It’s not about the quality of the player, it’s about the team that you play for. In baseball, there are more people willing to shell out big bucks to watch a major league game than a minor league game, therefore the players for the major league teams can command much higher compensation. In our sport the players for the majors control most of the games being played through scope clauses. The owners would much rather let the lower paid players take the field, but they can’t. As a result the majors have much more leverage in determining compensation levels. The experienced players in the regionals are good as well, but they lack the same leverage as those at the majors. If I could wave my magic wand I’d have the regionals make contractual gains to the point that the current whipsaw regional business model is no longer cost effective and we’d all be better off, unfortunately that isn’t the case. My original point was that the people running around saying that they are apparently good enough haul passengers for brand x at regional pay, but not for brand x pay gets a little old. Some really good pilots never get an interview, some bust for good reason, and some make it. It’s just the way that the game is played.