[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 15]
[House]
[Page 21826]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                       AMERICA'S GREATEST PASTIME

  (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, baseball will eliminate two teams. Some 
surprise. Tickets average 50 bucks. A program is $10; popcorn, $5; 
parking, $20. A hot dog and a beer cost about $10 to $12 at most 
stadiums. Beam me up. The umpire said, ``Play ball,'' not ``monopoly.''
  When a family of four needs a second mortgage to go see a baseball 
game in America, it does not take Dr. Ruth to explain to major league 
baseball what has gone wrong. I yield back what is left of America's 
great pastime after the greatest World Series perhaps in our history.

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