17 Quotes by Paul Archey

There's a lot of interest in us playing in London, and I think selling tickets would be the easiest part of it.

It is with great pleasure that we welcome Konami as an official global partner of the inaugural World Baseball Classic. Konami has always been a strong supporter of baseball and it is only fitting that they be part of this historic global event.

It's turned out to be more of a local sale on sponsorship than global. As the Classic grows that will change. We are not trying to compete with soccer, we are trying to grow the game.

They'll have the same number in their traveling party as everyone else. People outside of that will be limited, not restricted.

I'm not sure you get a ticket in San Diego at this point, and if you do you'll have an obstructed view. We sold every ticket there in very quick fashion.

I couldn't be more excited about the level of exposure, and we haven't thrown a pitch. Will we sell out every game? No. Will we be happy with 800,000 fans? Absolutely.

You can't get any. Both games sold out in a matter of hours.

The enthusiasm among fans in Puerto Rico to see this collection of players is perhaps the highest level of interest in baseball there in a long time. One of the reasons for having this tournament is to have that kind of impact globally. To build, grow or rejuvenate interest in baseball.