Eric Gregg: Overweight and off the plate

[steamer]

Joseph Preston is right on with his article in reference to sympathizing for EX-MLB UMP Eric Gregg. As far as I am concerned Eric Gregg had as much respect for Home Plate as he did for his Dinner Plate.(Both were pretty enormous in size) He never understood what the game was giving him --a once (for most of us never)in a lifetime opportunity. When I read that Gregg drives his kids to school and then goes home and watches THE SOAPS (Supposedly the big man had a little role in his favorite soap-The Young and Restless) and I had one thing to say > GET A JOB. If you really love your kids seek those little opportunities that with hard work can be accomplished and set marvelous examples for those kids.My God the guy talks like he is 65 years old and put 45 years in the coal mines. In his umpteen (no bun intended) years in the majors I'll bet this guy inhaled buffet tables faster than hungry golfers at the turn devouring hot dogs. Nice touch Joseph Preston. I am glad someone had the cahunas to discuss these people who whine about what everyone did to them. Mr. Gregg-Get some dignity man. And stay out of the papers!

[Marc]

Welcome to the boards, steamer! For those interested in what he is talking about, visit the following URL: http://www.e-sports.com/article.asp?Article_Id=6618&Category=Baseball

[iFroggy]

Well... I don't really think your shots at his weight were very nice. Whether he is a jerk or a good person, he is still a person.

I read an article about this on Yahoo! recently. I read about how he said he has no money now. Well, all I have to say is that he learned a lesson about financial planning. There is no way he could have worked for baseball all this time and not have any money. Maybe when he starts to make more money, from whatever services, he will be a little be intelligent when it comes to money management. I mean, we can only speculate, but I don't see how he wouldn't have any money left. And I don't want to hear that he spent it all on food or anything like that.

Its just a part of life, he'll just have to get a new job.

[Colin M.]

It's hard for me to feel sorry for this guy. If there was a risk that he wouldn't have any money if he was out of work for 16 months then he shouldn't have voluntairily resigned.

I can't believe that he and the other umps thought that MLB couldn't function without them. It's not like their selective strike zone was the best feature of Major League Baseball.

[iFroggy]

Yes, no one is irreplacable and if you do have a job, that is not the attitude to have.