Las Vegas Sun

I refuse to go to the 51's games even though I have been an avid baseball fan for 60 years. I retired to Las Vegas with a promise by their organization that they would find a "spot" for me. "We have lots of things a person like you can do", I was told by their Marketing Director. All I wanted was to be an usher, something to be close to the game I love so much. You see, I had been a semi-pro/college baseball umpire (as an avocation) for the past 30 years. When I arrived in LV and came for an interview (that I had to "beg" for) I was treated VERY poorly and told they had nothing for me. The ushers, I was told, were hired as young people (I am 63 - hmmm a little age discrimination here?). Anyway, I got a good part time job (as an educator/tour guide) with MGM-Mirage so no 51's for me. In my opinion, I think they are a very poorly run organization.

After last night, I would venture to guess Castro is "toast".

Let the 51's rot. After almost 30 years association with the game of baseball, I was treated very poorly by the 51's after all but promising me a job when I retired and moved to LV 3 years ago. This told me a lot about the quality of their organization and their integrity. I found a much better organization for which to work and am happily employed.

I love baseball...but I don't love the 51's organization. Prior to retiring in 2005, the 51's Marketing Department promised me an interview with "many things you can do with us." I had been involved with baseball at the high school, college and semi-pro levels for 30 years, including working with the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown for the last 5. I enthusiastically came to Las Vegas planning on a part time retirement job (not for the money - to be around the game I loved). They treated me like garbage. All their promises were for naught. I was given a cursory 5 minutes to talk with soem low level "interviewer" then "put in their files"never to be contacted again. Let them take their team to some other state.