"This panel, led by Congressman [Scott] Fitzgerald, who's right there in Wisconsin, has witnesses solely on one side of the issue. There is no effort. We've offered many witnesses, and there's no effort to have a balanced group."
"That is not an indictment of Pat [McAfee]. It's not an indictment of Disney. It's the reality of the relationship that exists between the people who pay and the people who get paid."
"Baseball is still asking you to commit to a six-month relationship and promising it will get good later. That’s a tougher sell than it used to be in today’s microwave media landscape."
"This year’s tournament didn’t just remind people why baseball matters. It reintroduced the sport to an audience constantly being pulled in a dozen different directions. The challenge now isn’t creating interest. It’s maintaining it."
"In a time when every sport is chasing the next billion-dollar deal, baseball should remember what truly built its value — consistency, familiarity, and trust"
"This panel, led by Congressman [Scott] Fitzgerald, who's right there in Wisconsin, has witnesses solely on one side of the issue. There is no effort. We've offered many witnesses, and there's no effort to have a balanced group."
"That is not an indictment of Pat [McAfee]. It's not an indictment of Disney. It's the reality of the relationship that exists between the people who pay and the people who get paid."