Jim Bunning
Jim Bunning
James Paul David "Jim" Bunningis an American former Major League Baseball pitcher and politician...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth23 October 1931
CitySouthgate, KY
CountryUnited States of America
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If they would take seriously the bills before the Congress and negotiate some kind of settlement that is close to the bills in the House and in the Senate, then I think major league sports and their unions could get away without having legislation passed by the Congress, ... I don't see that happening.
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We'll leave it there and see what the other major league sports do, ... We are very anxious to rid all professional sports of any ... steroids or amphetamines.
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Well, the World Series has come and gone, and they still have not come to an agreement, so we're going to move ahead in Congress, ... It's my opinion that Major League Baseball and the players union will not come to an agreement that's satisfactory.
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We plan to find out if these major league sports are going to do anything. If they give us the excuse that they're tied in to collective bargaining agreements and they can't do anything, ... then it's up to Congress to change it and make it the law of the land.
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I believe the majority of Americans don't want a chief executive who spends more time huddling with lawyers than he does performing his job. People don't want this travesty to drag on.
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see what the other major league sports do. ... We hope this agreement by major league baseball will stimulate the other sports to stiffen their penalties.
We don't want the bill, but if they can't get together, they're going to get a bill,
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This offers the fans, I think, the almost certainty that there will be nothing but baseball to worry about. The focus will be on baseball and not on labor unrest.
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I and my colleagues will be watching very closely, and if things unravel, we still have tough legislation we can move through Congress.
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I and millions of fans think that's pathetic, ... It's obvious to everyone in this room that baseball and the players only act when Congress threatens you.
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But what matters now is whether the agreement is followed as it has been outlined to me, other members of Congress and the public,
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Basically, he says, 'In your face. Twenty games, take it or leave it.' That's completely unacceptable to the Congress,
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Baseball and the players only act when Congress threatens you, so why should we believe you are serious now?
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Maybe if he didn't have a government car and driver and had to pay for his own gas like ordinary folks, or if he lost everything he owned in a hurricane, he would be a bit more compassionate,