European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 21, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday september 21, 1994 sports the stars and stripes Page 33 by Steve Zipay in the sad silence after the momentous a and moronic a labor Battle that dismantled the 1994 season and threatens the future of major league baseball the whispers Are becoming louder. Philadelphia Phillies Catcher Darren Daulton says he thinks players could run a league better than the owners. Los Angeles dodgers Pitcher Ore Hershiser believes the concept of a players league should be seriously considered. Dodgers outfielder Brett Butler says he would play in a new league. Agents such As Dick Moss who represents players such As Butler Andy Van slake and Andre Dawson Are exploring a alternate league in which players and investors would provide capital for franchises in return for equity. All income from Gate receipts Media and merchandising would be pooled and profits or losses divided equally. A partnership  have the economic burdens or tension of the current system and investors Are interested organizers say. In 1989 and 1990, Moss and attorney David Lefevre lined up eight teams for the United states baseball league with investors such As Donald Trump. The Alliance collapsed after players signed Long term deals with their old teams. A the logistics Legal and financial hurdles Are daunting and risky sports business and marketing sex pert  a a it a always been one of the great theories a said Craig Tartasky a sports consultant and executive director of the International sports Summit an annual gathering of leading Industry executives. A it sounds great in the classroom but it just does no to play out  Tartasky lists a a Host of real problems to try to overcome in five months they would have to solicit support determine which facilities Are available define which players Are legally available sell new commentary sponsorships negotiate with to. Is the Union which has been fighting against a limit on salaries prepared to take Down its Revenue Structure reduced ticket prices less attendance a decrease in advertising Money in a not sure there Are enough corporate sponsorships ready to Buck major league  remember the american football league american basketball association and world hockey association were created when salaries were a fraction of what they Are today. Arc there investors willing to spend tens of millions on speculation a a if you begin with the Assumption that major league baseball will be Back eventually a even if its with minor leagues and players who flee the Union that a formidable Competition a said one sports executive who said he has had discussions with agents about a rival league. A a you re taking a tremendous Chance unless All the ducks Are in a Row. So far they re not  the anarchist in me thinks it could be a marvelous rebellion. Imagine a fan Friendly league with earlier starting times less expensive tickets. The realist says dream on. A a. A a a a lets go through a Start up scenario. First you need players. Faced with the Prospect of a continued strike or a salary Cap the players association along with some of the 200 free agents such As Dave Winfield and Dennis Eckersley forms a partnership with some Fortune 500 companies. Two big problems. Will players easily surrender lucrative marketing and benefits Money maybe not. Will owners go to court to retain the contracts of individual players absolutely. The litigation delays the rest of the leagues development for months. Say that s resolved. Where to play Many City owned t stadiums have exclusivity deals with the major league teams. The dodgers and cardinals own their ballparks. Some stadiums Are available. The Sun coast dome in. Tampa St. Petersburg Pilot Field in Buffalo the super dome in new Orleans Frk stadium in Washington the coliseum in los Angeles memorial stadium in Baltimore. And Charlotte Phoenix Vancouver Mexico City and new Jersey might come up with something but before april please. Next what about to which drives the professional sports machine the proposed a league which was supposed to rival the nil with teams backed by corporations such As Federal express never got off the ground last year. Lbs backed Down when it Learned that some of the organizers simply wanted to prove that they should be considered for nil expansion franchises. A v a As for a new baseball league executives at the Fox network which has taken the rubber bands off Rupert Murdoch a bankroll to acquire rights to the National football conference and nil say they have Zero interest. Lbs sports executives dismiss callers by saying simply a we done to Deal in Hyp thetic  a. Quot a. Asure a Cable network such As esp or prime might take a Chance but would anybody watch a More than Ever fans Are disenchanted and disgusted with major league baseball Quot said one sports to executive noting the continual National ratings decline. A and people not in that category now suffer from a raging indifference. You re asking me if pc pie Are going to go to a bogus Sascba Neague game maybe once for the Novelty. But they re not paying for skyboxes.