tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23235590.post114376717619985793..comments2023-11-24T02:45:41.809-06:00Comments on BISCUIT CRUMBS: Umps say they're outUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23235590.post-1144102053681779352006-04-03T17:07:00.000-05:002006-04-03T17:07:00.000-05:00I'm still getting used to this blog stuff. I poste...I'm still getting used to this blog stuff. I posted this in the wrong file and went back to move it.<BR/>=====<BR/><BR/>We're working on a story about the local fill-ins, but I don't have any details.<BR/><BR/>Umpires don't progress from college games to the minors and then the majors. There are umpire schools in Florida each winter for anyone wanting to work in the minor leagues. Now, a college umpire can go to one of those schools.<BR/><BR/>If they're good enough (and lucky enough), one of the short-season leagues hire them and they start working their way up. It's a long road.<BR/><BR/>Southern League umpires have usually been in the minors for at least five years. They're still two steps and quite a few years from seeing a major-league field, if they're again lucky enough.<BR/><BR/>Keep checking the paper for the story.Stacy Longhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00994636043953112206noreply@blogger.com