In fact, umpires were known to "politic" in order to advance themselves. At that time, it was not uncommon for an umpire to jump from what would now be Rookie classification to AAA classification with no intermediate stops. The league itself paid all salary and expenses - as minimal as it was then - for each umpire in the league. By , Baseball had decided it was in need of a new method for recruitment, training and development of umpires for the Major Leagues as well as a new method of training and advancement for umpires within the Minor Leagues.
Basically, Baseball was looking at a two-fold purpose in instituting a new program. A more athletic, energetic, educated, dedicated, and mannerly-type individual was desired - one with unquestionably high morals and integrity standards.
At the same time, a different method of advancement through the Minor Leagues was needed. For those reasons, the Umpire Development Program was established at Baseball's Winter Meetings in Houston in , and the program began operating in early Immediately, plans were set into motion whereby the program - based on on-field evaluations - would make recommendations to each league president concerning qualified umpires for their staffs.
Major League Baseball would in turn help subsidize each league by paying for a portion of each umpire's salary. The first administrator of the program was Edward S. Doherty, Jr. In March , Bernard Barney Deary was hired as a field supervisor. Prior to this, Deary had been an umpire in the International League. One of Deary's first responsibilities was to go onto the field during Spring Training with the younger umpires and actually work with them while supervising.
In April of , Al Somers was also hired as a field supervisor. At that time Somers had just returned from the Far East, where he had been conducting umpire clinics for the armed forces. Somers stayed only until June, leaving Deary as the only full-time supervisor to cover all minor leagues throughout the United States.
Deary traveled over 50, miles during his first season. The next important development came in when Major League Baseball decided that UDP should operate its own umpire training course each year.
Petersburg, Florida, in Candidates for the course were actively screened and only a limited number of applications were accepted. At this point, Baseball had basically two sources for professional umpires: the new Specialization Course and the Al Somers School for Umpires. Also in early , veteran International League umpire Joe Linsalata was hired as a second field supervisor. He was with the program in different capacities for many years.
When Doherty left in to take an administrative position with the Washington Senators, Deary was named as Administrator of the program. Veteran umpire Bill Kinnamon was contracted to be chief instructor for the start of the Umpire Specialization Course. Bill was still umpiring in the American League at that time, but an injury on June 22, , ended his career on the field.
At the end of the season he was hired as a full-time supervisor and chief instructor of Baseball's Specialization Course. Bill served as a field supervisor with Linsalata and Deary during the seasons. Baseball's own "rookie camp" operated for only 5 years, and in Kinnamon and Linsalata both left to take over operation of the Specialization Course as a privately-owned school, independent of Major League Baseball.
Both were veteran AAA umpires, Fitzpatrick having worked in the American Association for seven years and Nelson having served as instructor at the Al Somers and Wendelstedt schools for nine years, six as chief instructor.
This greatly relieved the workload for Deary, but Baseball continued to push for even more training, supervision, and development in the Minor Leagues. In September of that year, Deary passed away after suffering a sudden heart attack. Deary gave Baseball 24 years of service with the umpire program, his final 20 years as the program's Administrator. Fitzpatrick was then named Director of Field Supervision.
As the need for further supervision and training continued to grow, additional field supervisors were hired: Phil Janssen in ; Michael Pilato in ; and Jerry Neudecker and Bill Haller in Janssen left to join the American League as Coordinator of Umpire Operations in , and Felt, Pilato, and Haller left the program because of budget cuts after the season. Neudecker died of cancer in January, Through the last several years, tremendous strides were made in improved working conditions for umpires in the Minor Leagues, and the overall level of umpiring at the professional level has risen significantly.
All Minor League umpire salaries and expenses are paid by the NA league which employs the umpire. Group medical, dental, and life insurance is provided free of charge for all umpires in all full-season leagues.
Hotel lodging is provided free through the league offices for each umpire while on assignment within the league. Local courtesy transportation generally a complimentary rental car is provided through the league offices for Class AAA umpire crews in each city. Uniforms are provided to each umpire [years ago, umpires were on their own in obtaining uniforms]. A fair and impartial evaluation process for each Minor League umpire, including two written evaluations each year. Thorough evaluation and training of each Minor League umpire by means of a criss-cross schedule by the evaluation staff.
Use of video and audio tape in the training and evaluation of Minor League umpires. A comprehensive annual rules test administered to all NA umpires each winter. Petersburg, Florida. The job of a professional baseball umpire requires quick thinking, common sense, and confidence.
When the ball is in play, the umpire sees the action, assesses the situation and makes the call—all in a matter of seconds. The successful umpire has a thorough knowledge of the rule book, is even-tempered, and is mentally strong enough to handle situations under stressful conditions. He is expected to hustle, be alert, be in excellent physical condition, and have a neat appearance.
Each year Professional Baseball Umpire Corp. These candidates have good training, strong ability as umpires, and a keen desire to succeed. Umpires seeking a job in professional baseball must meet some basic requirements. I can't be your people finder to contact the right person, but here's a start.
Each applicant must have:. High School diploma or G. Reasonable body weight Strong interpersonal skills Good communication skills Quick reflexes and good coordination Some athletic ability Required preliminary training for the job i.
The first step to pursuing a career as a professional umpire is to attend one of the approved professional umpire training schools. These schools run for a period of five weeks during January and February each year. At the conclusion of the course the students are ranked, based on performance, and recommendations are then made to the Minor League Presidents regarding additions to their umpire staffs.
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