Story on camps.

[Jurassic Referee]

Good story on camps in today's LA times:
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-...adlines-sports

[GarthB]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Good story on camps in today's LA times:
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-...adlines-sports

From the article:

"They said a year in rookie ball, a year in A ball, a year in double A, five to six years in triple A. And then maybe you might get called up," says Gonzalez, whose father, also a college umpire, was Rieker's roommate at umpire school 24 years ago."

"They", whoever they are, are full of sh!t.

[bobbybanaduck]

i was thinking the same thing. there are 3 levels of A ball after rookie ball, and you gotta go through all of 'em.

[BigTex]

Originally Posted by GarthB

"They", whoever they are, are full of sh!t.

With the last name of Gonzalez, "THEY" may not be so full of it.

[bobbybanaduck]

it's not unheard of, it's just rare. i was in the southern league for the last 6 weeks of my 3rd year. if the stars align just right it can happen, but it's not common.

[bossman72]

Originally Posted by tkaufman

Are you still in the game. Where at? What level now? How many years have you been in the game now? I am thinking about going back to school, but I'm not sure whether my age will still be a factor. I was told that it is not as much as a factor now that they have instituted the new re-ranking policy.

From what i've heard, if you're around 27 or over, you won't seriously be considered for a minor league job.

[GarthB]

Originally Posted by bossman72

From what i've heard, if you're around 27 or over, you won't seriously be considered for a minor league job.

Perhaps the exception proves the rule, but last year a 31 year old and a 41 year old got jobs with MiLB.

[blewthatone]

Originally Posted by bossman72

From what i've heard, if you're around 27 or over, you won't seriously be considered for a minor league job.

I am not too sure about that. I was 27 when I got in, spent seven years there. I did one year at each level except two at AA and two at AAA. It is possible. I do agree however that the older the harder.