Fact Vs. Fiction

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by PWL

Just to make a point, if your not offended? How can your be for certain that other people think the same way as you? What do you suggest they use, "jolly good fellows"? It would seem to me that this is classic case of "have your cake and eat it, too". All these "scabs" are doing is being self serving and nothing more. They don't have anything to gain but a few extra bucks and the privilege to say they umpired a pro baseball game. They are just silly little pawns in PBUC's attempt to keep as much cash in their grubby little paws as possible. Hear me now and believe later when I say the players, owners, and MLB will not let this thing go as long as most people anticipate. This thing just started, so give it a little chance to play out before everyone thinks the walls have started to crumble down.

I am relatively certain that continued use of the "N" word would offend Rutledge, as well it should, therefore nobody uses it in conversation, which these boards are in principle.

PWL, you are the example that I used, do to the offense you took by my innocent use of the word "retarded" to describe a bad baseball rule.

Rutledge, I am not offended by any of those words, however I can understand why some would be. I have plenty sack, Jack, so jump back.

Once again, you couldn't make it through an entire post without turning it personal against me. You still can't find any language which can compare with the word "scab" in any posts from the union opposition. Saying that the umpires would be smart to come back to work is not name calling.

Find one quote, just one, and Joe and I will gladly drop it like it's hot.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Here are a few quick questions:

1. Do you think the minor league players, managers, and fans would rather not be playing right now, out of respect for the umpires?

2. Do you think they would rather say "no, we will sit out along side the umpires until they get what they want!!!!" ?

3. Or would they rather do as they are doing now, playing and enjoying their games and putting up with less than ideal umpiring, and not giving a faretheewell about the AMLU?

(the correct answer is #3)

[WhatWuzThatBlue]

I love the fact that without this strike only a few simpletons would ever give creedence to what a player or coach says. Being questioned by them at any level - especially after a game - is sad.

I have read countless threads that tell of a coach who blasts or praises an umpire. Most of us learned long ago that both comments mean the same thing - little.

So far, all we keep seeing or arguments over the same things that they wrangled over before the strike. Strike zone consistency, foul balls and the like...wow, it'll be any day now that the cavalry comes in to save the day.