Joe West's Response To Legalized Gambling.....He's Worried About Umpire Safety Because Now People Are Going To Gamble And Be Upset When They Lose
(Source) The Supreme Court’s decision to legalize sports gambling nationwide will invigorate the human element in Major League Baseball, and perhaps drastically change the way the sport is viewed.
Pardon the baseball industry – from the umpires to the players association to the central office itself – for not savoring the change.
“It scares me to death,’’ veteran umpire Joe West, president of the umpire’s union, told USA TODAY Sports. “I’m not worried about any of my guys doing anything (illegal), but I am worried about their security. People won’t have just a rooting interest in games, but now they’re gambling on them.“So, if they lose their money, and they’re mad enough, anything’s liable to happen.
“You really worry about the criminal aspect, guys getting hurt, getting their legs broken, anything really.’’
Players are sharing similar sentiments, according to the MLBPA.
When bad beats happen, it won’t be a matter of fans screaming at race horses or dogs on a track and ripping up their tickets in frustration. That anger will now be turned towards players.
This is PEAK Joe West. The good stuff. The untapped shit you get straight off the mountain. Gambling becomes legal and what does Joe West have to say about it? Will anyone think of the poor umps that will get their legs broken in weird hypotheticals that will never actually happen?!? They’re the real victims in this whole thing.
Fucking Joe West, they don’t make them like Country Joe anymore. Does Joe think when Gambling becomes legal it means the first bet ever will be placed? Does he not understand gambling is already a billion dollar industry? That this actually makes it safer because the people who control gambling will no longer live in the shadows. I would say use your brain Joe West but we all know you don’t have one. This gambling stuff is pretty scary guys, fans will now be angry when they lose a bet, that has literally never happened before. Up until this point everyone watched sports for the fun of the game, now that’s going to change and the Umps will be the ones to suffer. Maybe we should re think this whole thing. I stand with Joe West! Quick, someone get on Amazon and order up a big box of white wristbands, we have a protest to start.
