not fair to totally take a pitch away from our pitcher" Damn girl trains 9-10 months a year to have some incompetent dick refuse to call a change a strike . Their team was pissed too . And the league's head ump gives you the ole " Oh this guy calls D1 all the time " that guy is the best graded this n that " Just sours you on the entire investment in the game. He was so bad we decided we would never throw that pitcher again if he was calling the game.
