37. How Bad Is the Umpire Shortage In Baseball?
Rawlings Tigers Interview Series
English - May 10, 2022 17:59 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsBaseball Sports Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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"The game is canceled."
"Wait, why?"
"We don't have an umpire."
This seems like an unrealistic situation, but it's starting to happen. We're starting to see games with one umpire crew. This is not because leagues or tournaments are trying to cut costs. They can't find people to officiate games.
Is the problem going to increase?
Dave, Spiker, and Evan sit down to discuss the environment, the problem, and how we can all do better to support our officials.