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[UMP25]

There are some guys who do, indeed, take the fast track. Ted Barrett was one of my roommates at school in 1989. In 1994 he was working at Yankee Stadium on Jim Evans's crew. Not bad.

[GarthB]

Originally Posted by UMP25

There are some guys who do, indeed, take the fast track. Ted Barrett was one of my roommates at school in 1989. In 1994 he was working at Yankee Stadium on Jim Evans's crew. Not bad.

Obviously, different scearios have played out over time for different reasons...the skill and learning curve of the umpire in question being just one of those reasons. The retirement rate at MLB, the release rate (both self imposed and otherwise) at AAA, AA, and the three A levels, leave policies and contracted staffing levels are other variables. Even changes in administrative policies over the years can make what happened in the 80's, 90's and 00's different from decade to decade.

While some umpires moved more quickly than others, generally speaking, damn few umires spend just one year moving through all the A levels and equally few spend just one year in AA ball.