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ENelson:
The Umpire Development program is a great
idea. If we had such an opportunity in my
area (New England) I would definitely attend.
Instead, I have traveled for advanced training.
Although this would be in the best interest
of the individual umpire (and baseball in
general), the extra training and improvement
may not guarantee more/better games for these
umpires. The trick would be to get the league
assignors (commissioners) to pay attention to
your evaluation system, and grant assignments
based on these ratings.
I would love to see a tier system for level of
training/ability where umpires are assigned
according to their ability, including the re-
evaluation of veteran umpires (many who would be
shocked to find out they need to improve).
I guess that is the system in some parts of the
country, but around here, it's the 'ol boy network.
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