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Article: Umps seeking payback for background checks
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- The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
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- August 7, 2007
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RONALD BLUM, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
08-07-2007
Umps seeking payback for background checks
By RONALD BLUM, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Date: 08-07-2007, Tuesday
Section: SPORTS
Edtion: All Editions
NEW YORK Umpires are balking at baseball's attempt to widen background checks in the wake of the NBA's referee betting scandal.
In exchange for an agreement to allow credit checks, the World Umpires Association asked MLB to add a seventh umpire to each postseason crew. Negotiations broke down during a contentious meeting last week at baseball's headquarters.
"We strongly indicated the fact that were offended by the effort to trade economics against integrity," said Rob ...