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Originally Posted by RLG
Has anyone attended the Arizona Umpire Academy? If so, was it a good experience?
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I haven't attended, however, I "know" Steve Mattingly.
He was an excellent AAA umpire certainly headed for MLB until he helped organize the minor league umpires' union. "Coincidentally" his and his east coast counterpart's careers were ended shortly thereafter.
Steve is also a fine, honest and genuine person. I don't believe he would affiliate with any training organization that was less than top notch.
A bit of trivia...Steve is the "pitcher" in Jim Evans' balk video.