End of JEAPU?

[mbyron]

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/10/sp...at-party.html?

[cbfoulds]

Probably.

How many are likely to pay the freight if there is NO chance of being selected for PBUC?

Not discounting nefarious motives at the MiLB & PBUC levels, now that they have their own, competing, school: Evan's apparent cluelessness about what his employees did wrong is just sad.

[MrUmpire]

Over reach by MiLB. Dealing with the instructors, who also happen to be MiLB umpires, is justified; handing out the death penalty to the school is not.

Seems obvious that ulterior motives are at play, and with a contract, Jim is probably done. Harry's is next.

[UMP25]

Still, if this KKK stuff did happen, it was just plain stupid.

[MikeStrybel]

A good friend just finished The Umpire School and was asked to attend PBUC. He told me the stats from his and the other schools the morning he finished and I was floored. 14 of the 30 students were asked to PBUC Eval! I may be mistaken but I believe that PBUC Eval takes 36 candidates. If so, Wendlestedt sent 14 (from 120) and JEA would have just 8. Any one else here these numbers?

[UMP25]

Those numbers are incorrect.

[MrUmpire]

Originally Posted by MikeStrybel

A good friend just finished The Umpire School and was asked to attend PBUC. He told me the stats from his and the other schools the morning he finished and I was floored. 14 of the 30 students were asked to PBUC Eval! I may be mistaken but I believe that PBUC Eval takes 36 candidates. If so, Wendlestedt sent 14 (from 120) and JEA would have just 8. Any one else here these numbers?

You and/or your friend are mistaken. Evans will also send 14. Percentages has nothing to do with it. Each school was asked for 14 regardless of size of class or past success in training. PBUC has always asked for the same number from each school. They have been careful to not show favoritism, evn though more Evans grads move on to a contract that Wendelstedt....at least in the past 12 or 13 years.


Check out which school the last five umpires promoted to MLB attended. Check out how many current MiLB umpires attended which school.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by UMP25

Still, if this KKK stuff did happen, it was just plain stupid.

Did you read the article? It's not quite what you think, and in my opinion doesn't warrant the punishment.

Given what actually happened Jim's low-key response actually makes more sense. I don't think he saw the sh*tstorm that was coming.

[UMP25]

Did you read my post? I'll repeat it:

If this KKK stuff did happen, it was just plain stupid.

[cbfoulds]

Originally Posted by mbyron

Did you read the article? It's not quite what you think, and in my opinion doesn't warrant the punishment.

Given what actually happened Jim's low-key response actually makes more sense. I don't think he saw the sh*tstorm that was coming.

I read it.

I am certain that the outcome is not punishment, it's pretext: for something Professional Baseball was looking to do anyway.

I agree that Evans didn't see the sh*tstorm coming. Like I said previously, that is both clueless and sad.

Guys prancing around in [even fake-/ pseudo-/ mock-] "KKK" outfits, complete w/ pointy hats in the South [which I am a proud part of] and in front of "the lone black employee" can NEVER be "all in good fun" / "a bad joke never meant to hurt anyone". You have to have been living under one hell of a rock for the last 40 years not to get that.