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I just want to say Italian Umpires are PROUD to have had an umpire to WBC.
We all perfectly know he is able to work EVERY position on the field.
But the Company is not 'his' nor 'our' Company. Someone else's taking the decisions.
One should better behave himself like he must in this kind of situations: stay to your own place, do the best you can do for your colleagues and for the teams, give 101% and gain respect from the participants.
My friend did ALL this and that's enough.
Complaining about rules you cannot change it's not only useless: this can affect your performance and your path towards excellence.
At the time he had to come back home, another umpire asked hime to exchange uniforms: now this guy is still directing games with my friend's shirt number on his shoulder.
Could you believe we were all moved listening to this?
It was like a big victory for my friend and for all of us!
About non-USA umpires I can only say (please note I am just a former softball umpire and this is my point of wiev) they are able to work WBC even if NONE of them is a professional.
My friend gained this opportunity even if it means sacrificing his job, his family... he's not doing this for the big money.
There's a HUGE passion for this game: we love baseball - maybe this passion should be noticed once in a while by those who makes decisions...
JMHO
Ciao
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Antonella
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