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Old Tue May 23, 2006, 05:20pm
JRutledge JRutledge is offline
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Originally Posted by jwwashburn
I agree. People should quit calling the guys working MiLB SCABS. They are simply accepting games that no one else is available or willing to do.
Considering that the only people that are scabs are the people working games during a strike, I think the term fits perfectly. Working amateur games with no union and no strike are not out of bounds for anyone to work as an independent contractor. Oh well, are you going to cry the next time someone uses the word "scab?"

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