Finally, a non-umpire bashing article

[Sal Giaco]

Originally posted by SanDiegoSteve
It looked to me like the author managed to get in a dig against Phil Cuzzi, in saying he should have held a press conference to explain his ejections of two rats. If it had been me who ejected Pixie and Dixie, I would have given a brief statement saying that the rats got personal, and had to go. End of press conference. Since when do umpires need the blessing of the media to do their jobs?

I thought MLB cleared that up by saying there was no need for Cuzzi to appear at the press conference because the ejection was routine (ie. did not involve a rule interpretation or a contraversial play/call).

The beauty about pro ball is that if a player mother f*ck's you, you can mother f*ck them right back or get rid of them (some umpires do both). Unfortuneately, in NCAA ball, that's not the case. A Head Coach can "undress" you but you can't say anything back - you have to toss him and walk away. That's horsesh!t. Just my opinion