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Originally Posted by SCUMP
j rutledge....i did work.....i am a former minor league umpire.....evans trained
4 years minor league experience.......retired......for family reasons........
so i am practicing just what i preach.......
if you dont like the pay, or the people that pay you, it is easy......find
another job!!!!!!!!
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Guys,
I know SCUmp because I went to school with him. Just like myself, we did not get jobs. Just like myself, we moved on and raised our families and worked Independent Professional baseball (not affiliated Minor League Baseball) for the last 5+ years as an advocation/hobby (not a vocation). The only difference is that SCump worked indy ball full time in the summers where I just worked it locally (5 - 7 series per summer)
Despite the image he portrays on this board, SCUmp is a good guy. With all due respect, I think he needs to becareful how he presents his experiences. Independent League umpires and Affiliated Minor League umpires both work professional baseball, however, the mentality, goals and "dreams" are quite different.
I'll leave it at that because I just don't want to get in the middle of all this "mud slingging".