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I thought this was an Onion article when I read the headline.
Major League Baseball umpires wore white wristbands during games Saturday, protesting ”abusive player behavior” after Detroit second baseman Ian Kinsler was fined but not suspended for his recent verbal tirade against ump Angel Hernandez.

The World Umpires Association announced the action, saying the union strongly objected to the response by the commissioner’s office. Kinsler said this week that Hernandez was a bad umpire and ”just needs to go away.”

”The Office of the Commissioner’s lenient treatment to abusive player behavior sends the wrong message to players and managers. It’s open season on umpires, and that’s bad for the game,” the WUA said.

”Enough is enough. Umpires will wear the wristbands until our concerns are taken seriously,” the union said.
http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/mlb- ... ent-082017

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I guess they don't mind when some egomamiacs in their profession act like idiots on the field without consequence.

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so they are surrendering?

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This is truly unbelievable

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Blue Lives Matter

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Protest over. Ump union to meet with Manfred.

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Replacement umpires imminent

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Redonkulous

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I hope Manfred just says "shut the hell up or we'll move the plans to replace you with robots ahead a few years. Literally no-one cares about you".

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