[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 108 (Monday, August 8, 1994)]
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              BASEBALL: LET US NOT DAMAGE THE GOLDEN GOOSE

  (Mr. TRAFICANT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, another strike in baseball; owners want 
more, players want more. The minimum wage is $109,000, the average wage 
is $1 million, and the average owner equity is about $150 million, but 
that is not enough.
  I think everybody is overlooking good 'ole mom and dad. For about 
$150 they could take their three kids to the ballpark, $150. They can 
get stale peanuts, flat soda, and flat beer for about $3.50 a pop, and 
the hot dogs cost more than prime rib.
  This is a national pastime, OK. I think it is going to become a thing 
of the past because there is an old axiom that baseball produced, 
``Three strikes and you're out.''
  Mr. Speaker, I think the problem with baseball is not the cork in the 
bats, I think it is the cork in the brain of all these people who are 
going to damage the golden goose and the golden egg.

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