Umpiring is not that difficult

[PeteBooth]

Originally Posted by Rich Fronheiser

Garth is right, but I'll take it one further.

This will be the post against which all the other dumb posts will be compared.

I've tried to forget most of your post, but in response to the last line,

NOT EVERYONE can work the plate at Yankee Stadium.

Rich you and Garth can you have your opinion but Major league baseball agrees with my statement.

Who has more power

The Players Union or the Umpires Union?

When the Major league Umpires did go on strike did major league baseball really care?

Also, look at this years debacle in the minor leagues. Again did Major league baseball really care. The games were being officiated and if the Minor league Umpires Union didn't "bend" in their original negotiations, Major league baseball would have continued to fill in the gaps.

Major league Baseball KNOWS they can get anyone to umpire their games.

For some strange reason IMO you and Garth seem to be on the "Richie Phillips" camp when it comes to umpiring, thinking that Umpires are a Critical part of the game. I know the game is not about us. It's about the participants. People do not come to the game to watch us.

Richie Phillips and the Umpires Union called Major league's baseball's bluff and got burned.

Therefore, you might think my last statement qualifies as one if not the dumbest statements ever but major league baseball doesn't think so.

And you talk about Dumb. What about your last statement

NOT EVERYONE can work the plate at Yankee Stadium

I can get a Zillion guys to work the plate at Yankee Stadium and guess what, it will not impact the game as much as if Derek Jeter was not playing Shortstop.

Pete Booth