He's like a big brother -- I've never had one, ... He's been teaching me ever since I got here, even in the summer. I use him and take advantage as much as I can.
It's not like fans will be sitting on their wallets if baseball players stop playing.
That adds a little bit more fuel to the fire.
I think it represented people who came back to reality after the farm crisis and looked at it realistically and bid accordingly. We're moving into that feverish attitude now.
It's a double blow to fans in publicly owned cities. You're not only taking away baseball but you're making them pay taxes for stadiums sitting empty.
I'm more outgoing and like to have fun, ... He's quiet.
Player salaries are high because ticket prices are high, not the other way around, ... The only way teams can charge high ticket prices is with fans willing to pay them. The only reason they're willing to pay is because they want to see talented players. But if you cut pay for players, it would just mean more money left for owners.
It was a corporate decision. They chose to buy out their lease (at the La Crosse mall) and leave.
Look at ticket prices to the Rose Bowl or NCAA Final Four -- they're pretty high, even though those players don't get paid. If it was player salaries driving, the tickets would be much cheaper.
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