Two Ueberroth Points Strike Out With Owners
The chief negotiator for baseball club owners today sharply rejected two points of Commissioner Peter Ueberroth’s “potential solutions,” saying he will continue to “negotiate financial matters . . . in the same manner as any American business or industry.”
Lee MacPhail said he would continue to review five proposals, including dropping a proposed salary cap, made by Ueberroth in an attempt to avert a strike called for Tuesday.
But he expressed “sharp disagreement” on two points: that owners should stop blaming players for their financial difficulties and that owners put $45 million in escrow while the two sides negotiate how much is to contributed to the players’ pension fund.
Negotiations were at a standstill today. The two sides have not met since Wednesday, and no further meetings were scheduled.
Ueberroth proposals, Part III, Page 1.
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