Comments on: Cortesio http://dabblersjournal.com/2007/11/05/cortesio/ prone to enthusiasms.... Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:28:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: John O'Neill http://dabblersjournal.com/2007/11/05/cortesio/#comment-181 John O'Neill Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:31:47 +0000 http://dabblersjournal.com/2007/11/05/cortesio/#comment-181 I read with great interest. Conditions have changed. I umpired 1970-75, Western Carolinas League, Carolina League, Eastern League and the Pacific Coast League. My last year in the PCL I was "on the wrong side" so to speak. Five guys were promoted to the Major Leagues, the rest of the staff were released. I can't imagine how bad it has been for female umpires. Minor league umpiring is a tough life for men but there is some commraderie between umpires and players that I'm sure dosen't exist with the women. With what I know from experience then, and from first hand knowledge now, my question is, what would motivate any woman to become a umpire? It's such an under appreciated, under paid, lonely job. It's hard to gain respect and even harder to keep it. And the bottom line is that as hard as it is for a man to succeed it's even harder for a woman to get to the top. John O'Neill I read with great interest. Conditions have changed. I umpired 1970-75, Western Carolinas League, Carolina League, Eastern League and the Pacific Coast League. My last year in the PCL I was “on the wrong side” so to speak. Five guys were promoted to the Major Leagues, the rest of the staff were released.
I can’t imagine how bad it has been for female umpires. Minor league umpiring is a tough life for men but there is some commraderie between umpires and players that I’m sure dosen’t exist with the women.
With what I know from experience then, and from first hand knowledge now, my question is, what would motivate any woman to become a umpire?
It’s such an under appreciated, under paid, lonely job. It’s hard to gain respect and even harder to keep it. And the bottom line is that as hard as it is for a man to succeed it’s even harder for a woman to get to the top.

John O’Neill

]]> By: joel http://dabblersjournal.com/2007/11/05/cortesio/#comment-160 joel Sat, 10 Nov 2007 17:19:07 +0000 http://dabblersjournal.com/2007/11/05/cortesio/#comment-160 Thanks. I thought it was pretty clear that I knew that. Nonetheless, I've made a couple edits.... Thanks. I thought it was pretty clear that I knew that. Nonetheless, I’ve made a couple edits….

]]> By: Mike http://dabblersjournal.com/2007/11/05/cortesio/#comment-159 Mike Sat, 10 Nov 2007 10:16:21 +0000 http://dabblersjournal.com/2007/11/05/cortesio/#comment-159 FYI - UDP went under about 10 yrs ago. The governing body is now called the Professional Baseball Umpire Corporation or P.B.U.C. FYI – UDP went under about 10 yrs ago. The governing body is now called the Professional Baseball Umpire Corporation or P.B.U.C.

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