08-26-2016, 02:15 PM
(08-26-2016, 01:06 PM)bfine32 Wrote: Of course the "right" thing to do would be let him attend the birth of his child with no restrictions; however, paternity is not part of the CBA as it is in Baseball (at least I think).
It's just "Hurray AJ" rings kind of hollow for sacrificing absolutely nothing but taking a couple days off work. You are correct; it is not like McDonalds. AJ works at a job where he is paid to perform only 16 times a year. Would you expect anything of your employee if he wanted to miss 23 days of work to attend the birth of his child?
The tone should be "Hurray Mike Brown" if he allows AJ to attend the birth without compensation.
First off, you're only counting game days. How often are players in training, at team activities, mini camps, and keeping themselves in shape all throughout the year?
Mike Brown and the entire organization would come off as the biggest Scrooge's in the entire world if they withheld a game check for attending the birth of a child. I guarantee you that an action like this would be in the mind of every current player and any free agent who thinks about coming here in the next 10 years. If I'm a rival G.M. I'm going to say "really, you're thinking about playing for those assholes when they dock players for having kids"?
