Most posters know my position on the strike (as a former MiLB ump...I'm decidedly pro-AMLU)
However,
(1) it appears to me that this "replacement" handled this situation well. Assuming he didn't say anything unprofessional to bait him (which I doubt he did) I say he handled it very well. In fact, he kept his composure a lot better than I would have. Seriously, I would have had to have been restrained by my partner(s)...which I admit would not have been the right thing to do.
(2) this is an assualt and if it happened to me I'd get the cops involved...maybe even file a civil suit, although the damages suffered appear to be minimal. But such a suit may make future players think twice.
(3) I respect Mr. Hubler, although I haven't talked to him since I left "the game" many moons ago...but I think from a
PR point of view, that was a dumb statement to make.
(4) Mr. Young deserves a long, long suspension.
My two (or four) cents.