3 MLB Umps Rehired... - Page 3

Tim C · #31 (**permalink**) Wed Feb 09, 2005, 08:58am

Sal:

Matt(and all the others) knew very well how difficult the trail would be to get to the final destination.

While it is fine to have any "concerns" for people who lose their jobs I think it is rather "interesting" that some people live with these guys ups-and-downs.

Matt knew what he was in for -- it was a gamble -- he lost.

Tee

Sal Giaco · #32 (**permalink**) Wed Feb 09, 2005, 09:17am

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Originally posted by Tim C
Matt knew what he was in for -- it was a gamble -- he lost.

Tim,
You make "gamble" sound like he was at a casino for the last 10+ years.

From a human standpoint, it "sucks" when anyone puts that much work into a career and suddenly, it's gone. Can you imagine a doctor who goes to school for eight years and then they tell him he can't go into practice??

While I am an umpire and can understand his loss, I would feel the same for an actor/actress or anyone who has to go through something like that. Just my opinion

Tim C · #33 (**permalink**) Wed Feb 09, 2005, 09:29am

Your opinion is respected but you seem disconnected to me.

I have had THREE career changes in my life. The last at 40 years old.

EVERYONE gambles each day that the job he holds, the career he has invested in and the company he works for could change over night.

I suggest you read "Who Moved My Cheese" -- change is inevitable and those that handle it well will always be needed.

I certainly respect that Matt (and Troy Blades and Scott Higgins) took a chance at perhaps the most competative job market in America.

However, I doubt seriously that any of those three did not recognize that their lives could change if their employer felt they were the "right guy for the job."

Sal, not everbody can be "the boss" -- sometimes people just fail.

I take time to only care for and worry about things that I can impact within my own sphere of influence.

Enough said,

Respectfully,

Tee

Sal Giaco · #34 (**permalink**) Wed Feb 09, 2005, 10:38am

Well said Tim - I understand your points and for the most part agree with all of them. I guess I can sort of feel their pain and sympathize with that. The cold reality is exactly what you said, life can change in an instance and those who can deal with the adversity, will continue to move on. I am 34 years old and you are 40+ - the wisdom and experiences of life show the difference. I still have a lot of growing yet. Thanks again for your comments.