Baseball and the players association have rules. If you stay within the rules - which say that you can play while you're appealing - I don't see what anyone would be in arms about.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I'm a baseball fan, but I'm not qualified to make baseball decisions, and I don't want to pretend to be.
Athletes often start life at the opposite end of the wealth and prestige spectrum, but as soon as they exhibit an unusual talent for swinging a bat or sinking a free-throw they may find that the rules have been suspended for them. They are waved through school and into the pros, and incidents of bad behavior are overlooked or covered up.
It's not in baseball's interest or the players' interest to be taking this stance. It's the people's game.
Once you have selected a sport or a creative activity, the rules are pretty much the same.
I enjoy baseball more than anything and would like to be involved with it forever, but the reality is your survival is determined by how well you compete, not by your fondness for the game.
When you sign your name on the dotted line, it's more than just playing baseball. You have a responsibility to make good decisions and show people how things are supposed to be done.
I am primarily a lawyer. I would rather play in the game than be the umpire.
In the field of sports you are more or less accepted for what you do rather than what you are.
There is no room in baseball for discrimination. It is our national pastime and a game for all.
There's nothing to it. Baseball isn't that tough to play.
No opposing quotes found.