New Umpire School

[rcaverly]

Fair competition between suppliers (the two, now three, again, pro-schools) in the marketplace is good for the product (the selected pro-candidates, and all others that graduate.)

Fair competition between buyers (PBUC for the selected pro-candidates, and all other attendees) in the marketplace is good for the price (hopefully, lower) and quality (improved, if possible, ha!) of the product offered.

The obvious problem: PBUC, one of the suppliers, is also PBUC, the only buyer of selected pro-candidates.

How could a logical person conclude fair competition is achieved among sellers in the marketplace, when the sole buyer for the selected pro-candidates is also one of the suppliers? It would appear to be like GM, no matter what they do to demonstrate fairness, trying to decide which brand of automobile to buy for its own fleet operations.