Quote of the day

Ray Kroc (San Diego Union-Tribune photo)

Long-ago San Diego Padres owner Ray Kroc on the business of baseball:

“Baseball has prostituted itself. Pretty soon we’ll be starting games at midnight so that people in outer space can watch in prime time television. We’re making a mistake by always going for more money.”

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