Where's the thread, Carl?

[WhatWuzThatBlue]

Funnnnneeee...but I didn't see that version in the dictionary. We were talking about spelling, right?

Let's not lose sight of the bigger picture, now. The kingdom of the blind needs to be told what is really happening.

[His High Holiness]

Rich,

I will try to do the next best thing in Part VII of my article. (Managment's side that is.) During my work as a replacement, I got to talk to several team general managers and one minor league president. I will give you the details in the article. Hearsay, yes, but it is better than nothing. )

Peter

[Rich]

Originally Posted by His High Holiness

Rich,

I will try to do the next best thing in Part VII of my article. (Managment's side that is.) During my work as a replacement, I got to talk to several team general managers and one minor league president. I will give you the details in the article. Hearsay, yes, but it is better than nothing. )

Peter

Peter,

I hope you enjoyed your stint as a replacement. I've enjoyed your articles on Officiating.com -- actually, you and Tee are the only reasons that anyone would want to subscribe, at least on the baseball side.

--Rich

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Well, gollleeeee, Windy, I beg to differ.....

SHAZAM!!!!

[Rich]

Originally Posted by PWL

Way to scab!!!!

Ooh, I'm sure you hurt Peter's feelings.

[WhatWuzThatBlue]

Peter,

All due respect, but I would rather see the article from Carl. Writing styles aside, this is about accepting the premise of fair play. I don't go to Fox for my news and view of the political scene, since I know that it will be canted. Likewise, we know that Carl has long held a view suppoting the efforts of the AMLU. As a former Minor League umpire, I know the issues intimately and the union is just one small part of the puzzle. Lately, it has become the center of attention and that is a crime. The guys carrying the yoke are perceived to be greedy, foolhardy and diabolical towrads their amateur brethren. In fact, the union caused much of the current wrath. The spin, spiel and defamatory press releases were almost as stomach turning as Rush.

If he shirks from his duty, I will understand. I am not trying to bait him, others have already shown him that the issue is clear. Having the IL President, Fitz or any of the MiLB negotiators speak their peace seems only fair. I thought that one of the things we try to do here is open the eyes of those who want to further their umpiring aspirations. Wouldn't you like to know just what the system thinks of the guys being churned out by the pro schools? Don't you think their opinion of the replacements is valid? I would love to see one of them actually tell us what they thought of the decsions made by the AMLU brass on behalf of the membership. I have had a few conversations with current AMLU members and there is no love fest going on.

[SAump]

I expected some major news to be posted here on Thursday.

I thought someone would also alude to the originally cited discussion by now.

A small trailer or teaze should suffice to get things started.

Word.

[SAump]

Carl gets on here Tuesday with a promise to post something good on Thursday.

You guys go and piss him off before Wednesday night is done.

Now I have to go to bed hungary.

[GarthB]

Originally Posted by SAump

Carl gets on here Tuesday with a promise to post something good on Thursday.

You guys go and piss him off before Wednesday night is done.

Now I have to go to bed hungary.

I might be wrong, (I already have been four times this year and it's only June), but I believe Carl promised something good on the paid site on Thursday, and by golly, another installment of his interview with one of the AMLU negotiators appeared today.

With all due respect to my friend, Carl, it is difficult to tell that the article was about baseball with all those softballs he tossed.