I and millions of fans think that's pathetic, ... It's obvious to everyone in this room that baseball and the players only act when Congress threatens you.
Baseball and the players only act when Congress threatens you, so why should we believe you are serious now?
Well, the World Series has come and gone, and they still have not come to an agreement, so we're going to move ahead in Congress, ... It's my opinion that Major League Baseball and the players union will not come to an agreement that's satisfactory.
This offers the fans, I think, the almost certainty that there will be nothing but baseball to worry about. The focus will be on baseball and not on labor unrest.
see what the other major league sports do. ... We hope this agreement by major league baseball will stimulate the other sports to stiffen their penalties.
The perception is that baseball's players' union is protecting players to use steroids and other illegal performance-enhancing drugs.