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Originally Posted by ozzy6900
Baseball was the one game that was left to humans and therefore, not perfect. It is not suppose to be timed, video replayed, huddled about or whined about. The more they try to take the human element out of the game, the worse the game gets. Managers are supposed to be out there arguing but players have no right to do so and need to be put in their places immediately when they cross the line. Umpires make snap decisions, sometimes in less than 1/4 of a second and their decision rules, not the 500 replays that the fans and the announcers get to see. I am so fed up with every play being dissected by no nothing people trying to change the game. I now have 50 years in baseball playing and umpiring. The game is fine..... leave the damn thing alone! Go screw up football some more!
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Oz, I agree 150% but you got to credit a lot of the whining to the media.
Not because the game is broken or there are missed calls , hell those things have been part of the game since it was invented. In fact in most cases it isn't even about the game. It's about writing a story that is more controversial than the next guys. Getting people to pay attention to their stories , which in turn translate to getting recognition and collecting a bigger pay check than the next guy.
And its not just baseball either.
Oz, we came from a generation where men sat down and worked out their problems over a beer and moved on, still with respect for each other.
In today's world they piss in each others beer, write a story about it or sell a video of it just to try and make a buck, and can care less about respect. I understand about having to make a living but, will never buy into accepting dirt money to do it.