Ozzie's at it again.....

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Looks like the boyz at Head Office ain't happy with Country Joe.....

MLB plans showdown with umpire Joe West - MLB - Yahoo! Sports

More work for his PR people.....

This Jeff Passan guy sounds like a real horse's a$$. Talk about someone unqualified to speak about an umpire's ability! The article is laced with comments that prove this writer doesn't have a clue about the game of baseball, much less umpiring.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

This Jeff Passan guy sounds like a real horse's a$$. Talk about someone unqualified to speak about an umpire's ability! The article is laced with comments that prove this writer doesn't have a clue about the game of baseball, much less umpiring.

Imo the only pertinent and newsworthy fact(if it is indeed a fact) in the article was that the MLB head office is planning to fine and/or suspend West. Everything else was a re-hash of personal prejudices on the writer's side, which is what most of these articles are usually about anyway.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

This Jeff Passan guy sounds like a real horse's a$$. Talk about someone unqualified to speak about an umpire's ability! The article is laced with comments that prove this writer doesn't have a clue about the game of baseball, much less umpiring.

Agreed. I just sent the guy a nastigram - feel free to do the same.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by mbcrowder

Agreed. I just sent the guy a nastigram - feel free to do the same.

I just did. I gave him a lot to get through his thick skull about Joe West and umpiring in general.

[UmpJM]

Mike & Steve,

As has been said, "Never argue with an idiot. He will simply drag you down to his level and then beat you with experience."

I fear your missives will neither enlighten, chasten, nor subdue Mr. Passan. He's a self-important gasbag with an oversized ego that will only be fed by your attention.

I wouldn't have bothered.

JM

[bluehair]

Originally Posted by UmpJM (nee CoachJM)

Mike & Steve,

As has been said, "Never argue with an idiot. He will simply drag you down to his level and then beat you with experience."

I fear your missives will neither enlighten, chasten, nor subdue Mr. Passan. He's a self-important gasbag with an oversized ego that will only be fed by your attention.

I wouldn't have bothered.

JM

+1
He may even understand and agree with everything you say, but that's not good copy. He's just an entertainer, trying to entertain.