Rich Levin Quotations

We are pleased with the union's decision today. We didn't think it was necessary to set a strike date. Now we can get back to bargaining and hopefully reach an agreement in near future.

We are pleased with the union's decision today, ... We didn't think it was necessary to set a strike date. Now we can get back to bargaining and hopefully reach an agreement in near future.

We're hopeful that Cuba will be able to play.

There are unresolved issues with two of the players.

Major League Baseball looks forward to signing a lease so that Washington's baseball fans can enjoy watching their team in a new, state-of-the art stadium. We believe it is important for all parties to honor the terms of the agreements that were made.

Major League Baseball has not yet been provided with the filings made by the D.C. Sports & Entertainment Commission with the City Council last Friday, nor the text of the legislation passed by the Council last night. We are very concerned about what we heard during the debate, and we need to read the materials and the legislative language so we can determine whether they are consistent with the agreements between Major League Baseball and the city.

Obviously, he's very concerned about it. We are reviewing the whole relationship with Baseball Chapel.

I think that's probably going to happen. It'll take place at the full owners' meeting, there will be a vote, and depending on the vote it'll be approved or not.

We are not in position to make a comment until we study the proposal.

We asked to see a copy of the release. We want to know more about it.

We thought they handled it properly, that it was right to suspend Moeller.

Twenty games is not enough, ... Also, the union's proposal is not three strikes and you're out. It's three strikes and maybe you're out.

Twenty games are not enough. The union's proposal is not three strikes and you're out. It's three strikes and maybe you're out.

Twenty games are not enough. Also, the union's proposal is not three strikes and you're out. It is three strikes and maybe you're out.

Twenty games are not enough, ... Also, the union's proposal is not three strikes and you're out. It is three strikes and maybe you're out.

We are very concerned about what we heard during the debate, and we need to read the materials and the legislative language so we can determine whether they are consistent with the agreements between Major League Baseball and the City.

We're disappointed, and we'll work with the IOC in an attempt to reinstate baseball.

and will cooperate fully in a timely manner.

It's part of the ban. We made an exception for the all-century team and only for that instance.

It's inappropriate at this time. Nobody has read the material yet.

I'm sure we'll cooperate with the committee, as we have in the past,

The union's proposal is not three strikes and you're out. It's three strikes and maybe you're out.

and I think the lack of precise measurement adds to that.

The clubs voted overwhelmingly in favor of the World Baseball Classic. It also has the full support of our partners, the Major League Baseball Players Association and the International Baseball Federation. The Clubs, the MLBPA and the IBAF all realize that the goal of the tournament - to grow the game and to increase interest in the sport worldwide - is in the long-term best interests of the game.