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Old Fri Feb 13, 2009, 01:30am
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Man if I was a Milb guy i think I would be a little upset, hell almost every college guys makes more than we do. I thought those guys got paid a lot more than that. I see why they want to talk contracts all the time.
Yes, now you know. But at the amateur level there is that major discrepancy (for which I get that economics lecture) between the D1 Basketball guys working for $1,000 per game and the D1 Baseball guys working for $200 per game. I think that discrepancy should be what it is at the High School level between basketball and baseball, and I bet the discrepancy isn't that blatant.
Even for the D1 finals, the Basketball refs are paid $1,400 for that game while the D1 Baseball umps are paid $3,900 for the whole tournament, which, if the maximum number of games are played, some umpires work 11-13 games which is only $300-$350 per game.
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Old Sat Feb 14, 2009, 02:42am
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Yes, now you know. But at the amateur level there is that major discrepancy (for which I get that economics lecture) between the D1 Basketball guys working for $1,000 per game and the D1 Baseball guys working for $200 per game.
I hate to break it to you, but most of the D1 basketball ref are making more than a 1k... I know a guy who worked a D1 games at Bradley and got 2100 before travel and perdiem..atlot of guys are making about 3k+ doing games like Kansas U...
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Old Sat Feb 14, 2009, 09:47am
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I hate to break it to you, but most of the D1 basketball ref are making more than a 1k... I know a guy who worked a D1 games at Bradley and got 2100 before travel and perdiem..atlot of guys are making about 3k+ doing games like Kansas U...
No, I knew there is a select group of officials making $3000-3500 per game plus airfare (which you can pocket any left over if it works out) and $200 per diem. This group and the fees are kept close to the vest, so to speak, as you well know. I was just using the article (something in print) about Steve Welmer where he said he made $1,000 per game and kept the return flight home pay for his trips since he just went right to the next sight. He also told of the $200 per diem. He may be in that select group of officials, yet he was just talking about a game that paid a lesser fee. Yes, I know there are some W-2's out there for $200-$300k per year and they get to write off any travel expenses and pay taxes on the travel expenses they keep.

Of course, the great Billy Packer (yeah right) of "the coach is 'working' the officials" fame, got this started years ago when he said the basketball officials should be making $1,000 per game right on TV. He must of had a bug put in his ear from some fellow officials he knew.

For years there was well known official that had a room at the airport hotel in GSO and just drove to all his games in the area, but was pocketing (and paying taxes on) the round trip airfare for each game in addition to his game fee and per diem.

So, yes, once again the D1 Baseball fee pails in comparison to the D1 Basketball fee (I can hear that economics lesson again) and it should be in line with the 'difference' in fees at the High School level between baseball and basketball.
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