[QUOTE=lawump]One more totally absurd comparison for...Take a man flipping burgers and give him, let's say, 1 hour of umpiring training, and then put him on the field to call a game. Then lets take a skilled umpire (from
MiLB), train him for 1 hour to perform "burger flipping" and then put him in front of the McDonald's grill. How do you think things would turn out? My bet is that the baseball game would be in a lot more trouble than the McDonald's consumers. That is why MiLB umpires should be getting paid a
livable salary (or getting paid more than just above minimum wage)...because they have a unique skill. While it is a skill not on the level of a doctor (or lawyer
), it is a skill that many people could never hope to attain. My comparison too was absurd.[/QUOTE
So how much do you feel that these highly skilled MiLB umpires should be paid for their valuable service to all of mankind?
Follow on question:
How do convince the people that really matter, MiLB, that they are worth the extra money? Obviously the strike hasn't worked too well.