By nature, umpires and players don't always get along on the field. But they respect, or at least try to respect, each other. It is a myth to think that umpires hold grudges against players that argue a play. Players shouldn't think they do. Players, managers and coaches have gone too far in disrespecting umpires when they argue a call.
Umpires are at fault because they, too, are argumentative.
They aren't hustling to make calls, and generally, they don't follow the basic fundamentals they teach young umpires coming into the profession. And baseball's leadership has a hand in this too. The solution is not with Phillips' constant griping. It is an umpires-players summit over the winter to discuss their problems and work them out. Put the players, managers and umpires in a room together and they will settle any differences.