[PeteBooth]

What the hell does the power of unions have to do with the ability to umpire?

It's very difficult discussing something with someone who simply doesn't get it.

You talk about ability in umpiring etc. and my point comparing the Players Union to the Umpire Union was this.

If Umpiring was the "be all and end all" and you need a certain amount of ability to call games, then why wouldn't Major league baseball go out of their way to settle Umpire Union Strikes - Why!

because Major league baseball can go to the Minors Leagues or PRO Schools and get anybody (and by anybody I mean anybody who attended and graduated from PRO Schooll - Geeze I feel like I am talking to my kids) to umpire their games.

Let's assume right now the Major league baseball Umpires went on strike. MLB would simply bring up the guys from the Minors to do their games.

There would not be a Work stoppage because the umpires went on strike.

Of Course one has to go to PRO School in order to be eligable. My point was that Anybody in PRO School or in the Minors could work those games.

Perhaps I shouldn't have used the term Anybody to make my point because you seem to be dense in my usage of the term and the illustrations I gave.

Learn to think "out of the box"

Pete Booth