This guy was on the Braves' roster for 42 days back in 1980. Per whatever MLB agreement, he falls 1 day short of being able to draw a PENSION. A PENSION for being on a MLB roster for 6 weeks and 1 day!!! Now people are promoting having him added to the Braves roster for 1 day so he can draw what amounts to about $550 per month for the rest of his life. GPB has run an article and is promoting it.

What is mind blowing is that there are all kinds of people calling for the Braves to do it. Some are arguing against it, saying nobody should be drawing a pension for working 6 weeks!

Then the argument is about how few people there are who can do what he was able to do, playing baseball at that level of competition. I wonder if he and any other MLB player could do my job, or the job of a TON of people just here in this community?

People in the military have to serve 20 years to get a pension. There is no such thing as a partial pension. In fact, if you were in the military for only six weeks it would be because you were discharged for some reason. Hardly any jobs, today, offer a pension at all. 

I'm sorry. This is some feel-good story that ... yeah, I know... it can become political ('cause it actually is, at its heart). But this is just utter hogwash, if you ask me.

He needs one more day on the roster for an MLB pension. Can the Braves help?

I could say something about the politics of the public broadcasting system, but I won’t.

(04-16-2024, 11:36 AM)Replying to GriffWoody

Can you comment on the politics of dancing? 

 

(04-16-2024, 11:08 AM)Replying to RockmartDawg

I saw a headline but didn't know the specifics....just not worth commenting, its what they want...controversy I don't want to feed it

Players and owners greed to it..

(04-16-2024, 11:44 AM)Replying to Milldawg

I saw a headline but didn't know the specifics....just not worth commenting, its what they want...controversy I don't want to feed it
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Canecur. I did note who was pushing the campaign to have him added to the roster for 1 day.... Change.org.... Nothing to read into that.

Everybody gets a trophy!!!

The guy hasn't learned a single marketable skill in 44 years? He sounds like a sorry ass who deserves to be poor.

something for nothing! the commie way at heart.