said Wells. ''I can't wait to win the World Series and have Bud Selig come up to me. I really can't. Who knows what will come out then? |
[Clemente] will be remembered as a great baseball player and humanitarian, ... To honor his legacy, we have designated this special day to not only remember Roberto, but to honor those players who have contributed so much to their communities. |
[Mitchell] has my permission to expand the investigation and follow the evidence wherever it might lead. I can't today sit here and tell you where this thing is going to take us. |
[On a day it was revealed that Barry Bonds might be called to testify at a House committee hearing investigating steroid use in baseball, Commissioner Bud Selig hinted he might at some point do his own investigation of past steroid use.] I'll do that in a very sensitive manner. I'm sorry. I don't agree with naming names and hurting people. You can get to the truth in a different way, ... Maybe when a definitive history is written someday, long after I'm gone, we can make some sense of this. But there are a lot of players being named who deny it emphatically. I believe in the sense of fairness. |
[Two months ago, Wells had choice words for an umpire, and perhaps thinking the umpire had a hearing problem, got so close to him that he was accused of making contact, a decided prohibition in baseball. And when his appeal of his six-game suspension was denied in late August, he blistered Commissioner Bud Selig about not] doing anything about steroids. ... an idiot. |
A lot of guys feel that way. They won't say it like I will, though. |
All these people have spent an enormous amount of time, money, effort. And they certainly deserve one interview. I've enjoyed it. I've done five groups so far. I have three to go, and I'm trying to do those as quickly as possible. |
Amphetamines have been around for a long, long time. |
As a college kid, walking down the streets of Madison, how could I have ever dreamed I'd end up being the ninth commissioner of baseball, |
Back in March, I said that everyone who tests positive will be suspended and that has come to pass, ... While I believe the suspensions show the current program is working, they underscore the need for an even tougher policy. There is a deeper issue confronting baseball. It is the integrity of the game and that transcends the viability of the program. |
Back in March, I said that everyone who tests positive will be suspended and that has come to pass. While I believe the suspensions show the current program is working, they underscore the need for an even tougher policy. There is a deeper issue confronting baseball. It is the integrity of the game and that transcends the viability of the program. |
Barry hasn't been convicted of anything; it's unfair at this point, ... The sport is having a great year. Has Barry's absence helped or hurt? I don't know, I really don't know. |
Baseball is a social institution with enormous social responsibilities. While baseball gets all the headlines, steroid abuse is rampant [otherwise]. |
Baseball is a social institution, |
Baseball is in the midst of a remarkable renaissance, |