You only ask that they be consistent on K/B, which we didn't get

Florida umpires are notoriously the worst. Cottage industry down there. ACC and SEC jobs are plump jobs and so you don't get any of the power schools pissed off at you.

Supposedly they shouldn't be local or have any close relationship to either school. Covid may have altered this?
[Post edited by rtp_hokie67 at 04/10/2022 6:14PM]

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Posted: 04/10/2022 at 6:13PM

Well, the relationship between umpires and pitchers is very interesting . . -- MidloHokie 04/10/2022 5:13PM

You only ask that they be consistent on K/B, which we didn't get -- rtp_hokie67 04/10/2022 6:13PM

Wait..so I just re-read your post...so there IS a concept of 'home cooking' -- HokieNerd 04/10/2022 5:34PM

Oh for sure. In fact, in one college game the guy behind the plate . . . -- MidloHokie 04/10/2022 5:36PM

Great insight! Never thought about that - ump travel... -- HokieNerd 04/10/2022 5:23PM

Graded -- Techdady 04/10/2022 5:39PM

That’s the problem. You don’t know where they’ll come from. -- HolidayInnHokie 04/10/2022 5:37PM

The funniest part of this is my daughter had a ump she hated in HS . . . -- MidloHokie 04/10/2022 5:34PM

Major college umps arent that young -- rtp_hokie67 04/10/2022 6:25PM

Well, this guy was 21-years-old calling the plate at a Radford U home game -- MidloHokie 04/10/2022 7:20PM

In baseball I was a hitter's ump. HAD to be a strike. -- TomTurkey 04/10/2022 5:19PM

You must have loved long high scoring games -- rtp_hokie67 04/10/2022 6:32PM

Didn"t have that many. Had to be fair. IWWIW. -- TomTurkey 04/10/2022 6:40PM

You only ask that they be consistent on K/B, which we didn't get

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