confronts his past with very little remorse.

Records set now have to have some sort of a cloud and might be tainted by what [the players] have been taking, if they've in fact been taking it. But we don't know what they're taking. We still need a lot more facts.

[Then Reds owner] Marge Schott , who was cheap, didn't like the players or the manager calling long distance from the clubhouse,

I'm sorry that we're late. I'm sorry that we couldn't do this 30 or 40 years ago when some of our candidates were alive. But we're here now to make this right.

I can't be optimistic. I can be hopeful.

It's not in baseball's interest or the players' interest to be taking this stance. It's the people's game.