Dodgers CEO Praises Sherman “Binding Arbitration” Proposal

Time-Warner Cable Immediately Accepts It

MLB Also Lauds Proposal

Dodgers Could Be On the Air Tonight

Los Angeles – The CEO of the Los Angeles Dodgers Stan Kasten praised Congressman Brad Sherman (D – Sherman Oaks) for his proposal to have Time Warner Cable, DIRECTV and all other providers to enter into binding arbitration to resolve the current dispute and air Dodgers games on all LA-area cable and satellite systems. Time Warner Cable immediately accepted the proposal.

Sherman was joined in his proposal by five Los Angeles area Congressional colleagues including Rep. Janice Hahn, Rep. Gloria Negrete McLeod, Rep. Alan Lowenthal, Rep. Grace Napolitano and Rep. Karen BassListen to the audio of Dodgers CEO Stan Kasten at the Inaugural Dodgers Access Event at Dodgers Stadium on Monday Evening: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSv1Ec0I99Q&feature=youtu.be

Transcript of Dodgers CEO Stan Kasten comments on the evening of July 28:
Stan Kasten: "Well today I am very excited to tell you that Congressman Brad Sherman and five of his colleagues have today called on both sides, on Time Warner Cable and DirecTV and other cable subscribers to submit binding arbitration. This, if agreed upon, would end this blackout right away, today, and we would be on the air literally tomorrow night in the entire area.

I want to thank Congressman Sherman and his colleagues for their diligent work and concern for Dodgers fans everywhere, and I think it's a very useful and productive step that he made. I can tell you within the last hour, I have learned that Time Warner has accepted the invitation to submit the binding arbitration. You know we've heard a lot of things on both sides of this equation, this is the way to cut through all that we'll let an arbitrator decide who's right who's wrong and we can move on. And we don't need to wait for the outcome of the arbitration, once both sides agree to submit we can turn the games on right away and they [the arbitrators] can figure out the price later. So that's where we stand tonight, I want to again thank Congressman Sherman and his five colleagues, I want to tell Time Warner how appreciative I am to them for accepting this proposal right away, and I hope DirecTV and the other cable subscribers agree to this quickly as well, so that in fact if they do agree the games will be on in every TV home in Los Angeles tomorrow night and that's certainly what we want. And so that is pretty exciting news."
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Announcer: "It's very exciting news, and I know that a lot of you who don't know Rob Manfred, basically Commissioner Selig's right hand man and possibly going to be his successor, but we'll talk about that later. But Rob, what is your take from Major League Baseball on the developments here?"
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Rob Manfred, COO of Major League Baseball: "When we learned of this proposal I had an opportunity to talk to Commissioner Selig and we're in complete agreement that this is a very positive development. We think the most important thing that can happen here is that we can get the games on TV for the fans of Los Angeles."
[For Sherman's letter (signed by a total of six Los Angeles area members of Congress) to Time Warner Cable and DIRECTV, CLICK HERE]

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