1.   Brinkman admitted that the umpires want to get the issue resolved without a disruption.

2.   But they were still worried about the crowd, and privately fearful that the umpires want to stick it to Baltimore.

3.   If a new union is formed, these umpires want to make it more open than they say the existing union has been under Phillips.

4.   National League umpires want an aggressive game.

5.   Richie Phillips said the umpires initially wanted to strike, but their labor contract with the leagues prohibits that action.

6.   The umpires want him to sit.

7.   The umpires wanted him fired, but Twins vice president for operations Matt Hoy instead sent Baggott on a fishing trip for the rest of the series.

8.   They were nice words, but not the ones the umpires wanted to hear.

9.   Umpires do not want to be reviewed by anyone who has not been a major league umpire.

10.   Umpires wanted to govern themselves.