1.   Jennings is the second lawyer the union has retained to represent the umpires.

2.   Last spring about a dozen umpires approached Ron Shapiro, a noted player agent, and asked if he would be interested in representing the umpires.

3.   Lawyers representing the umpires, players and baseball owners negotiated throughout the day Thursday, seeking to find a way to keep substitute umps off the field.

4.   New umpires would be represented by the same bargaining unit, the Major League Umpires Association.

5.   Phillips has represented the umpires for as long as they have had a union.

6.   The umpires were represented by general counsel Richie Phillips.

7.   Whether or not they join the new union, the umpires will be represented by it.