It made my day. (Garner) had some tough times (in Milwaukee), but he's done very well and he's a terrific baseball man, no question about it. I had a chance to visit with both Phil and Cecil, and it's always a pleasure. |
It sends the wrong message to every one of our constituents. |
It should prove at least to everybody that we weren't kidding, ... I don't care who you are. You're out for 10 days. |
It was a great human experience. |
It was a great human experience. I thanked each one of them and each one of them said, 'We need to thank you. |
It wasn't a question of putting anyone in a corner. It was an integrity issue facing our sport. This is good for the sport, good for the players, good for the health of everybody in the country. |
It would be . . . |
It would be unfair and terribly unsettling for them to be half a world away -- away from their families at this critical juncture. |
It's all in place. It's something we have to look at next year. |
It's exceeded in intensity, in interest, in just every way that you can ---- criteria that you can use to judge something, it has been really successful. |
It's going to be a very tense situation, I think, for all parties, ... But he's entitled to come back. And if he wants to come back, and I guess he does, he'll be back. And whatever the reaction is going to be, whether it's in Camden Yards or around the American League, is something he's going to have to live with. |
It's impossible. You see it, but it's still impossible. |
It's something I'd rather not discuss right now. |
It's the same information the Blue Ribbon Committee has worked off of and the players' association has, everybody has. It's very disappointing and just plain wrong. It's one thing to be wrong and it's another thing to know when you do it that you're wrong and you just go ahead and do it anyway. I find that hard to believe. |
John has had an outstanding career on the field of play, but equally outstanding is the work, support and dedication he and his wife, Dyan, have contributed to the Atlanta community. Their good deeds have been exemplary and in keeping with the tradition of the man for whom this award is named. |