hehehe,
 

Trust me folks:

Both soCalBlue and Bobby are much, much closer to knowing everything about MiLB umpires than any of us.

Both have their thumbs on the official pulse of that group of umpires.

Regards,

tim,

with so much going on round here i never said thanks for the email. so, publicly, thanks. :)

oh, and i use my fingers cuz my thumb has it's own pulse.

My information is that this is the first year of mid-season ratings and rankings. As Tee said, in part, this has been the cause of several MiLB umpires self releasing. Why? If one has been in, let's say, AA for four or five years and finds himself ranked in the bottom half at mid-season, he may find it easier to leave now and begin the process of getting on with life rather than finish out the year and being released over the winter.

For those keeping score, I believe Jason Klein was the top rated AA umpire at the end of last season. He moved up to AAA this season.

[quote=GarthB] As Tee said, in part, this has been the cause of several MiLB umpires self releasing. Why? If one has been in, let's say, AA for four or five years and finds himself ranked in the bottom half at mid-season, he may find it easier to leave now and begin the process of getting on with life rather than finish out the year and being released over the winter.

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Or not being released. Either way, youthful exuberance wears off when you know you have hit the ceilng. The majority will and the ones who forego college or post graduate might find themselves late in life to choose an educational path.

Which is the point of my OP. Let them know the slim chances, the very, very slim chances of MLB.

Or you could read they gave special priviledge to a female. Females are not attracted to pro umpiring and pro umpiring does little to nothing to attract them. Keeping the "token" around is PC.

Garth,

Your right on the $$$. My partner was #1 and was promoted to AAA (International League).