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Wednesday, January 21, 2009
David v Goliath: Romeo Filip v MLB
Here’s the link to the whole story, and here’s the letter David fired to Goliath, crude language and all:
This bullshit packet that you have sent out is just another clear violation of everything our country stands against. MLB, MLBPA, YOU, and your staff have been robbing good hard working people for long enough. Your regulations are as big a crock of shit as your players integrity. You have the [nerve] to send this packet to us after we bust our asses sitting in the rain waiting to sell our products. We bend over backwards and kiss ass to every idiot clubhouse manager in the league. We get no special treatment, no respect, and no direct contact to players. We set up at 5:00am in the parking lots for your teams just to watch Louisville Slugger reps walk right past us directly into the clubhouse. We get shit on by you, the teams, the agents, and even players from time to time. We take this abuse from you for what??? We do this so you can send us this bullshit approval process that no owner in his right mind should stand for. Who do you guys think you are? Who the hell made you idiots the know it alls when it comes to bat making.
How many bats have you made in your lifetime Krasik? How many maple, ash, or yellow birch billets have you sorted for quality? How many custom orders have you processed and hand delivered to the players? The answer is zero. Zero, like the amount of information you have on bat making. You and your idiot detectives (aka, Louisville Slugger) have been in bed together since this approval process started. We tailor our hand created products to your specifications just to watch Louisville Slugger build whatever they like. The morons you hired to do this amazing research have put together a list of the stupidest regulations ever assembled on one piece of paper. Who the hell came up with hitting against the grain. You idiots have to be the stupidest people I have ever come across. A 15 year old high school player can tell you that hitting against the grain is outrageous.
Along with all this you dare raise the administration fee and the insurance requirements to over $50,000.00 per year! We are in a recession you fucking idiots. Hundreds of people are losing their business, jobs, and well being in these harsh times. What do you fucking greedy idiots come up with. Make it harder for us. Kick us further while we are down. Hurt our business more and make it harder for us to put food on our families tables. You Mr. Krasik are a FUCKING thief. MLB is a fucking thief. You steal from the poor and give money to the rich.
I wonder how much you’re sorry ass gets paid to kill businesses and destroy lives. I’m sure your overpaid sorry ass gets a 6 figure paycheck. I’m sure your just fine in these tough times. I’m sure you will not lose a minute of sleep when you notice only a handful of bat companies were able to pay your ransom. I’m just wondering how your Christmas is going to be this year. I’m sure you have finished your shopping and wrapped your presents. I’m sure your planning on driving your Mercedes to your family’s house for a big turkey dinner. Guess what we are doing this year Mr. Krasik. We are holding on for dear life just so we don’t go bankrupt. We are saving every penny we can for the rainy days ahead. We aren’t buying gifts because we all understand how hard times are, and how [bad] the economy really is.
So, while you’re sitting around this Christmas handing out hundreds of dollars in presents to the ones you care for, think about all the families and business you have managed to destroy. Think about the hand you played in putting these things through. Think about all of the hard working people you are going to put out of business. When your all done with that, remember me, Romeo Filip, proud owner of Diablo Bats. Remember that I personally told you to go fuck yourself and stick this approval letter up your ass.
P.S. Merry Christmas
One interesting thing that was pointed out in the article was how maple bats have larger sweet spots but don’t hit the ball farther. It’d be interesting to know if maple bats hit knuckleballers betters, because they work primarily by preventing you from hitting the sweet spot. That I think would definitively disprove MLB’s argument.