Sooooooo....today was the first day...

[nickrego]

I noticed.

There is a big difference between the fill-in's, AKA Scabs, and the real McCoy.

Most likely, only players and umpires would notice the subtle differences, but to me, the differences stand out like shining diamonds (the real McCoy's).

If nothing else, the MiLB guys actually get to their 'between inning' positions before the defense has left the field. I won't even get into taking a runner all the way to 3rd.

There is a post out there, attempting to toot the horn about how the game was kept going by the scabs. Just keeping the game going, is a far cry from making the game roar along, as it should.

What comes to my mind is a ship that is in trouble, and taking on water. They call up the Bilge Boys from below decks to scoop out the water, so the Deck Hands can fix the leak. Back down to the Bilge boys !