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Originally Posted by Kaliix
Hey Jiggy, it's like this. You just got here and have no reputation. WWTB has been here for along time and IMHO has a reputation for giving accurate information about the game. (Pi$$ing contests with Rut excluded, I won't even go there). I'd be much more likely to believe him and very unlikely, considering your short stay here and the quality of your posts, to believe you at all. And I am betting I am not alone in that assessment.
If you are asking WWTB to prove his sources then do the same. You are not producing the information, so you can't be your own source. That kind of thinking truely is idiotic.
You are getting your "information" some where from some one. What's your source???
I bet you dimes for dollars you'll post some innane crap and still won't give a source....
Name a source and prove me wrong. Otherwise your just talking shi.....
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You are inclined to believe someone based on how long they have been posting huh? That's perfectly logical...
And... I've said before. I am only speaking on those things I have seen first hand. I need not site a source because I am not repeating anything anyone else has said. WWTB can only claim to repeat what others who are in the game have said. The fact that he refuses to name his sources leads me to believe he is simply attempting to act as though he is something he isn't in front of an audience that by and large wouldn't be able to tell the difference. His post are purely emotional and clearly anti-AMLU vs. being objective and informed on the issue. He has shown only an intent to influence others to take a negative view of the AMLU and preach doom and gloom for the labor situation. This is a cowardly thing to do, especially considering his only basis for his commentary is his "sources" which he will not identify. The facts show that the players, managers, and other club personnel aren't completely happy with things. Their comments aren't just normal complaining about umpiring. They speak specifically to a comparison between what they are used to and what they are seeing now. There have been numerous situations that have occurred, that likely would not have occurred with the normal AMLU umpires. It simply cannot be argued that the Scabs are just as good of umpires, as PBUC and MiLB themselves have said otherwise. Sure the games are being played (in case there was a misunderstanding; the AMLU's intent by striking was not to keep the games from happening at all, just to keep the AMLU umpires from umpiring and demonstrate their necessity to the game). MiLB has put out across the board gag orders and no-argument directives; a move that shows their expectation of problems with what they admit is sub-par umpiring. This is part of the spin MiLB has attempted in this situation, admittedly they have managed the press better than has the AMLU. However, the AMLU recognized early (before the strike actually began) that in this case, public opinion would not play any significant part and that the added difficulty of finding, living with, and keeping Scabs would. Remaining objective and looking at only the facts, one cannot honestly believe the "doom and gloom" scenario WWTB and others would like to preach. It only serves to vent frustration from those who have jealousies against the AMLU guys, weather it be for where they are, or the fact that they choose to demand more and assert that they are worth it. Simple fact of the matter is, either way MiLB needs the 220 young men of the AMLU. Even if somehow they "broke" the union, the majority of those 220 would be selected to return to work. They are the best and most qualified to work in the minor leagues, the AMLU knows it, MiLB knows it, PBUC knows it, the players and managers also know it. The only ones denying it are those outside of the game, those that wish to believe that umpires in the amateur ranks are going to "get their shot." What a let down it will be when they realize they never were taken seriously, by either side; they were only Scabs.
This next week should prove important and interesting...stay tuned...