European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 22, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday february 22, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports grievance filed Over Parrish talks new York not the dispute Between base Ball players and club owners Over he charges or a free agent conspiracy intensified Friday when the players Union filed iwo More grievances. The first charged owners with violating inc rights of 1986 free agents and the second dealt with free agent Lance Parrish and the Philadelphia Phillies. Fairish one of rec talented catchers Lili unsigned was prepared to accept a contract from the Phillies thai would have paid him to million for 1987. The Phillies though wanted him to sign a release saying he would not file a lawsuit or inst Iuie any other kind of procedure against the 26 major league teams the iwo leagues. Commissioner pier Ueberroth or the player relations committee. Tom Reich Parrish s agent said the player would have signed a release for the Phillies themselves but not for any other club Donald Fehr executive director of the players association said inc Phillies refusal to sign Parrish with out the release violated the collective bargaining agreement in several ways. It s not a special covenant that is of Benefit to inc player Chr said. The agreement is conditioned on the player giving up his collective bargaining rights. It says he can t Fife a grievance. And when the Phillies insist that he sign a contract that says he can t sue other clubs it violates the provision that says clubs have to act strict y on the r own with free in its general grievances charging collusion in the owners dealing with free agents one for the l985 group and the one filed Friday for the latest group the Union contended that the owners had violated the pro vision that said clubs shall not act in concert with of her Barry Rona the owners1 chief labor representative said he was unaware of the release the Phillies pro posed to Parrish until after they presented it and exchanged language on in. Asked if it was the Phillies idea Rona said i never asked the question so i Don t he added however thai he understands inc Phillies reason for proposing the release. Tom Reich has gone around bragging about the strategy he would employ for Parrish and he said Rife ring to Tim Raines another unsigned free agent represented by Reich. He would sign them for the Best off Rand sue the pants off baseball. The figure i heard was 1200 million. Rona had no comment on the other grievance the association filed saying Only i won t accept it. I have no More room in my file meanwhile Charlie Librandt a Kansas City Pitcher won his salary arbitration Case and was awarded j850.000, a raise Over the 770,000 he won in arbitration last year. The royals wanted to Cut him to s7z5.000 despite his m-1j record. He was the Only one of six players who won when the club tried to Cut his salary. Richard Moss and Steve Chr. Who argued his Case also became the Only player agents to win More than one Case hey also won with Jack Morris at si.s5 million. With Only a decision on Dick schol told and califor Nia left the clubs have won 16 arbitration cases the players nine. Jabbar passes 36,000 from press dispatches Chicago a Juenem Abdul Jabbar becoming the first Aba player Ever to score 36,000 career Points connected on a Skyhook and hit two key free throws in inc final 2 32 Friday night to Lead the los Angeles lakers to a 110-100 Victory Over the Chicago bulls. The lakers iced the panic on two baskets in inc final 54 seconds no Roundup by magic Johnson who had 28 Points for the night. Abdul Jabbar with 17 Points and a career total of 36,002, hit the Milestone with the Skyhook to give the lakers a 100-94 Lead. A Layup by Dave Corzine. And a steal and slam Dunk by Michael Jordan who had 33 Points brought the bulls Back to 100-98 with 1 46 left. Abdul Jabbar then hit two free throws with 1 11 left and Johnson hit two straight baskets. James worthy and Mychal Thompson had is Points apiece for the lakers who beat the Bull for the 12th Lime in their last 13 meetings. Jordan Hilling Only five of 14 shots from the floor in inc opening half popped in 12 Points including eight free throws in the third Quarter. But inc lakers behind worthy s four baskets took a 78 76 Lead into the final Quarter. Los Angeles leading 53-48 Ai halftime had trouble pulling away until Johnson hit upairof2u foot ers to spark a 10-2 Laker spurt for a 76-67 third Quarter Edge. In other games Friday 76ersnj,klngs9l Philadelphia Andrew Toney scored a season High 32 paints As Philadelphia leading twice by As Many As 42 Points routed Sacramento. Trailing 12-6 Early in the first Quarter Philadelphia went on a see mba on Page 26 bargaining to Eric players the surest sign of Spring Steinbrenner worming up by Michael Martinez my Steinbrenner said thai Mallin Olu Uhi fort Lauderdale. Fla. Not it is one of he riles of every Yankee Spring George perched on the Steps of his trailer delivering a non Stop monologue As his team conducts its first official workout under a warm Flor Ida Sun the appearance of the Yankee owner traditionally