I NEED TO SPEAK MY MIND AFTER ATTENDING A COUPLE FRIENDLIES AS WELL AS A TOURNAMENT THIS FALL.....
THERE ARE A COUPLE TEAMS AND SOME PEOPLE WHOM I DO NOT KNOW ,THAT ARE HOSTING BOTH TOURNAMENTS AND FRIENDLIES USING SINGLE UMPIRES
CHARGING BOTH TEAMS FOR TWO UMPIRES WHILE MAKING LOTS OF MONEY
UMPIRES ARE NOT PAID ENOUGH! THAT IS WHY THE UMPIRES AT THESE FRIENDLIES OR TOURNAMENTS ARE SO BAD... EVER HEARD - YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR ?
WE PLAYED IN A TOURNAMENT, PAID $70 A GAME, BOTH TEAMS = $140
UMPIRES WERE PAID $40 PER GAME, ONE UMPIRE.....
PROFIT OF $100 PER GAME CORRECT
OVER 100 TEAMS IN THESE TOURNAMENTS AND FRIENDLIES WHERE THESE PEOPLE SECURE MULTIPLE FIELDS , OVER CHARGE, DO NOT SUPPLY GAME BALLS !
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY USE ONE UNDERPAID UMPIRE THAT IS USUALLY
NOT EVEN A QUALITY UMPIRE...
BACK IN THE DAY, AND I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS A LONG TIME....
WE PAID UMPIRES FAIRLY, TWO ALWAYS PER GAME, QUALITY UMPIRES, DID NOT OVER CHARGE TO MAKE A PROFIT..... GAMES WERE ALWAYS 1:45 WITH A 15 MIN BREAK
NOW GAMES ARE 1:15, 1:20, DROP ...... SOMETIMES YOU ONLY GET IN 3 OR 4 INNINGS
KIDS GET SOMETIMES ONLY ONE OR TWO AT BATS IN A GAME....
AT WHAT THE EXPENSE OF SOME JERK OFF MAKING A PROFIT ON YOUR TEAM AT THE EXPENSE OF YOUR PLAYERS....
COMPLETE BULLSHIT....
YOU HAVE A CHOICE...
DONT ATTEND THESE FRIENDLIES OR TOURNAMENTS- PERIOD
THEY ALSO LET BIG NAME TEAMS PLAY FOR FREE TO ATTRACT OTHER TEAMS SO IT LOOKS LIKE A HIGH QUALITY TOURNEY OR FRIENDLY
SOMETIMES THEY EVEN LIST BIG NAME TEAMS AND THOSE TEAMS NEVER EVEN PLAY AT ALL....
IM SORRY BUT ENOUGH IS ENOUGH ....
COLLEGE COACHES WANT TO SEE TEAMS PLAY 7 INNING GAMES, AND PLAY GAMES THAT MEAN SOMETHING
THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN ANYMORE....
AGAIN , BACK IN THE DAY WE WOULD PLAY IN A FRIENDLY, HIGH QUALITY TEAMS, EVERY GAME VERY COMPETITIVE, 1:45, EVERYONE GOT GOOD PLAYING TIME, AND A QUALITY OPPONANT.. YEAH TRAVEL BALL IS WATERED DOWN TREMENDOUSLY, LOTS OF BAD TEAMS, LOTS OF MULTIPLE TEAMS IN ONE ORGANIZATION ECT...
BUT YOU HAVE A CHOICE, MAKE YOUR TEAM BETTER, PLAY REAL GAMES , NOT A SHORTENED GAME WITH ONE UMPIRE AT THE EXPENSE OF YOUR KIDS AND TEAM TO MAKE SOME JERK OFF ALOT OF MONEY...
LETS DO THE MATH, 50 TEAM FRIENDLY, PROFIT $100 PER GAME 3 GAMES PER TEAM
CRAZY HUH ? WHAT IF THERE ARE 100 OR 150 TEAMS IN THESE TOURNEYS OR FRIENDLIES ?
IM ALL FOR A TEAM MAKING MONEY, BUT NOT SOME JERK OFF THAT COACHES SOME BELOW AVG TEAM, THAT SECURES FIELDS WITH HIS BUDDY THAT WORKS FOR THE CITY... THESES GUYS ARE MAKING THOUSANDS OF YOUR DOLLARS EVERY WEEKEND
AND AGAIN ITS WRONG, COMPLETE BULLSHIT...
YOU HAVE A CHOICE, ITS UP TO YOU.
I WILL NOT PLAY IN A TOURNEY OR A FRIENDLY WITH ONE UMPIRE
OH YEAH, LETS TALK ABOUT FIELDS, THEY DONT EVEN RAKE OR DRAG THE FIELDS..
LETS TALK ABOUT SNACK BARS, THEY DONT EVEN RUN A SNACK BAR, THEY SELL THAT TO SOMEONE ELSE FYI...
I COULD GO ON FOREVER... LETS GET BACK TO QUALITY FRIENDLIES AND QUALITY TOURNAMENTS WITH GOOD UMPIRES AND FIELDS DRAGGED AND PREPPED, AND 1:45 GAMES.. LET THE KIDS GET IN A COMPLETE GAME WHERE THEY GET SEVERAL AT BATS
MIKE SMITH, BATBUSTERS SMITH,
HEAD COACH CHINO HS
THERE YOU HAVE MY NAME
RUN WITH IT PEOPLE......