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1. Alright, Detective, we're going to make sure you can cut the mustard as a Major League Baseball Umpire. First of all, I know you've never served as an umpire before in your life.
But trust me on this - most umpires start their training in the exact same place as you, with no umpire experience whatsoever!
2. Now, don't protest too much if you're a lady detective. You can still pull off the undercover assignment. After all, there have been female umpires in the Major Leagues since 1988. Which woman broke the proverbial "glass ceiling"?
3. Let's make sure you know how to sound like a pro on the field. Umpires have to go to school in order to be considered for work in Minor and Major League baseball. There are only two schools, and they're both in the same US State. So, if someone asks you where you went to umpire school, you'll have to regale them with stories about your time in which state?
4. Would a fellow umpire take you seriously if you said you graduated in the bottom third of your umpire training class?
5. It isn't going to be very easy to sneak in as an undercover umpire. Most of the umpires for the Major League games have been working their way up for years. It's going to take a lot of work to get you to blend in.
How long does it take for a recent graduate from umpire school to make it to the Major Leagues?
6. You'd better get used to answering to your new nickname, too. Even though the modern umpire uniform does not always use the color that spawned the name, and many umpires consider it offensive, the name still persists. What is the standard nickname for an umpire?
7. Let's make sure you're studying the right rulebooks. How are base positions assigned to the umpires on the same crew?
8. You're going to get a number just like the regular players do. Let's make sure we don't give you a number that's been retired. It should be easy as only one number is off limits for Major League umpires since the umpires organized in 2000. Which one is it?
9. You won't be alone out there. Umpires are represented by a professional union, which handles collective bargaining for them with the Major League. This union is called the World Umpires Association.
10. You'll be infiltrating a close-knit group of hard-working professionals. You'll be under close scrutiny, and we cannot forget that there's a murderer running around. If you get in trouble out there, talk to the most experienced umpire on your crew. He'll be aware of your situation and also serves as the liaison between you and the labor union. What is this umpire called?
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