Giving Game Fees back

[johnnyg08]

Originally Posted by Kevin Finnerty

Umpires are already exploited. The standard fee for the work that is performed is so far below what it's worth, it's a borderline disgrace. We're baseball's greatest suckers.

Negotiating game fees is like pulling teeth. Teams all want the greatest umpires but expect them all to work for next to nothing.

Many teams never believe what it costs in terms of equipment, keeping it upgraded, study time, drive time, vehicle maintenance, actually working the game...as if all of the stuff in my trunk magically appears there.