European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 22, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Expos Yankees series pro Montreal a acting baseball commissioner Bud Selig has responded favourably to a suggestion to hold a world series Between the Montreal expos and the new York Yankees the Montreal Gazette reported wednesday but the proposal has not been met with a response from the major league baseball players association the Gazette said. Darrin Fletcher the expos alternate player representative said tuesday night he would play in a series Between the teams with the Best records in the Ameri can and National leagues if there was enough  but Fletcher said he doubted whether players would go for any arrangement that would leave them operating with organizations we re supposed to be strik ing  Hugh Hallward a minority partner in Charles Bronfman s ownership group that sold the expos in 1991, sent a proposal to Selig expos president Claude Bro Chu and the players association that Calls for a world series Between the two clubs. Under Hallward s plan sources said net proceeds would go to Charity after the operating expenses of the two teams and a Pool of Money for the players competing in the series were deducted. Hallward was not available for com  said he and Selig talked about the idea and that Selig had agreed to take it under  Arthur Richman a senior adviser to the Yankees would say Only that the club was aware of the proposal. Brochu also was cautious. The problem is that there Are a Cou ple of other teams involved that have won divisions or wild card spots. Since the owners Resolution was that the year was to be shut Down and included the Sig natures of other owners i would think they d have to of this in some form too. But if the Union gets behind this there s no question that it will have to be looked  world series has been played every year since 1904. Selig cancelled this year s series a week ago along with the rest of the 1994 regular season. The stars and stripes ports september 22,1994 r Page 32 firing by botox takes. A. ,. A  a a r. Hobson by Surprise Butch Hobson tried on a new uniform when he was hired in october 1991. He wore it for less than 3 years. By Howard Ulman Boston a Butch Hobson who could not turn around a team whose players admired him was fired tuesday As manager of the Boston red sox after three losing seasons. Although rumours of his dismissal circulated for the two seasons Hobson said he was surprised he was let go. I believed in my heart that this Day would never Hap pen Hobson said Dunn a news conference at Fenway Park. I m not going to Burn any Bridges. When new faces come in they want to bring in hew faces i knew  on Hobson s future intensified when Dan Duquette became general manager  Jan. 27 after serv ing in that capacity with Montreal. It increased when the red sox faltered after getting off to a Strong Start this year.  Duquette did not name a successor to Hobson. He said he was considering a list of candidates with More experience at the major league level an experienced Veteran baseball  Butch gave his Best efforts for the last three years. Are we holding him responsible for everything with the club the answer to that is no Duquette said. The red sox were 54-61 in the strike shortened 1994 season 17 games out of first place in the Al East. His re Cord since taking the Job in 1992 was 207-232. Hobson 43, was not offered another Job with the red sox. He Hall flown to Boston from Alabama after receiving a Call from Duquette of monday night. I apologize for my attire i did t know this was going to happen said Hobson dressed in Blue jeans a leather Vest and a White Crew neck Polo shirt. He thanked Jean Yawkey the late red sox owner Gen Era partner John Harrington former general manager Lou Gorman and former owner Haywood Sullivan for the Opportunity to manage. My head s up because i m proud of what i accomplished Here. My head s up Beau set Awood person Hobson said. Good things happen to Good people and Good things will happen to  Hobson was largely stoical and soft spoken As a manager never outwardly exhibiting the intense leadership he had shown on the Field As a third baseman with the red sox Angels and Yankees. In Hobson s first season As manager Boston finished last in the Al East with a 73-89 record. The red sox were in the division race for much of the 1993 season but ended up at 80-82. In the Long run the Bottom line for a major league manager is wins and losses Duquette said. While it s helpful to be popular with your players it s More important to have their  update cardinals fire pm maxvill St. Louis a the St. Louis cardinals on wednesday fired general manager dal maxvill who had been in the Job since 1985, and left in doubt the future of manager Joe Torre. Torre s status has not yet been decided team presi Dent Mark Lamping said. The new general manager will have input into the decision he said. Fehr frets Over player Solidarity in february by de Shearer Atlanta a Donald Fehr in t worried about maintaining player Solidar. Ity now. He s thinking about next february when owners might open training Camps in an Effort to break the strike. It s my Job to be concerned if there s still a strike at that Point Fehr said tues Day after briefing 33 players from 19  Haye not Haman occasion to doubt the Unity and the resolve of the players since this started and i Don t  Fehr met with players  for3v 2 hours the Start of his seven City tour and briefed other players wednesday in Tampa. Forty players including Dave mag Adan of the Florida marlins were in Tampa for the briefing held behind closed doors. We re heading into a territory we be never been in before Madagan said be forehand. We re going to find out a lot More today and hopefully in the next few weeks Well get a feel for what s going to baseball strike happen in Spring  in Atlanta Fehr emerged from the briefing expressing Hope for a settlement. What s going to happen i Don t know Fehr said. I Don t think anyone knows. I think we re in no Man s land. I just Hope there is a desire on the other Side to try and reach an accommodation before things get a lot  Tom Glavine Atlanta s player representative went into the meeting saying he could t speak for other  know my Guys Haven t changed one bit he said. I think they fully under stand what s going on. They Are not about to agree to a salary Cap or anything that looks like a salary  he came out of the meeting talking. About the Unity of those who attended. Everybody is on the same Page he said. Everybody is behind it. The Way we be been All  Fehr said he wished there could be a Way to quickly resolve the strike so that we can reassure the fans we re not going to have this problem next year. That requires them owners to want an agreement so far that has t been their Choice. This is not easy stuff. The owners want to play  Brett Butler the los Angeles dodgers player representative said the meeting see Page 29 for an analysis on baseball s antitrust exemption was to clarify the executive Board s Posi Tion for players who were relying on new reports. Until they re ready to negotiate All we can do is inform our players keep having these meetings and keep them up to snuff on what s going on Butler said. Glavine said no one came up with any new ideas. It s up to them to come Back and talk to us if they Ever want to he said. We All love baseball and we All want to play but we Don t want to play under those rules. That s the Bottom line. The sooner owners understand that the sooner Well get together and get something  the sides Haven t met since sept. 9, and Fehr said there Are no scheduled talks. The Union believes owners will at tempt to declare an impasse in bargain ing and unilaterally implement the salary Cap management they Are insisting on. This is about breaking the Union and getting their Power Back and ultimately getting a lot of Money out of it Glavine said. Fehr will testify thursday in washing ton before a congressional subcommittee investigating whether baseball s antitrust exemption should be removed. Acting commissioner Bud Selig also is to testify. Selig s Milwaukee Brewers became the latest team to announce cutbacks saying tuesday they will eliminate 30 of 73 employees or More than 40 percent of the pre strike staff. 0"246850"000504