signals the Start of Camp not unlike the first sounds of bailing practice. Friday after taking a tour of the facilities Here and criticizing their condition he touched on a number of subjects for a Small crowd of reporters Ana cameramen. Among them his continued desire to bring Back Ron Guidry on May i when the Pitcher can re sign with he Yankees his insistence that Don Mallin Gly was influenced by the players Union in his aborted negotiations for a two year Deal his Delight Over a four game sweep of Boston last of Lobar which ultimately won manager Lou Piniella a contract for two seasons and his revelation that he had been contacted by the agent for Craig Nettles the former Yankee third baseman who is seeking a Job. Steinbrenner wearing a Blue Blazer in the Florida heal was Jovial As head dressed the news Media although he was clearly disturbed after inspecting a Field at fort Lauderdale stadium where the club works out. The Field we re going to ask our out fielders to wort on is a disgrace he said. It s certainly not a major league oilfield. We be got to see if we can work out the likes of a Rickey Henderson on it. It s Back to the Way it was when we called ill to he said he still hat an interest in sign ing Guidry who did not come to terms with inc club by the Jan. 8 deadline for free agents and remains unsigned. But Guidry and the Yankees cannot negotiate until May i and no other team appears to be interested in the left hander now that Baltimore has dropped out of the bidding. Yes we re interested Slein Brenner said. We said from Day one that when May i came around we d be banging on his door. I think he s finding the Market Tough out slain Brenner insisted on establishing thai he was not bitter Al Mallin Gly but at the Union which he thought interfered in talks Over a contract. This season i la do everything 1 can to pulp told George 5lelnbrennr., says Yankees May win East help Don he said i m Dis appointed but not with the ruling. We had a great discussion in new York and i got great insight into his thinking. I was t out to kill inc Steinbrenner recalled their Conversa Tion three weeks ago Al Yankee stadium in which he offered Mallin Gly a two year guaranteed contract for s3.5 million and Matingly asked him la consider making it $3.6 million. Then he called Back the next Day Sloin Brenner related and said or Steinbrenner i can t accept your offer. The Union is putting intense pressure on me and my agent to lest arbitration 1 think it s obvious he came under the spell or the threat of the reached in Tampa Mallin Gly s agent Jim Krivacs said i Don t Mink he mis represented what Ponnie said but i think he May have misunderstood. Don Nie wanted to meet with or. Slein Bren nor independently and Clear the air and after that meeting Donnic called us. We were in the process of doing Pur preparatory work and were reviewing the con tracts of Oiher players like Fernando Valenzuela and Jim Rice. I called or. Stcin Brenner and told him thai if they were going to talk numbers that i Proba Bly should have been asked if lilt players Union had become involved in the matter Krivacs said Nat in regard to saying you can do this or can t do Steinbrunner Sai t Mallin Gly. Balled .352 last season would face pres sure Over receiving 11,975,000 via arbitration. It s a different Type of stress on Hal Young Man Stcin Brenner said. He s no longer Don Mattingly. He s Don mat singly who won the highest arbitration in the history of the game. Fans from other cities Are going to be Riding on Piniella Steinbrenner said the one thing Lou showed me last year and it meant the difference Between a two year contract a one year contract or none at All is that he did t let them quit. A lot of learns did. We look Boston four straight Al the end of the season a and that May have weighed on them in the concerning nellies who is 42 years old Stcin Brenner said his agent called and said that Craig asked him to Call me. He said he d like to come Back but i Don t know if it s going to happen but he sounded sure of one thing that the Yankees can win the american league East people Are underestimating our pitching he said. You show me who s Goi he pitching in our division that will Bury us. I think we be got a real Chance to win the Harry Caray fair after mild stroke Palm Springs Calif a vet eran Chicago cubs baseball announcer Harry Caray who suffered a mild stroke tuesday was resting comfortably in fair condition saturday Al desert Hospital. He seems to be a Lille better. He s in a lot belter spirits very Lucid and very upbeat. He s a lot like inc old Harry Caray said Bill wills of the Tribune co. Which owns the cubs inc Chicago Tribune won radio and win to. Caray 67, announces for the cubs on both win Kadio and to. The prognosis is Good and that s the key. Doc Ion ice him Corning Hack to the game but the question is when wills said in a Telephone interview saturday. It was nol known How Long Caray will be hospitalized he said. Caray spent the first 2s years of his career covering the St. Louis cardinals. He moved in the Oakland a s in 1969, and returned to inc Midwest the follow ing year to broadcast Chicago while so games
