Lee Watson (front) at a Board of Corrections meeting in January 2024, says there are better places for a prison than Franklin County. Credit: Brian Chilson A county judge from southeast Arkansas gave ... Umpire-Empire is the leading discussion forum for baseball umpires of all levels.
Come join the discussion! On 8/27/2025 at 8:13 PM, West Coast Umpire said: This leaves a big gap in the umpire education system - the trickle-down effect of people going to pro school and then coming back to their amateur systems as instructors was huge. The loss is definitely bigger than the MILB pipeline. Spot on.
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