Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"Mr. Goodfriend, do you agree with that conclusion and particularly as it affects the smaller cities and fans in those cities and the threat to fans in larger cities as well?"

"If you are worried about filling the stadiums, why not just lower the ticket price? That is the way the market normally works."

"I think it is a red herring to threaten taking games off broadcasts unless we get this antitrust exemption for local blackouts."

"this exemption is really very special, very unique, and very undeserved if the leagues, in my view, fail to recognize their special public trust because of that unique exemption."