European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 12, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Giants move rejected by Ronald Blum Scottsdale Arizona a the giants remain in san Francisco and Florida s West coast remains without a major league team. Baseball s owners in a move they said stressed stability but was sure to spark a Legal Battle tuesday decisively rejected a $115 million Deal to move the National league team to St. Petersburg fla., even though the Best offer to keep the team in san Francisco was $15 million less. It was the first formal rejection of a move that baseball officials could remember. In All previous instances shifts were stopped before a formal vote was taken. It also marked the seventh time the St. Petersburg area had tried a and failed a to lure a major league team a move that would have put two no franchises in Florida and essentially locked up the Southeast for the league. A i feel badly for the people of St. Petersburg who were eagerly looking Forward to having major league baseball in their area a Bob Lurie the giants owner said. The City of St. Petersburg has threatened to file lawsuits against the City of san Francisco the Mator leagues and a group of investors led by Safeway inc. Chairman Peter Magowan for interfering with their Deal. San Francisco in turn filed a suit tuesday even before the vote was announced to Block any Legal action by St.  p. 26 for More on giants perhaps More importantly Florida sen. Connie Mack vowed to ask Congress to rescind baseball s antitrust exemption. �?o1 Don t believe the antitrust exemption was Ever intended to control the movement of franchises a Mack said. A it s time to end All doubt and revoke baseball s abused antitrust  Quot the no did today what they believe very strongly to be in the Best interest of baseball. The no did what it thought was right a said Bud Selig president of the Milwaukee Brewers and chairman of baseball a executive Lurie Council. Quot you re damned if you do you re damned if you  tuesdays vote after seven hours of meetings never moved past the first stage. No owners voted 9-4 against the Sale six supporting votes less than the 11 needed to Send the action to a decisive ballot by american league owners. Quot in doing so the National league reaffirmed baseball s Long established preference for the stability of its fran y s Dennis Eckersley becomes first reliever since 1964 to win the Al by Young award. Crises a Selig said. No breakdown of the votes was released although Carl Barger the head of the expansion Florida marlins said he voted in favor of the move. Based on interviews with owners and officials it appeared the Chicago cubs St. Louis cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies joined the marlins in voting in favor of a move. The owners did not consider the $100 million package put Forward As a counter offer by Magowan a group. But Lurie said he would Honor the rejection of the St. Petersburg offer and congratulated Magowan and Nis supporters for coming up with a package Good enough to Force the question and Quot to keep the giants in san  Quot i know the feeling you have today a said Lurie who saved the giants for the Bay area himself 16 years ago. Quot i had the same wonderful feeling in 1976.�?� Lurie said he had been Given 10 Days to consider the Magowan groups offer under which he would retain an ownership interest. Quot if Bob Lurie should decide to sell the giants locally our group is ready to acquire the franchise a Magowan said. Tuesdays vote came three months after Lurie announced agreement in principle to sell the giant to a St. Petersburg group headed by Vincent j. Naimoli. A a we re extremely disappointed As in a sure Are the wonderful fans of the Tampa Bay area who have supported our the stars and stripes november 12,1992 b Page 32 group a Naimoli said. Quot we be Given this our Best Effort and played by All the rules. At this Point Well have to assess what our options  Luries Sale to Naimoli followed the fourth failed proposal for a publicly financed replacement for Windy candlestick Park. Lurie who bought the team for $8 million in 1976, was frustrated with conditions at candlestick and in june was Given permission by then commissioner Fay Vincent to explore All his options the giants would have swapped the Chilly a stick for the Sun coast dome which was opened in 1990 despite the Lack of a commitment from a major league team. Eckersley wins Al by Young Oakland Calif. A Dennis Eckersley who had a career High 51 saves for the Oakland athletics this season tuesday became the first reliever since Detroit a Willie Hernandez to win the american league by Young award. He received 19 of 28 first place votes from a panel consisting of two writers in each of the 14 league cities. With three seconds and three thirds Eckersley totalled 107 Points under the 5-3-1 system. Quot this is a once in a lifetime Opportunity. I feel very Lucky a Eckersley said during a satellite news conference from his Home in Boston. Jack Mcdowell of the Chicago White sox was a Distant second with two firsts and 51 Points followed by Roger Clemens of Boston with four firsts and 48 Points. Mike Mussina of Baltimore was fourth with two firsts and 26 Points followed by Jack Morris of Toronto with one first and 10 Points Kevin Brown of Texas with nine Points and Charles Nagy of Cleveland with one Point. Hernandez won the by Young in 1984. Milwaukee a Rollie fingers 1981 and new Yorkus Sparky Lyle 1977 Are the Only other re ievers to claim the Al pitching Honor. Eckersley the second a a Pitcher in three years to win the award came to Oakland in 1987 intending to be a starter. After 18 years in the majors he has emerged As one of the Best closers in the history of the game. In the last five seasons he has 220 saves in 246 chances. This year the 38-year-old right hander converted All but three save opportunities As the athletics won their fourth Al West title in five years. Quot i had a Good year a Eckersley said. Quot it was my year. Look i made some mistakes and i still saved ballgames. I saved 51 ballgames. You can to take that  Eckersley a amazing year May be remembered More for the shocking Way it ended. In game 4 of the Al playoffs with Toronto Eckersley came on in the eighth with a 6-2 Lead. Toronto scored twice before Roberto Alomar hit an Eckersley pitch for a two run Homer that sent the game into extra innings. The 7-6 win gave the Blue jays a 3-1 Lead on the Way to winning the playoffs and the world series. Eckersley still winces when talking about Alomary a Homer. A people rely on you to close it out and when you done tits a devastating a and we Alt know what that is a the Toronto game a he said. A but you have to go through the pain to go on. I shed some tears and now in a looking ahead i just want to work hard and come Back next year and prove that in a worthy of All this. Eckersley began his major league career in 1975 with Cleveland going 13-7 with a 2.60 Era and threw a no hitter m 1977 against the California Angels. After being traded to Boston before the 1978 season he became the first red sox 9-13, a Trade to the cubs in 1984 began to turn things  Eckersley was traded to the a s in 1987, pitching coach Dave Duncan decided he should go to the bullpen in 1988, he finished second in the by Young voting to Minnesota a Frank Viola after notching 45  Tarkanian gets 1st Aba win a p. 30