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Originally posted by dontcallmeblue
"His expertise may be equal to many in A or even AA ball."
are you kidding me?
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What was puzzling about that phrase? I can think of at least fifty guys in the Chicago area that have been to Pro school, work college baseball and any number of professional rules leagues. Most of those guys have been at it for fifteen or more years. Between them they have hundreds of hours of clinics and instruction. Are you telling me that a newbie out of pro school or even a guy with two years in, has more knowledge than one of these guys? Maybe I should borrow your wuote - Are you kidding me? An A level umpire works how many games in his 3-4 month season (be careful, I've been there and know)? Compare that to the journeyman who has a dozen years of college ball under his belt and your newbie is outclassed. Maybe his mechanics may look textbook, but his knowledge couldn't fit into the cup of one of those guys.
There are always exceptions, but I was using one specific example and you chose to generalize. I'm sorry, but you are way off on this one. There are plenty of guys out there that meet my criteria - they have put in the years instead of a few thousand at a winter camp. There are a few old timers here and any one of us could umpire rings around a newbie fresh out of pro school.