Neglect is abuse. Selig's actions or lack thereof back umpires and show neglect for players and the game
10/11, Update: Joel Sherman was right about Frank Robinson. He's there to protect umpires, the exact opposite of what should be happening: FoxSports by Ken Rosenthal:
10/9, Joel Sherman: "In each of the first two games of the Yankees-Twins division series, there was a critical call late in the game that was very likely botched. In both instances, the umpire who made the call did not speak to the media and, therefore, did not speak to the fans.
- Worst of all, the umps hid with the blessing and protection of Major League Baseball.
- Afterward two reporters went to the umpires' room to interview Guccione. They were intercepted by umpire supervisor Larry Young who said:
- Which means they don't comment, since all calls are judgments.
- This current policy was installed by Frank Robinson, who in June was named MLB's senior vice president responsible for overseeing the umpires.
- Robinson did not respond to an e-mail seeking an interview on this subject.
- But I would ask, from whom?
- MLB officials also wonder why umps should be made available to explain their calls when referees in the NBA and NFL are not.
- There is no widespread concern currently about major league game fixing.
- But trust in the umps' abilities and standards are cratering, triggered by their abysmal work in the 2009 postseason followed by their
- In general, borderline pitch calls do not draw such scrutiny during the regular season.
- But this is the postseason and,
- Meanwhile, a league official announced during the game -- before the questionable call -- that the umpires were off-limits to the media and that,
- The reporter was not provided Wendlestedt, but instead crew chief Jerry Crawford, who was in right field.
- The fans -- the fuel of the game -- are left without satisfactory answers to issues that come up during the highest-profile games of the season. The umps come off as indifferent or worse.
- The message is horrible.
- NY Post, "Umpires must be held accountable," by Joel Sherman
- A Blue Ribbon Panel
- It's settled. Umpires know they're free to treat everyone else with contempt--aside from getting the game right or wrong. Selig has a chain of evidence as to his handling of this serious labor problem. By his actions or lack thereof, he has protected umpires, encouraged a negative atmosphere, trashed the players, coaches, fans, and the game. Perhaps there can be an appeal to some kind of labor board about this. These matters can involve millions of dollars and immortality especially in the post season. How detached Mr. Selig is. His actions show a man devoid of conscience. s.
- "Bud Selektor rules the MLB with an iron fist, and today's panty-waists, purportedly brave warriors in the marketplace, just sit there and take it like a bunch of eunuchs in an Ottoman seraglio."
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