Rich,
I am not questioning Fay's honesty, rather the quality of his thinking. At 42 years old, I could care less about my childhood hero's accomplishments being superceded by today's stars. I could not name their records other than maybe Nicklaus's majors. So, I am a little concerned for older people who would put so much importance in their childhood sports heros. I hope it is not true.
I think Gary is right. It seems odd that the top man at the top organization would rather play another sport. Granted, your point is true for you and I am sure for many, but there are those of us that made a decision early in life to go with golf and have since develop a very strong connection to it as a result, and therefore Fay's comment about baseball does seem strange. Before I went to golf fulltime in high school I first quit baseball and football, both sports I loved dearly. And I still wonder if I could have played at least one of those in addition to golf, but I am glad I choose golf becuase it has made all the difference in my life, both personal and professional. So, you see, a comment like Fay's would seem odd to someone like me, and I guess maybe Gary has had a similar experience.