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Ratt_bowling

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Sounds like Ron Hickland getting new job
« on: February 26, 2015, 05:01:21 PM »
Sounds like he resigned at EBI.  Doesn't reveal what he is doing next.  Check his FB.
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Re: Sounds like Ron Hickland getting new job
« Reply #16 on: February 27, 2015, 07:20:17 AM »
Quote from: Cornerpin on February 27, 2015, 07:13:49 AM
Ebonite?  Not sure what this is...sounds vaguely familiar but just can't recall what it is....

i think they sold tennis rackets? Maybe they sell shoes? I can't remember either, but its so familiar.
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Re: Sounds like Ron Hickland getting new job
« Reply #17 on: February 27, 2015, 06:07:10 PM »
I'm sure Phil Cardinale is snickering...
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Re: Sounds like Ron Hickland getting new job
« Reply #18 on: February 27, 2015, 06:17:13 PM »
I'm not honestly sure why anyone is finding humour in these guys losing their jobs...I know these guys gave their all to EBI and now no longer are employed
Unless you've been in this situation you really shouldn't comment even make jokes of it
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Re: Sounds like Ron Hickland getting new job
« Reply #19 on: February 27, 2015, 06:30:38 PM »
Quote from: JustRico on February 27, 2015, 06:17:13 PM
I'm not honestly sure why anyone is finding humour in these guys losing their jobs...I know these guys gave their all to EBI and now no longer are employed
Unless you've been in this situation you really shouldn't comment even make jokes of it

Who is slamming the individuals? I think we are slamming EBI, not the guys who were let go.
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Re: Sounds like Ron Hickland getting new job
« Reply #20 on: February 27, 2015, 06:37:12 PM »
Agreed, Ric. They're scapegoats, I think, for a much bigger problem a little higher up the ladder. Just my opinion.
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Re: Sounds like Ron Hickland getting new job
« Reply #21 on: February 27, 2015, 07:38:54 PM »
Quote from: JustRico on February 27, 2015, 06:17:13 PM
I'm not honestly sure why anyone is finding humour in these guys losing their jobs...I know these guys gave their all to EBI and now no longer are employed
Unless you've been in this situation you really shouldn't comment even make jokes of it

I knew Bugsy casually when he was a proshop guy in his pre-EBI days. He was a class act then, and still is. For anyone interested, check out his post on his Facebook page related to his EBI separation. It says a lot about the man.
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Re: Sounds like Ron Hickland getting new job
« Reply #22 on: February 27, 2015, 07:51:33 PM »
I think the layoffs are a big function of the fact that EBI is a union shop. I respect and value union shops, but the resulting higher operating costs and consumer prices/sales numbers probably made it hard for EBI to keep up with the demands of their payroll expenses.

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Re: Sounds like Ron Hickland getting new job
« Reply #23 on: February 27, 2015, 08:39:16 PM »
I would take any of those layoff positions for half of what those guys were making.
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Re: Sounds like Ron Hickland getting new job
« Reply #24 on: February 27, 2015, 09:44:33 PM »
Quote from: JustRico on February 27, 2015, 06:17:13 PM
I'm not honestly sure why anyone is finding humour in these guys losing their jobs...I know these guys gave their all to EBI and now no longer are employed
Unless you've been in this situation you really shouldn't comment even make jokes of it
Rico- I'm sure you remember Hickland gloating (here on BR) about the Track/Columbia 300 acquisition just a few years ago and how it all went down. I remember many folks here that were disappointed with Hickland's cockiness and how Phil and other Track loyalists were treated. Cardinale was fired if I remember correctly. Remember the "Phoenix?" I know Phil does. I was determined to never support Ebonite after that. What goes around...
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Re: Sounds like Ron Hickland getting new job
« Reply #25 on: February 27, 2015, 09:57:45 PM »
They released about 12 plus in the Phoenix line......overseas.
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Re: Sounds like Ron Hickland getting new job
« Reply #26 on: February 27, 2015, 10:33:42 PM »
Quote from: kidlost2000 on February 27, 2015, 09:57:45 PM
They released about 12 plus in the Phoenix line......overseas.


The Phoenix is the one ball I've always wanted. Maybe someday in the future I'll be able to find a new one and have the money to buy it
« Last Edit: February 27, 2015, 10:47:43 PM by SVstar34 »
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Re: Sounds like Ron Hickland getting new job
« Reply #27 on: February 27, 2015, 10:45:12 PM »
I use to be the same way. That it wa a great looking ball.

Was a big Track fan until they were bought by Ebonite. Didn't like how things went after that.
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Re: Sounds like Ron Hickland getting new job
« Reply #28 on: February 27, 2015, 10:58:10 PM »
Quote from: SVstar34 on February 27, 2015, 10:33:42 PM
Quote from: kidlost2000 on February 27, 2015, 09:57:45 PM
They released about 12 plus in the Phoenix line......overseas.


The Phoenix is the one ball I've always wanted. Maybe someday in the future I'll be able to find a new one and have the money to buy it

That was the last Track ball I bought.  Curious, what would it be worth today?

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Re: Sounds like Ron Hickland getting new job
« Reply #29 on: February 28, 2015, 12:06:55 AM »
Quote from: kidlost2000 on February 27, 2015, 10:45:12 PM
I use to be the same way. That it wa a great looking ball.

Was a big Track fan until they were bought by Ebonite. Didn't like how things went after that.


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Re: Sounds like Ron Hickland getting new job
« Reply #30 on: February 28, 2015, 03:53:38 AM »
I'm not seeing this as such a bad thing. Him losing his job is bad, but this could be the chance to see what he can produce under another umbrella or maybe get with other like minded individuals and start something new without some things at EBI that may have been holding him back.

It's always bad when someone loses there job though, especially when they are doing something that they love.
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