17 Quotes by Paul Archey

We set out to have the best players in the game, and I think we've accomplished that.

Major League Baseball is very interested in playing games in Europe. We're investigating possibilities in Europe where we may be able to play regular-season games as early as the 2007 season.

Frankly, I'm very excited about the prospects. As we get closer and closer, you see the interest level. I couldn't be happier about the exposure and we haven't even thrown a pitch. It's the first time we've had this event and we'll sell as many tickets as the Winter Olympics this year. That's a phenomenal accomplishment, as far as I'm concerned.

We need to provide security for the entire tournament. It's an international tournament. We think we have one of the best security forces in all of sports.

Will we sell out every game? No. Are we going to be happy with 800,000 in ticket sales? Absolutely.

We have been investigating opportunities to play in Europe for quite a while. There is certainly nothing confirmed.

We think this will be a big boost for baseball in China and it will help promote a sport that has been neglected.

Two of the most popular sporting events in the world are the World Cup of soccer and the Olympics, and one of the reasons they're successful is because they combine sport with nationalism. Any time you do that, you expand the interest in the sport.

Eligibility rules are still being discussed. It will be similar to the IBAF rules.