European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 4, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Yankees take offer for Bonds off table by Ben Walker new York a for at least a Day the new York Yankees have backed off their big Chase for Barry Bonds. While the Seattle mariners signed Chris Bosio and the Detroit tigers re signed Alan Trammell the Yankees on wednesday withdrew their five year $35 million offer to Bonds baseball a most attractive free agent. Yankees general manager Gene Michael said the offer was pulled Back because Bonds agent Dennis Gilbert wanted a sixth year in the contract. But even though Michael said he now wants to pursue pitchers particularly National league by Young Winner Greg Maddux it still appears that the Yankees Are the Only team in serious Contention to get Bonds. Michael who met with Maddux in Las vegas on tuesday and later talked to Gilbert until Midnight travelled to Tampa fla., on wednesday. In Tampa Michael was staying at the hotel that was owned by George Stein Brenner the Yankees principal owner. Bosio Trammell Steinbrenner is banned from getting involved in the Yankees Day to Day operations until March 1. Michael said he went to Tampa to talk to Yankees managing partner Joseph Molloy who also happens to be Stein Brenner a son in Law. And Surprise Michael and Steinbrenner did run into each other in the hotels dining sure that the meeting conversation about what to do with ing room although Steinbrenner As d that the meeting did not Lead to Bonds and Maddux. A we got Hung up on the sixth year a Michael said of his negotiations with Gilbert. A we done to have any plans right now. We be tried to get it done and we can to do it. We made a hell of an offer. Now we re going to concentrate on going for  the Yankees made a five year offer to Maddux a Deal said to be Worth More then $30 million. A a we re talking with everybody and trying to get that finalized in the next few Days Quot said Madduxl a agent Scott Boras. A a we be gotten some Strong indications about what clubs Are dramatically  Bosio and the mariners completed a four year contract with an option for 1997 Worth $15.25 million slightly More than Jose Guzman a $14.35 million Deal with the cubs. Bosio 29, was 16-6 with a 3.62 Era last season and set a Brewers record with 10 straight victories. The mariners had the alas worst record at 64-98, and a major part of their the stars and stripes december 4,1992 b Page 28 problem was pitching. Seattle a 4.55 Era was the second worst in the league to Detroit a 4.60 Era. Trammell agreed to go Back to Detroit for $1.5 million with the Chance to earn performance bonuses. The tigers get a 2.4 million option for 1994 which would become guaranteed if he plays regularly next season. Trammell 34, has been hampered by injuries the past several seasons. The 1990 season is the Only season since 1987 in which Trammell has not been on the disabled list. He did not return to the lineup last season after fracturing his ankle May 15. A there Are certain players who simply belong to a specific team a tigers general manager Jerry Walker said. A Alan is  co owners ask for Schott s resignation by John Nolan Cincinnati Apas three More people came Forward with allegations against Marge Schott and a former player threatened to sue two of her Cincinnati reds co owners asked wednesday for her resignation. Sen Howard Metzenbaum said he would bring up Schotts alleged racial remarks at a Senate hearing next week and a House of the Illinois legislature approved a Resolution on wednesday asking that Schott be kicked out of baseball. Two of the reds seven limited partners Cincinnati businessman George strike and Chicago Bookstore owner Carl Kroch issued a statement demanding that Schott resign As the teams general partner anti chief executive officer if she made racial slurs attributed to her. The two sued Schott in 1989 in a financial dispute Schott controls 6vz of the reds 15 partnership shares. A we feel that there a no place in baseball for bigotry or racial slurs a strike said. A too Many reports of mrs. Schotts racial slurs have occurred for us to remain  asked if he would like to become the reds controlling partner strike said a my interest is to keep the reds Here and have the reds get this behind them and move ahead in a positive  Metzenbaum an Ohio Democrat who once owned part of the Cleveland indians said he was appalled at Schotts comment a Hitler was Good in the beginning but he went too  the comment was reported in the new York times on sunday. A Hitler was never right not from the inception not from the Day he started in his activities a Metzenbaum said. A statements of this kind whether from the owner of a baseball team or any other owner person Are totally inappropriate. We re talking about ownership of a team in americans great  Metzenbaum will chair a Senate judiciary antitrust subcommittee meeting on baseball dec. 10, and said he will discuss Schott. Executive Council chairman Bud Selig is among the scheduled witnesses. A for this woman to have a Swastika in Cincinnati reds owner Marge Schott says she has nothing to hide. Her Home come on this is America a said Metzenbaum who is jewish. Former reds employees and others have accused Schott of referring to people As a million Dollar niggers a a jew bastards Quot and  she admitted keeping a Swastika armband at Home but said it was a gift from a former employee and said she did no to understand Why it was controversial. Schott did no to return Telephone Calls to her office wednesday. The ruling executive Council on tuesday appointed a four Man committee to investigate her alleged remarks. Schott told the Cincinnati Post that baseball a investigation is a Good idea. She has has denied the using the phrase a million Dollar Nigger and at times has denied using the word a Nigger a but said in a court deposition that she did. She has admitted referring to japanese As a a japs and denied making remarks about jews. A i have nothing to hide a she told the paper. A this is a very hard time for me there a no denying that. Quitting would be very easy right now a but quitting a not my  she dismissed the criticism by her reds partners. A nah in be had run ins with them before a she was quoted As saying. The Illinois House of representatives approved a Resolution urging the executive Council to discipline Schott. The Resolution asked that Schott be suspended for life or be forced to sell the team for her a deplorable racist and anti semitic  it noted that Schott a makes a very comfortable living off the talents of african american  one of the accusations against Schott is that she referred to former reds outfielder Dave Parker As a a million Dollar  a evidently there was a lot of hidden hatred on her behalf for people like myself a Parker said wednesday. A things that i did no to know about Are coming out from All Over. There a no in Between. Marge cannot be connected to baseball. She is a blatant  Parker said he would discuss Legal action with a lawyer and urged the executive Council to Force Schott out. A i think its a situation where they better do the right thing a Parker said. A this Wasny to Only an assault on Blacks. This was an assault on jewish people asians latinos. There wont Only be Blacks boycotting baseball if they done to do the right  Usa today and the san Francisco chronicle reported new allegations wednesday Roger Blaemire who directed the reds business operations for nine months in 1985-1986, told the chronicle he first heard Schott refer to a Black player As a a Nigger Quot in september 1985 during a meeting in the office of general manager Bill Bergesch. A a in a not going to make any comment about anything that May have gone on in our office a said Bergesch now an adviser to the new York Yankees. Bergesch said he Hadnot been contacted by the committee. A they know where to reach me if they want me a he said Blaemire who won a judgment against Schott after he was fired in 1986 and settled out of court claimed she called Indiana pacers owners Melvin and Herb Simon a jew bastards during a time he was negotiating with the ticketmaster company which the Simons own. Joe Pfaffl president of a management consulting firm and Butler county re publican finance chairman in Ohio told Isa today that Schott complained about Parker during a flight to Cincinnati in december 1987, when Schott was returning from an owners meeting. Parker was traded from Cincinnati to Oakland on dec. 8,1987. A she was bragging that shed just traded that a goddamned Nigger Quot a Pfaffl told the newspaper. A she said a we got rid of that trouble making  picked Over Vikings a Page 22