ABCDelta3

Do umpires have to stay up to date with rule books??? It just seems like they get worse and worse every year....either not paying attention to the game they are umping, or completely not knowing a rule. I have heard of an umpire calling a girl safe at home plate when she didn't even come close to reaching the plate and got tag out. She ran into the umpire on her way home, but an ump is part of the playing field. HE CALLED HER SAFE!!! HELLO SHE NEVER REACHED HOME, YOU CAN'T JUST GIVE HER THE RUN. And don't get me started on what they see as a strike zone, or when you ask the field ump if a batter check swinged all the way---10 out of 10 times, they weren't paying attention. I have even heard of umps asking the catcher if a pitch was a strike. I want to know what it takes to be an umpire, and if keeping up with the rules is involved, cause if it isn't TSSAA, NSA, and ASA needs to reevaluate the system of umpires.