Demoting MLB umpires

[Larry1953]

Mike, thanks for your insightful reply.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by Larry1953

Mike, thanks for your insightful reply.

You are welcome... it was a correct reply as well.

"When was the last time an umpire in the show was fired because he was bad? " Correct answer: Never. (A note ... 3 Umpire SUPERVISORS were fired after the 2009 season. Not asked to retire ... fired.)

Mr. is correct as well, but as per MLB policy those retirements were treated as exactly that --- retirements, with all benefits that implies. NO umpire (so far) has been fired from MLB for on-the-job performance. At least one that I know of was fired for improprieties (the details escape my mind, but I believe he was selling his freebie plane tickets, or downgrading and keeping the money, or something like that). This same guy was already under investigation for selling memorabilia he had collected during and after games.

Also, several were allowed to resign during the strike quite a few years ago - those not rehired were saying they were fired and demanded recompensation for unlawful termination... I don't recall if every single one of those guys cases are over, nor how they were resolved. But still... none were "fired" because they were "bad umpires".