Spring training is for umpires, too. The men in blue spend February and March in Florida honing their skills for the upcoming season. Pictured above is the home plate umpire from today's game. Ellen snapped the photo and was surprised to see that he didn't have white hair. It takes the average umpire 9 years to make it to the majors if selected by the gods of MLB. The current staffing level is 70 so the chances of making it to the bigs is pretty small.Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Men In Blue
Spring training is for umpires, too. The men in blue spend February and March in Florida honing their skills for the upcoming season. Pictured above is the home plate umpire from today's game. Ellen snapped the photo and was surprised to see that he didn't have white hair. It takes the average umpire 9 years to make it to the majors if selected by the gods of MLB. The current staffing level is 70 so the chances of making it to the bigs is pretty small.
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