Let me just straighten it out for you, the coach for Villa did know the relationship of ump and player before the start of the game, this was never a "secret" why didn't he question it before the game? He could have said he wasn't comfortable with it but guess he was waiting for a good time like when Villa was losing. Maybe ump should have excused himself but let me assure you the assignor and other coaches for other teams all knew when Ludlow played them and it was never a problem. So therefore ump didn't really think it would be a problem because he knew he wouldn't favor Ludlow and could make the right calls, and nobody questioned it during any other games; he's a fair ump and has been umping for many years. As far as the calls in question, anybody at the game knows the truth. The player was thrown out for telling ump he sucked, as any ump would have done and coach was restricted for kicking dirt on homeplate not for questioning the relationship as you just stated it was known before the game. Sounds pretty fair there. As far as the close safe or out call at plate, well at any game when there is a close play, the offense team will always say safe and the defense team will always say out, that's why it is a close call in those situations, and Villa did lose by more than one. Last but not lease the Ludlow player that was hit by pitch, was not "surpised" but did the right thing and took base when ump made his call and you left off the homeplate ump after making the hit by pitch call, he didn't swing made an appeal to the field umps and the call was "the player was hit by pitch and did not swing" so are you questioning the other umps also. The ump is actually harder on his nephew and anyone at a game knows this. Also just to say Ludlow beat Villa in regular season with different umps and as far as the ump being at the championship game to watch his nephew be named to all tourney team, do you really know this, maybe he just came to watch the game, but regardless, didn't know it was any of your concern where the ump goes on his free time. And on last note both teams Ludlow and Villa played a great game.