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Originally Posted by Emperor Ump
lets see what I can do to clear some of my intent as brought up here.
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The part I find untruthful is that umpires, the majority, DO officiate for the money. I would refer you to several discussions in the archives in 2007 about this matter.
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I cannot and will not deny that money is a factor and an important one. Money should not be the exclusive factor nor should someone be in a situation where they are dependent on the baseball money. The season is relatively short, there are rainouts, cancellations, and other factors which can disrupt the money flow. Taking a part-time job anywhere would probably be more lucrative than umpiring when looked at on an annual basis.
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Philosophically accurate, reality short. There are many people here on this forum and in umpiring nationally that not only have officiating as a secondary, completely necessary income but have it as a sole income. I can think of a small % of umpires who do not need the money by their own admission and evidence in my 40+ years in officiating. Because they have invested and scheduled umpiring, it is a known and somewhat secure income, they often cannot abandon that choice unless a better job comes their way.
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I fully agree and I believe in being successful as officials is calling out the bad ones, this includes helping bad officials find their way out of our sports. I would bet you have seen these guys that only are in it for the money. From my experience they tend to be the reda$$es who make everybody’s job more difficult. I also notice and don't shed a tear when they leave officiating after a short time. I firmly believe to transcend from an average official to a top-tier official you need to have a passion at some level in the sport, in officiating, and in your officials association you represent. There is so much more intrinsic reward to officiating than the extrinsic paycheck. I love my HS games and have earned the right to get more of these games than many other guys, just as I'm trying to earn the right to break into D-III/JuCo ball, but I will not turn-back a $25 coach pitch game either.
Cheers!
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Although we suffer the transients and the “money only” guys, without them, many umpire organizations, and leagues, could not survive.
Thanks for the rebuttal.