The commissioner also noted that baseball would not be immune to a "significant deterioration in the economy and the effects of a major war."

The commissioner noted that he had also received threat to life since raising the issues in public.

The commissioner noted that the man had a solemn, squarish face, but soon forgot it.

"The fence is too high," one commissioner noted.

The commissioners noted that under the rules, a company's audit committee must approve any nonaudit work done by its auditor.

He died, the commissioner noted, after running into a burning house where children were celebrating at a birthday party.

The commissioners noted how the prison had "only one window, which is one foot wide and in a recess.

But the commissioner has noted some aspects of Steinbrenner's behavior since he stepped down as managing partner that have mitigated against an early return.

"First he choked him until forcibly pulled away," the commissioner noted.

The commissioner noted that the number of murders had dropped to three in a precinct that once recorded more than 100 deaths every year.