12 Quotes by Pat Courtney

We both want to give back to the community.

I think we're trying to reassure fans we've made every step possible to make sure every ballpark is secure. Using metal detectors, there's a thought it would instill almost a greater fear.

It has nothing to do with us other than it's our players, which is disturbing.

We were getting an awful lot of phone calls; I must have had 15 calls myself. Some reports gave names of specific players, including big stars.

We have not heard that directly from the federation.

The players are talked to in spring training and shown video about what actions are appropriate.

We just really want to have some standard procedure in place, to do what the club does regularly during the season,

We certainly consider the financial aspect and amount of money offered, but we don't want everybody spending every dime in the club and having nothing on the backside. We consider the overall picture, financial structure, marketing, group partners and relationship with the community.

We are trying to internationalize the sport. The World Cup is a model for us.