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Originally posted by orangeump
ya know Blue, you keep talking all of this and that about "being informed"
You are behind the scenese apparently and know all I guess.
If big leaguers were to go on strike, how many games would tey have to fill with umpires? Lets say roughly 16 a night, so tahts 64 umpires in 16 cities, correct? Since MLB plays in mainly, I would say all, MAJOR cities in the USA, you are going to be able to find qualified officials who can go out there for a few weeks and NOT get into any major trouble...thats a big, big assumption though really.
Ok, so the Minor League guys strike, big deal, we just get those same 64 guys to come work...no wait, there are 260 some odd Minor League umpires that they have to find spots for.
Give me a break, you guys say that the teams want to fill these spots with locals, get real. I have been around and have obvious locals working, its a joke. These guys are pooping themselves just taking lineups cause they dont know what they are doing out there. The game is 100% different from anything they have ever seen before.....I know for a fact if my brethern go on strike at the Minor League level, I am going to be at my local Midwest League game watching the three ring circus taking place as Johnny JuCo ump walks to the plate in his grey ballbags standing on the plate for the national anthem.
These teams WANT and NEED professional umpires to work their games. They understand the importance of quality officiating, its the higher ups that are wanting to save a dime here and a dime there.
Get real.
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I couldn't stop laughing...thanks for the gag post. When the MLB umpires went out on strike the world did not end. The MLB administration plumbed the local groups for the best guys out there and they got them. The replacement umpires did a great job and a few were convinced to pursue the career.
You say that a local Juco umpire can't handle a Rookie league game. Yet, those same amateurs stepped onto Fenway, Comiskey, Busch, Wrigley and Yankee fields to do the job. Yes, the nerves were on edge but the job was done and sleep was had by all.
Maybe you aren't capable of doing the job and need to feel better about yourself. Okay, you are a great umpire and the world awaits the next morsels of wisdom from your brain.
While a few ex-pros are working the WBC, those professional players will just have to suffer through guys who will wet their pants getting the line up cards. (grin, chuckle, snort)