Do you have to be like a second-grade dropout to be an umpire? Did you go to school until you were 8 years old? I think you quit school before you were 10. Stay in school kids or you'll end up being an umpire.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
You can't know what it's like to be a major league umpire unless you were a major league umpire.
I set out to be the best umpire of my time. But I don't know what it takes to be great.
I was a great base umpire, but I was the most mediocre plate umpire to ever come into the major leagues.
I am primarily a lawyer. I would rather play in the game than be the umpire.
Your job is to umpire for the ball and not the player.
When I was a teenager, I was an umpire for a competitive league for 8- to 9-year-olds. I was really bad at it because I didn't know all the rules, and all these kids were better athletes than me. I made a bad call, and this dad snapped on me. Then he dumped his trash from his cooler, and I had to kick him out of the stands.
Anyone interested in becoming a professional umpire and becoming eligible to work in the minor leagues must attend one of the two umpire schools sanctioned by Major League Baseball.
Stay in school kids or you'll end up being an umpire.
Our students learn more in 30 days than one could learn in 30 years without our training. To really maximize your potential as an umpire, you need to get a solid foundation as soon as you can.
Stay in college, kids. Otherwise, you may become an umpire.