They were young, just out of college in those days, |
This is 10 times, maybe 50 times more difficult. I would guess it would take at least a year. |
This is a great honor and an historic moment in the history of the Hall of Fame. What a great sadness there is that we didn't do this 30 or 40 years earlier. . . . These people who were candidates were greatly honored by being candidates, I'm sure, but it would have been nicer had we been able to do this 30 or 40 years ago and have so many more alive. So, I'm sorry we're late, but I'm proud that we're doing it. |
This is an effort that is 30 years too late. This should have been done when a lot of them were alive. |
We gave each candidate a fair hearing, and I think the results will speak for themselves. |
We think he made money betting on baseball. And people are stupid. They say, 'Why do you care if he bet on his own team?' Well, that is the point, you care because that night when he is betting he brings in his best relief pitcher. The next night when he isn't betting he can bring in anybody. The game is corrupted. |
What a great sadness there is that we didn't do this 30 or 40 years ago. |
You have to focus on the one guy. Otherwise, you'd never finish the job and it would wind up costing millions and millions. But you've got facts to go on now, and it would behoove Bonds to cooperate. I think he really has to cooperate if he wants his records to count for anything. Stonewalling won't work. |