"THE
GREG" FACES PUNISHMENT TO JOIN FVWBL
March
23rd, 2003
Behind
an almost-closed door Saturday evening, Adam
Flaherty, the FVWBL's acting secretary, and Judd
Berthiaume, the FVWBL's acting President met for 32 seconds
to discuss a multitude of issues. The main item on the agenda
was how to deal with "The Greg's" recent outburst
regarding Frank Viola on the web
discussion board. After long deliberation the duo decided
that two actions were necessary:
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An
almost secure meeting took place Saturday. |
The Greg
called Commissioner Frank Viola a "jerk" and cited
unconfirmed problems he had in Minnesota and New York on the
web discussion board. A long discussion thread broke out on
the web page but The Greg was unable to convince anyone but
himself that Viola is, in fact, a jerk.
Viola, in
a short statement, said that he doesn't worry about detractors.
"Baseball
is a business," Viola said. "It's just like any other
business. You have employees who want to be paid fairly and
you have owners who want to limit their costs. When that happens
you are going to have differences in the appraisal of a business'
assets. Unfortunately in professional sports there is an attachment
the fans have with their favorite players and teams and it sometimes
gets blown out of proportion. If a major corporation lost an
employee to another major corporation the general public wouldn't
think much about it. But when it's their favorite team they
have emotional reactions.
"The
Greg was misinformed and even if he sees things differently
than I do I still hope he will accept the jurisdiction Mr. Flaherty
and Mr. Berthiaume have determined for him and then have a long
and prosperous career in the FVWBL. It's all about fun and I'm
proud to have my name attached to something that has been fun
for this group of people for a few years now."
The Greg
was unavailable for comment Saturday evening.
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