Andy Roberts
Andy Roberts
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Umpires made more seven years ago than they do now. Baseball has had tremendous growth and the pressure on officiating to be next to super human is very evident.
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We look forward to sitting back at the table with minor league baseball.
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The guys want to work, but it has to be something that's fair. The profitability in baseball is so huge, umpires are affordable.
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Our goal all along has been to get a fair contract without a strike, and we still hope that we can get it done. Our members have told us loud and clear, however, that they're prepared to strike if that's what it takes to get a fair contract.
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Our replacement technicians are highly trained and experienced mechanics.
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We'll never, ever compromise safety. We never have.
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It's not exactly a livable amount of money. It's frustrating because we're not asking for the world. We're asking to treat us equally as we go year-to-year and make it so that your most qualified people can survive.
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As the operation stabilizes, we'll pull them back out again.
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Bookings are essentially on track with where we would expect them to be.
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We welcome the support of our big league brothers. It means the world to us that they want to stand with us and help us in our fight.
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We're very confident with where we sit right now.
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Everything we are doing we are doing for today. I wouldn't be surprised if we named a captain just to try and win the World Cup. I would name a captain for the next five to 10 years.
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There's not a lot out there that's going to allow prices to fall.
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This England attack doesn't hurt as many batsmen as we used to, but they are hostile and they deserve to win the Ashes.