Major League Baseball is a national institution and we take our responsibilities seriously when it comes to how the game affects the lives of American youth.

Major League Baseball has always recognized the influence that our stars can have on the youth of America. As such, we are concerned that recent revelations and allegations of steroid use have been sending a terrible message to young people.

The one thing we know today is we can't continue to do business the way we have in the past.

I want to be my usual painstaking, cautious, slow, conservative self in analyzing it.

You mean guys don't get injured in spring training? Guys get hurt walking down the street.

You mean guys don't get injured in spring training? Guys get hurt walking down the street. All the managers, pitching coaches are very sensitive. Look, you can always pick at something, but there's a broader picture, a grander picture.

The greatest country in the history of the world being attacked. So all of this doesn't mean very much today.