Neutral umpires for Finals

[ilovebaseball]

Now I know this is going to sound like a rant but I have to say it....Finals, where ever they are played should have neutral umpires at least. I have played senior baseball for many years and I have seen the level of umpiring go downhill. So much so that I am not going to play again next year and a few others i know feel the same way and are leaving as well.
with numbers dropping its time we addressed this...I play indoor cricket the season costs much the same but we get an umpire every game surely we can pay for blues instead of getting some very dubious umpires that in alot of occassions deprive the better sides of a win.
Theres nothing worse than having a good game only to have a home umpire making dishonest rulings ...If you aint good enough on the day I would rather loose than have a umpire win it for you .....its not really winning is it?

[snoball]

Best umpire in Qld-- blue, yellow or green shirt -- Chris Norrie, Redlands. Sign him for any Grand Final.

[rallymonkey44]

I would definately agree with Snoball on Chris Norrie as a standout for a grand final. Definatley the best umpire we had in PBL this year and haven't seen a better one in any of the other games in other grades I've watched this year. Calm, professional, fair and communicates extremely well with both coaches and players alike regardless of the tension of the game.