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Old Wed Oct 21, 2009, 11:53am
JRutledge JRutledge is offline
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Originally Posted by RichMSN View Post
Yes, that's exactly it. He doesn't move. The job requires it. Until MLB can replace guys with younger umpires who do the job, this will continue to happen. I loved watching Bruce Froemming, but he should've been moved out 15 years or more before he retired.

It's time being a ML umpire isn't treated as a lifetime appointment. Hire people who have educations and other careers they can fall back on and stop giving the chosen few jobs for life.
I completely agree. They eliminate a lot of qualified people because they only give people jobs that have nothing to lose once they get there.

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