Schott’s Lawyer: Suspension Illegal Option

Marge Schott’s attorney told baseball’s executive council in Grapevine, Tex., on Friday that it would be illegal to suspend her for making racial and ethnic slurs.

Robert Bennett also said baseball should make no decision without a formal hearing in which the Cincinnati Reds’ owner could face her accusers under cross-examination by counsel.

Schott and her attorney appeared before the council to answer accusations that she made racial and ethnic slurs. A four-person committee submitted the evidence against Schott to her attorney in late December.

Milwaukee Brewer owner and council chairman Bud Selig said the executive council “has begun the deliberation process and will continue reviewing the material submitted before rendering a final decision.”