End of JEAPU?

[johnnyg08]

Originally Posted by yawetag

Not a bad prediction. I've said elsewhere that if he changed it to a two-week class and offered three of them over the 6 weeks, I'd look into going. Getting 5 weeks off at work is impossible; two weeks is doable.

A two-week would be amazing and more doable for anybody who entered umpiring outside of their teens or early 20's.

What person with a "real job" can afford to give it all up to attend a 5 week school?

Answer: Not many people who could be very, very good umpires.

[yawetag]

Originally Posted by johnnyg08

What person with a "real job" can afford to give it all up to attend a 5 week school?

And what percentage of those people are going simply to improve their own knowledge and not necessarily to get a job with MiLB?

I'd bet that if Evans ran the classes (even if he had the 5-week one), he'd find it very profitable. Charge $1,000 (or even $1,200 to make a bit more than you would with the 5-week) to be there for the two weeks; make it clear it's not to get a chance for PBUC; and put it after the 5-week classes end. The only issue is the availability of your instructors.

[Forest Ump]

Originally Posted by johnnyg08

A two-week would be amazing and more doable for anybody who entered umpiring outside of their teens or early 20's.

What person with a "real job" can afford to give it all up to attend a 5 week school?

Answer: Not many people who could be very, very good umpires.

I agree with that thought but I'm also thinking;

"What person with a wife can give up two weeks to go to umpire school and still have a wife when they get back."

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Forest Ump

I agree with that thought but I'm also thinking;

"What person with a wife can give up two weeks to go to umpire school and still have a wife when they get back."

I could. I travel to umpire all the time.

[johnnyg08]

Originally Posted by Forest Ump

I agree with that thought but I'm also thinking;

"What person with a wife can give up two weeks to go to umpire school and still have a wife when they get back."

I would be able to do it as probably a one time thing or every few years...my wife knows how important umpiring is to me so she would let me do it. YMMV

[yawetag]

Originally Posted by Forest Ump

"What person with a wife can give up two weeks to go to umpire school and still have a wife when they get back."

Two weeks? Easy. Five weeks? Impossible.

[UmpTTS43]

Originally Posted by yawetag

Two weeks? Easy. Five weeks? Impossible.

I guess I'm one of the lucky one's. Maybe the wife likes me out of the house. Logged 16,324 miles last year.

[yawetag]

Originally Posted by UmpTTS43

I guess I'm one of the lucky one's. Maybe the wife likes me out of the house. Logged 16,324 miles last year.

I should rephrase. My wife would probably allow me to go away for 5 weeks. My bank account and job, though, wouldn't.

[Matt]

Originally Posted by yawetag

Two weeks? Easy. Five weeks? Impossible.

You either haven't been married long enough nor have had enough marriages.

[yawetag]

Originally Posted by Matt

You either haven't been married long enough nor have had enough marriages.

In less than a month, it'll be 10 years with the same woman.

If you're suggesting I can't be away due to lonliness issues, that's definitely not the issue.

[johnnyg08]

Originally Posted by Matt

You either haven't been married long enough nor have had enough marriages.

Or you married the wrong woman. Two weeks for something like this would not be an issue for me either. Everybody is different though. We can't paint with a very broad brush on an issue like this.

[UMP25]

OK, enough of the wifey talk.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Matt

You either haven't been married long enough nor have had enough marriages.

Everyone is not married and everyone does not have the same profession either. I would suspect that people's jobs, careers or business could not take them away for that period of time than a marriage. I know officials that have these problems just by doing a couple of sports, not just being away for weeks at a time out of town. It also does not help that the benefit of potential income in the immediate future is lacking big time if you become a Minor League Umpire. I am sure there are many reasons people find other things to do with their time for those 5 weeks.

Peace

[Matt]

We need a headslap smiley.

[johnnyg08]

Originally Posted by Matt

We need a headslap smiley.

I felt that Matt.