A majority of the baseball followers are concerned that baseball players are using steroids, with nearly half saying they care a lot about the use of performance-enhancing drugs.
Scott, approached by reporter Jim Buzinski during the playoffs, was concerned that such non-baseball news could pose a distraction during the post-season and asked that the story be delayed.
Baseball officials are concerned that in the aftermath of the Braun case, agents could feel more emboldened to try to take their cases to arbitration.
The Dominican Republic's unregulated system is dominated by independent trainers known as buscones, and baseball officials are concerned that they have been providing players with performance-enhancing drugs leading up to their tryouts.
Some baseball watchers are concerned that if the situation does not improve, the sport could be reduced to one league with as little as eight or even six teams.
That tally for Miller was obviously too close for comfort for baseball's establishment, concerned that he would probably reach the three-quarters threshold in the next vote.
"That's not my concern," he said, adding that baseball was his concern.
While a report recently surfaced on ESPN.com that baseball owners are concerned over teams tanking seasons to facilitate rebuilding, it's too late for them to do anything about the Cubs plan.
"Everything that concerns baseball, we would talk about it.
I had some initial concerns that, because I never played baseball even at the high school level, let alone college or the pros, I might be viewed as an "outsider" and have difficulty being taken seriously.
"There are some people who believe, in any sport, but I am concerned with baseball right now, that you don't want to let the star beat you," Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig told Sporting News Radio yesterday.
