ML umpire wins $775K in lawsuit

[kylejt]

In the past, MLB guys just got free stuff, not dollars. Maybe someone up the chain of command got greased, but not the guys actually wearing the gear.

Perhaps in their new contract they finally woke up, and are getting paid to wear NB shoes, etc. Probably not, though, as these aren't the brightest cats around.

I wonder what type of mask he was wearing, that go him clocked more than normal. We all face getting nailed, hurt, consussed, etc, everytime we assume the position. It goes with the territory.

But if he was so bent on suing Wilson, why on Earth did continue to wear their gear? Evidently he got nailed again wearing one of those dopey Shock helmet contraptions, and suffered a nasty concussion and ear damage in '09. Fool me once.....

Note to helmet wearers: The concussion of the noise resonating inside that bucket just can't be good for you. The few times I've been nailed wearing one, my ears have rung for days. That shock wave has to go somewhere.