Minor league baseball

[BenedictArnold]

WWTB,

Clueless about your identity? Not this time. You still have not changed. You still throw those big words out there to try and sound smart. Just remember that each time you try to undermine the AMLU leadership we see right through it. I still have a lot of friends in baseball. I am not going to go public with your identity. But don't think for one second that I am going to sit back and let you take your cheap shots from the peanut gallery. You are just as bad as the guys in the dugout, just like I said earlier, who wait until the pitch is coming in to yell at the umpire. But just remember this, you may not see who is saying it, but you recognize the voice. So go ahead and continue to use your big words and try to sound smart. Your voice still sounds the same. I know exactly who you are and I am going to tell every one of the guys I still talk to exactly the kind of person you are. You get your information from people in the game because they think you are their friend. Wait until I get it out there that you are the infamous windy...WWTB...bottom feeder who posts on the internet to make yourself feel better. You are overmatched here. I was better than you as an umpire and I am better than you in this argument. Keep trying to hide in the shadows. The ironic thing is that you are going to end up with the same MO you had from baseball. Smart guy, but can't be trusted. Big shock there...some things will never change. Hey Jeff. Game Over!

[jwwashburn]

Mr. Arnold,

Let me see if I understand your position(and the position of many AMLU supporters) correctly.

The guys working MiLB in 2006 are selfish because they are getting paid money to work games that AMLU members won't work.

The AMLU guys are noble because they are refusing to work unless they get more money.

Joe

[your boss]

Joe -

Don't forget that is also their position that striking AMLU umpires can work high school and college games during their strike. Ever heard of that from a real union? Do a google search for Ray Gregson. Look for box scores and see how many games that his assignors are giving him this spring.

If one of these AMLU guys had a brain they would want more of the qualified college umpires to work "their" games in MiLB so they could scab more of "our" higher paying college games.

[3appleshigh]

This is you

"You all are SCABS" "You Suck Rocks..."

This is what we hear

"Waaaaaaa, Waaaaaa, Waaaaaaa, Baby needs his diaper changed, Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"

The umpires are not part of a union, a union provides security for it members, This has never been done. NEVER!!! The umpires are part of a useless urganization that deals in politics to promote and fires willy nilly. The association IS A JOKE!

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by 3appleshigh

This is you

"You all are SCABS" "You Suck Rocks..."

This is what we hear

"Waaaaaaa, Waaaaaa, Waaaaaaa, Baby needs his diaper changed, Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"

The umpires are not part of a union, a union provides security for it members, This has never been done. NEVER!!! The umpires are part of a useless urganization that deals in politics to promote and fires willy nilly. The association IS A JOKE!

Hey apples, tell us how you REALLY feel.

[briancurtin]

Originally Posted by 3appleshigh

"Waaaaaaa, Waaaaaa, Waaaaaaa, Baby needs his diaper changed, Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"

[LMan]

Originally Posted by briancurtin

I don't care who you are, that's funny as hell

[dokeeffe]

There is never going to be agreement over replacement umpires in MiLB. I have friends that are ex AMLU who are working as replacements and others who wouldn't think of it. I know college umpires who will work as replacements and others who won't.

An interesting dichotomy does seem to develop when striking MiLB umpires accept college or high school assignments that, in effect, take games away from those umpires with no desire to pursue the elusive majors. Fair?

One thing is for sure: The days of "brothers in arms" is certainly over for what was once a fairly close umpire (at all levels) family.