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Originally Posted by Clint Lawson
Justme,
If that guy was hit by a college player in a college game i would have been on his side. It very well could have been me or one of my friends that work in that league. But I have tried and i can not make myself look at the guys working these game as my umpire friends. Just can't do it. I have a lot of friends that umpire high school and college baseball. They got me started so I will do anything to help other umpires. But I can't feel bad about what happened to this guy. Sorry.
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Clint:
It's these types of statements that are
killing us as union members. The prevailing attitude that you purport here does no union a service, rather it tends to make others turn a deaf ear to the unions plight. It makes no difference whether this was a union member or a replacement worker. No one, I repeat no one, deserves to be treated like this man was without receiving some compassion from his fellow human beings. I believe you're letting your emotions over the union issue cloud your judgment on what should now be a humanitarian issue.
Tim.