European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 05, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Majors Eye replacements by Ronald Blum new York a baseball officials turned their attention to replace ment players wednesday and some government officials turned their attention to the 146-Day-old strike. While baseball s operations committee meets by Telephone and discusses How to set up replacement Ball the 104th con Gress opened. Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan d-n.y., and rep. Michael ,r-fla., planned to introduce legislation to remove the sport s 73-year-old anti Trust exemption. Major league baseball is in grave peril said Moynihan who will working with Senate judiciary committee chair Man Orrin Hatch a Utah. The anti Trust exemption allows the owners to actas a Cartel. In another part of Washington labor Secretary Robert Reich meets with Union head Donald Fehr. Reich is to meet next week with acting commissioner Bud Selig. General managers returned from the Holiday break tuesday and said they were awaiting guidance from the operations committee which Selig appointed last sep tember. Pitchers and catchers Are due to Start reporting feb. 16, and the overwhelm ing majority of teams appear to favor the use of replacements. It May not be pretty at the beginning new York Yankees general manager Gene baseball strike Michael said. I m not comfortable doing it but-1 know we re going to have to do something to get baseball Back onto the sports pages owners implemented a salary Cap dec.23 after declaring an impasse in bargaining the previous night. The players association responded to implementation with a signings Boycott and by filing  labor prac Tice charge with the National labor relations Board. Eugene Orza the Union s no. 2 official said tuesday the Boycott will continue at least through meetings among agent Sand the Union staff next week. Chuck o Connor who again became management s top labor official following Richard Ravitch s formal departure sat urday said the Union s signing ban did t violate anti collusion rules in the expire collective bargaining agreement. I think they re within their rights he said. Labor Law probably gives them the right As  he said that to comply with labor Law owners will have to bargain with striking major leagues Over the rules for strike Breakers such As minimum salary and Ros Ter size. We have to formally propose it tothe Union before we can do anything he said. Owners Are considering having a meet ing the week of Jan. 23 to give replacement Ball the formal go ahead. " i think Well have a better feel by the end of the week said Florida marlins in Cral manager Dave Donbrowski a Mem Ber of the operations committee. We re going to have to answer the questions relatively soon so we can Start moving in  three controlling owners arc on the committee Montreal expos chief executive officer Claude Brocku Boston red sox ceo John Harrington and Texas rangers general partner Rusty Rose. It also includes Oakland athletics presi Dent Sandy Alderson Philadelphia Phillies co general partner Dave Montgomery new York Yankees executive vice presi Dent David Sussman and two vice presi dents of finance Bob Grazino of the los Angeles dodgers and Kevin Mather of the Minnesota twins. The thing we need most is to know the task ahead los Angeles dodgers general manager Fred Claire said. We need the information Tell us what needs to be done Here so we can move on with the obligations we have with our teams. That s Why tomorrow Call has some  if the owners use strik Breakers two teams May not play Toronto is prohibited by Ontario Law from using replacements at Home and Baltimore orioles owner Peter the stars and stripes Orts january 1995 Page 36 Angelos a labor lawyer says his team won t play under such circumstances. New York mets general manager Joe Mcllvain said he won t use his top prospects As replacements because he would t want to taint them. Other clubs also said they probably would use career minor leagues. Hopefully we would have them within the system said san Francisco giants general manager Bob Quinn who advocates bringing his team s minor leagues into Camp Early. It probably has to be a Veteran Type player we would be  Young s Best season wins him map Honor by Barry Wilner a football writer new York a Steve Young not Only outdid Joe Montana in 1994, he even outdid himself. Young was selected the associated press nil most valuable player wednesday by a nationwide panel of 98 sports writers and broadcasters. He won the Honor after the Best season of his 10 year career breaking Montana s nil passing rating record and team touchdown and completion percent age Marks. It is Young s second map award in three years he also won in 1992. Montana was the map in1989 and 1990. When we re talk ing about map in the league that s sup posed 16 be once in a lifetime. Twice in a lifetime whew. They re both very Spe Cial to me said Young who com Young s 94 numbers 324 completion sin 461 attempts 70.3 completion percentage 3,969 passing Yards 35 touchdown passes 10 interceptions 112.8 passing rating 293 Yards Rushing 7 Rushing touchdowns plated 324 of 461 passes 70.3 percent for 3,969 Yards 35touchdowns and Only 10 interceptions. His rating was 112.8, 22.1 Points bet Ter than Green Bay s Brett Favre the next most efficient passer. What i Felt like i be set As my Standard of play that s what i feel like people hold me to and to me it s like of now you have to exceed that so the expectation gets higher and higher and that s Why i think it s a great Honor this year because the expectations Are so  led the 49ers to the league s Best record 13-3,and their Power was evident in the balloting. While Young received 74 votes two other 49ers also got one vote apiece. Wide receiver Jerry Rice and cornerback Deion Sanders finished behind Young and Detroit run Ning Back Barry Sanders who got 22 votes. Last week Barry Sanders was named the league offensive player of the year while Deion Sanders won defensive honors. Detroit s Sanders also was the Only unanimous pick for the All pro team after leading the nil with 1,883 Yards Rushing. The Only other 49er to win the award besides Young and Montana was John Brodie in 1970. Last yearns win Ner was Ermitt Smith of Dallas. For years critics have said Young simply inherited great team that runs the perfect offence and that he was benefiting from what Montana and Bill Walsh put into place. But his numbers have improved in each of his four seasons As san Francisco s quarterback particularly inthe last two years with Montana playing in Kansas City. I used to think it was just a great offence just a great scheme Young said. But it s changed so much Over the years. You can t just say it s this offence because it s matured into a different animal Over the years. " i think you have basically people that arc possessed on this team to succeed and be the Best in the Icagic Jerry Rice being the epitome. There s a heart of this team that to me everyone is just 100 percent committed. That s All we think about being the Best in the game. I think that s the difference. There s a lot of people elsewhere who run the same of sense. I just think it s our intensity and our Talent level and i also think Mike Shanahan is the Best offensive coordinator in the league. He s getting credit for it  so of course is Young who also led the league in Rushing by a quarterback with 293 Yards and score seven touchdowns. Wednesday update another Packer cited Green Bayr wis. A Green Bay safety George Teague was cited for illegally shooting a gun on sunday the second packers player to be accused of welcoming 1995 with  Taylor the packers injured first round draft pick was jailed after allegedly firing pistols in the air new year s eve. Police cited Teague after he fired eight rounds from a 9mm semiautomatic handgun into the air in his backyard at 12 07 . Sunday capt. De Janz said. Earlier Story on Page 35. 49er quarterback Steve Young celebrated his second nil most valuable award in three years tuesday. 0"246850h000504