I think Mitchell will be good. He's been around baseball. He's a strong person, and people can have confidence in him that he'll do a good job.
I think Mitchell will be good. He's been around baseball. He's a strong person, and people can have confidence in him that he'll do a good job.
The players are protected under the federal statutes. That's a mistake a lot of people have made, thinking the commissioner can do whatever he wants. His powers over the players are very limited.
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.
A lot of people are asking why doesn't Selig just invoke the 'best interests' clause and deal with this. I try to explain to them that the 'best interest' clause is irrelevant in labor because of all the players protected (federal law). ... He has almost
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