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Originally posted by SanDiegoSteve
So, that being said, to answer the question, yes, I think that it is possible that SOME College, and even SOME High School Varsity playoff quality umpires are as good, or better than SOME Major League umpires.
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I'm guessing that there are about 75 ML umpires and about 100,000 HS umpires. So, it's possible that the "best" (if it could be determined) HS umpire is better than the "worst" (ditto) ML umpire.
But, I don't know of many good HS umpires who don't also work college, and you seemed to separate the groups. So, let's say that there are 5,000 HS playoff quality umpires who don't work college ball (that number seems high to me). The odds get a little longer.
Add in the increased speed of the game, the pressure, the game management issues and the fact that you're looking for more than one such umpire (you used the word "some"), and I'd say that it's extremely unlikely. I'd rather take my chances on a power ball ticket.
Now, if the question was "are there HS umpires who, if they had chosen to pursue a ML career would be better than some of the current umpires?" you'd get a different response.