�?�. The. Prospect of a new league is Folly. Its another negotiating tactic in a dispute that has been thick with them. A a a \ a Wadaya a Apfinio buddy Ryan a bluster is evaporating As Arizona cardinals stumble along nil  Ball becoming bust balk by Mel Reisner Tempe Ariz. A evaporation is a fact of life in the desert. And support for coach buddy Ryan seems to be evaporating with every Arizona cardinals loss. After three straight defeats buddy Ball Isnit far from buddy bust. A one Guy called up and talked about How Ryan deactivated Steve Beuerlein and did t even Tell him a Kame radio producer Bill Brindley said monday about fan reaction to a 32-0 trouncing in Cleveland. A the said 4you know since buddy started this trend i think they ought to deactivate buddy and his offensive coaches. A a a let a put them on inactive and evaluate them on the films.�?T�?�. Ryan was 0-3 in 1986, his first season As coach of the Philadelphia eagles and his team finished 5-11. But that was lost in Phoenix where Ryan inherited a team on the upswing. The 1993 cardinals won their last three games to Post a 7-9 record. The optimism carried Over. Coach Joe Bugelas firing went almost unnoticed and Ryan sauntered into town talking playoffs and the teams first pfc East title since 1975.�?o1 put us first and then you can line them up any Way you like a Ryan said of the division. He joked about his dislike for Dallas and his 4-0 record against Jimmy Johnson posted in 1989 and 1990 while Johnson was building the two time super bowl Champion. The Bare faced bravado was infectious in a City which had seen the cardinals go 3264 in six seasons since owner Bill Bidwill moved the franchise from St. Louis in 1988. A 14-12 loss to the los Angeles rams slowed the euphoria but most also Felt it would awaken a dormant giant. Even w Hen the new York giants beat the cardinals 20-17 in Sun Devil stadium dropping the them to last in the nil in total offence most considered it a setback which would get the turnaround going. But then came the embarrassment in Cleveland. Not Only did the the offence generate Only 138 Yards the first three quarters but Eric Turners 93-Yard interception return for the Browns final touchdown was the longest in history against the cardinals. Craig Hollenbeck the floor manager at buddy Ryan a restaurant sunday night said he got 15 obscenity laced phone Calls from people who  separate the restaurant from the coach. A most of the stuff they were saying was unprintable a Hollenbeck said. �?o1 told them a look if you come to the restaurant and have a problem with the food i can take care of that. But if its a problem with the offence i have no control Over  Ryan who demoted Beuerlein from no. 1 to no. 3 quarterback in favor of Jim Mcmahon before the trip to Cleveland waived rookies Herschel Currie a cornerback and Frank Harvey a running Back on monday creating two roster spots. Following an extra Long team meeting he said there might be some changes in the offence after he looked at available running backs go Wade signs Flash in Denver Denver apr Wade must go the fans shouted after the Denver Broncos humiliating 48-16 bleat by the los Angeles raiders sunday. Now Denver a sports columnists have picked up the chant that coach Wade Phillips should be fired following the broncos�?T0-3 Start this season. Quot go Wade. And Lake the Broncos with you a the Denver posts Woody Paige wrote monday. A this is the most overpaid underachieving team in the history of the National football  a it would be a lot easier if Phillips were a tyrant or a mean spirited megalomaniac a the Rocky Mountain news Bob Kravitz wrote a but it has to be said with a heavy heart Phillips must  Broncos owner a Pat Bowlen will not do it now because he is too decent to pull the plug. But keeping Phillips Only compounds the error a Kravitz wrote. The posts Mark Kiszla was More Blunt. A the sad simple truth is Phillips does no to have the right stuff a he said. A a there a no need to fire him now. The Broncos Are too far gone to be saved by a chaotic mid season upheaval. But Llewlen must realize its time to compile a list of candidates to be Denver s coach in 1995.�?�. Phillips was in Texas monday for the funeral of his father in Law and unavailable for comment. Bowlen remained  his coach. A there s no such thing in my vocabulary As a Vole of Confidence a he said. A a there a no need for any vote of Confidence Here. We re 0-3. That a the sad part of it. Quot there a nobody on this coaching staff who needs any vote of Confidence we re going to try to get this thing turned around and get going in the right