Bargaining in Good Faith?

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I am sure the MiLB guys are very informed, and know exactly what they are doing and what they are giving up.

If you think it's crap that a minor league umpire wants a cost of living increase to survive, and that since minor league baseball doesn't want to pay them anymore, then that's okay, then that is just your opinion. I have mine, you have yours. I just can't side with minor league baseball on this one. Sure i'm biased...I'M AN UMPIRE! If I can ever see umpires making things better for themselves, then i'm for it.

But he question is this. If the MiLB guys leave? How much is that worth to the game of baseball? I think a cost of living increase (which wouldn't be close to nothing out of the pocketbook of minor league baseball) is going to be worth it to keep those 230 guys working in minor league baseball. The game would still go on, but not quite as well. It would be different...and giving these guys $700 more a month seems like an awful small price to pay to keep the better umpires around and keep things uniformed and easy.

Remember...the minor league umpires aren't trying to screw over minor league baseball...it seems to be the other way around though.