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...Every one of us has an interest in making sure we do not turn on its head the fundamental precept that people are innocent until proven guilty." DONALD FEHR, head of the baseball players' union, in an appearance before the U.S. Senate, resisting calls to toughen the monitoring of steroid use among players...
...hardball bargaining tactic. The league is desperate for some kind of salary cap, like that of the NFL and the NBA, because the owners are unable to contain themselves. Witness Texas Rangers boss Tom Hicks' signing Alex Rodriguez to a 10-year contract worth $252 million. Union president Donald Fehr issued a terse denunciation and then filed a grievance. Said former commissioner Fay Vincent: "Once again, the owners of baseball have made a terrible mistake...
This is unacceptable and now the owners, if they have half of a brain, must have resolved themselves to make a change. Though Rodriguez' contract certainly makes Donald Fehr and Gene Orza, the heads of the players union, giddy, they cannot in good conscience say that there is not a problem--presuming, of course, Fehr and Orza have a conscience. Watch when October hits for owners to put together a salary cap or a serious luxury tax proposal to do something to limit salaries--or force a team to accept tradeoffs if they overspend on a free agent...
...leadership were more prevalent today. I have the utmost respect for his bold vision in the face of his critics and for his faith in the ability of nations to resolve conflicts peacefully. I applaud TIME for extolling the virtues of one of the world's great statesmen. JASON FEHR Hershey...
This was to be the year baseball got back on its feet. On Oct. 24, during a stirring World Series between the game's two highest-profile teams, capping a season of records and emotional stories, player's union head Donald Fehr and management negotiator Randy Levine shook hands on a deal that was to resolve the issues that caused the 1994 strike and set the league on a smooth course into the next century. The trouble was past, and even the bitterest fans could look forward to next season without trepidation. Apparently, no one told the owners. Owners...