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Originally posted by bobbybanaduck
Where are his AMLU brothers now? You ask that like you expect them to show up and defend him against ridiculous posts on here. The ones that were on here posting have probably read what has been said and laughed as I have.
Davidson, Hallion, and Hickox WILL BE the next full time MLB guys. This call will have no bearing on that. If you want to bash sombody, bash the 2nd base umpire that made the original call. He had no business making it, and anyone familiar with a 4 man system knows that. Davidson, as the crew chief and the guy that was supposed to make the call, did what he had to do.
As far as the AMLU guys taking "glee" in saying that AAA is difficult to work...I highly doubt it. I've seen what they have posted, I've gotten the letter they are sending out. They are simply trying to inform their amateur "brethren" of what is going on. They haven't once said, "Don't work."
Since I'm not an AMLU member, I have no problem taking glee in saying it. It is difficult. I did it. If you haven't been in the game, then you will get eaten alive at the AAA level, and most likely in AA, too. You may sneak through a couple of nights unnoticed, but it will catch up to you.
I've been contacted, and I'm not working. Why would I? I was in their shoes, and I hope they succeed in what they are trying to get done.
Why would anyone take those games? What's in it for you? Seriously...what could possibly be in it for you? Please enlighten me.
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Perhaps I'm not as good as Balkin' Bob. But my mechanics are much better. My timing is much better. My positioning on tag-ups at 3B are definitely better (as we have seen that his are horse****). My appearance is more professional than his. His stance and strike call look Smittyish at best. He looks like many of the umpires in my former association. I am certainly not a MLB jock-sniffer that thinks these guys can do no wrong. If I see an area to critique, I will without apology. You don't have to be a surgeon to tell a botched operation when you see it.
Davidson has way more experience than any of us have. But I know plenty of folks who have been doing jobs for years, but are still not that good at it, and have not improved their skill over those years. This extends to umpires as well. I don't understand how Bob got his job back, and I don't really care. As far as Tom Hallion and Ed Hickox, I feel they do deserve to be up there, and are by far superior to Davidson.