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Originally Posted by BenedictArnold
I have earned my right to comment on this situation because I know the difference of being on the road and working games as opposed to working 2-3 games a week and going home at night. I know this and so does WWTB.
As I said, this is just my opinion from first hand experience. I do not agree with the decision to work as a replacement. But I know it is going to happen. I just disagree with people trying to diminish the AMLU guys for trying to remain at a poverty level of income.
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BA,
I really don't think that anyone thinks that the AMLU guys don't deserve a better deal, and I haven't seen a lot of bashing b/c they are trying to better their situation.
I also worked the 150+ schedule and I know that it is much different than the 2-3 games a week in a couple of local parks, but where I think our thoughts differ is that the 2-3 games a week is better for the AMLU guys than the current contract. You said yourself that you retired after 10+ years and are happy with where you are at now in life, but for future MiLB umpires why can't they have those 10+ years be in a system that affords them the opputunity to live at home and earn a retirement in a normal job and work on their game until it is time for them to show what they know. If that were around when you, Windy, Jiggy, lawump and me where in we wouldn't have thrown away 35-45 years towards retirement combined. The former system had its +'s but a new system will aswell. The best part is the every current AMLU memeber can be apart of a new system and have a leg up in it.