I urge the City to accept this compromise. We all have worked long and hard and it's time to give the Nationals a new stadium and a strong future by bringing this matter to a successful close. |
I'd like to have a vote on it at the November [owners'] meetings. There's no reason why we can't announce who we intend to sell the team to in conjunction with signing the lease. But it's very important that we sign a lease contemplated by the stadium agreement. We continue to negotiate and hope that this will quickly be resolved. |
In arbitration, all prior concessions by MLB would be revisited. |
is sort of cool. Our fans are becoming, well, I don't want to say 'obsessive.' That sounds negative. But they're avid. |
It clearly contains conditions, restrictions and new provisions which go well beyond our previous agreements and raises a number of questions. We want to make sure that the kind of ballpark we agreed upon will be built, that it can be paid for as we have agreed. |
It doesn't matter if it's a playoff game or a regular-season game. The umpires have to keep control of the game. Tony was warned twice.... It's a shame, but those are the circumstances. |
It is our contractual right to seek mediation as a tool to convince the parties to fulfill their obligations as set forth in the contract that was agreed to more than a year ago. |
It's like rain delays, ... That's in the province of the commissioner's office. It's to prevent someone from getting what they perceive is an advantage. The roof is designed for weather, not for competitive advantage. It's not like watering the baselines. |
It's like rain delays. That's in the province of the commissioner's office. It's to prevent someone from getting what they perceive is an advantage. The roof is designed for weather, not for competitive advantage. It's not like watering the baselines. |
It's not their prerogative and it would depart from their practice during the year, |
MLB is a special, but fairly priced, family fare. |
No decision has been made to date. The commissioner and I continue to meet with representatives of the groups and there will be an official announcement when the decision is made. |
November does not work at all. Not a single one of the 16 baseball federations involved expressed the view that November was a better time. |
Obviously, all types of allegations are troublesome. I am confident the commissioner wants to review the allegations and the sources, and talk to Barry and act accordingly. |
Overall the first round-robin was a success. The winners of Pool B will have their hands full next week facing rested Korea and Japan teams. |