Show A10— The Herald Journal Logan Utah Tuesday July 9 2002 to set a dato fail layers Walkout a strong possibility ROSEMONT IlL (AP) — The executive board of the baseball players' union failed to set a strike date Monday but will tsk major leaguen for the authority to call die sport’s ninth work stoppage since 1972 Members of the union’s executive board meeting on the day before the All-St- ar ous and substantive discussions with major league owners we have heretqfore been unable to have and will resolve these issues" five-ho- All-Sta- slow-movi- ng previous labor deal Nov 7 owners proposed economic changes that would slow salary growth Players are worried that as negotiations drag on into the fall owners may try to unilaterally change work rules or lock out players freezing offseason signings and trades “From the players’ standpoint a strike is a last resort" union head Donald Fehr said -6 "It would not be entered into unless the players feel they had no other viable option and it is our hope over the next few weeks we will be able to have die kinds of seri Owners have proposed to increase the percentage of local revenue each team would share from 20 percent to SO Blast Continued from AS Sosa hit eight balls farther than Giambi’s best shot a 488-fodrive in the semifi-nals ot ' “I realized it's not how far you hit it it's how many you hit” Sosa said ‘That’s why he won” ' Sosa didn't slow down in the second round eliminating hometown favorite Richie the round with a drive that hit a panel about IS feet above round the high scoreboard in center field Sosa flipped the bat away before the ball even cleared the fence- Conditions favored the sluggers on a humid 91 --degree mght The roof and he windows beyond the outfield were both open at the start — an ideal environment for hit- - and the leading sluggers in ' each league were eliminated quickly Barry Bonds who hit a record 73 homers last season was knocked out with just two in the opening round Houston’s Lance Berkman who leads the majors with 29 homers hit only one and Texas’ Alex Rodriguez who leads the AL with 27 had two Minnesota’s Torii Hunter was also eliminated in the opening round with three longballs This year’s Derby has lost its innocence after months of talk about steroid use Major league baseball has even con-tributed to the cloud hanging over the game’s sluggers with an ad that depicts players as characters who look like they’re on SexsoiL After Sexson hit four homers Sosa got off to a slow start with no longballs on his first three swings Then he hit four straight including 5Q(h foot shot that left thepark and went to a fan wearing a with a bull’s eye that said “Hit me Sammy” Four outs later Sosa won rounds there” Giambi went down to his final out before bitting two homers to force a swing-of- f " with Konerko Konerko and Sexson each hit six homers in the opening 'r irt ’ V £ i p f 4 ! 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' j V I - ' i -- i Vl- - i W All-St- ar v--i Canada and Puerto Rico He detailed the diffaence the sides have on revenue sharing saying that using 2001 figuresthe clubs would like to increase the total from $167 million to $300 million and that the union would like it to be at about $230 million He also detailed the union's distaste for a luxury tax which everi teams readily admit would cause teams not - Players meanwhile were “The guys know in the back of their minds that a strike is a possibility” Smoltz said “But you can’t let it take away from these three days You can’t stop playing baseball because of the doom or gloom” Boston shortstop Nomar Garciaparra was one of the few to bring up Williams the Hall of pamer who died Fri- day The Red Sox have honored the “Splendid Splinter” by carving his No 9 into left field at Fenway Park “I lost a friend” said “I feel a part of him every time l step on the field" Baseball will pay tribute to ng 'Pitcher Matt Monis the only St Louis player picked for this All-St- ar game backed out durtiie He’s strugweekend ing gled mentallyand physically since Kile’s death June 22 “DK was a big hand in me being successful” said Mor- ris wearing a black band on his wrist with the silver ini- - Ihe acres of roof that movesand not have a drop of rain” said Scott Jenkins vice president of stadium operations “Not having him here or not haying him watch me on TV — you know after the game I was going to go to his house in San Diego that they just bought and jmyWfo him awsidwilLHi P andw&weregpjngthvsa party for a couple of days — but plans have changed” he said “This game is insi gnificant in the scheme of things”-- be named ih his honor and there will be a pregame ceremony in which his son John Henry and one of his daughters - “DK0 tials I ftnrealistictoJSve j£! to sign players they would without the limitation “A luxury tax is a significant penalty because somebody hired someone” he said “If you think about it that way that’s a pretty strange thing to do in the United States of America " are expected to be on the field There also will be remembrances for St Louis pitcher Darryl Kile and Cardinals ' broadcaster Jack Byck worried about something else Janet Ewald The Brewers tried to excuse die flaw in their $400 million steroids sr -- 5 AP photo But a storm put a damper on the evening for a few fens in die sellout crowd of 41 732 The retractable roof at the stadium is very leaky and Am Tenhula 85 had to resort to opening an umbrella in the second deck behind home plafo — even with the lid closed “I was hoping this wasn’t going to happen on national TV” sighed his daughter puffed-upcarto- on g IMl Donald Fehr head of the Major League Baseball Players Association addresses the mode after the players meeting on Monday Basebal players failed to set a strike date ' Continued from AS thunder-and-lightni- — n Talk ' Baseball’s Home Run King tors But the retractable roof was closed during Paul Konerko’s second round as thunderstorms came “The ball didn’t carry as well” Sexson said “That was tough for the last couple It to negotiate “Tne owners should say since the players didn’t set a strike date let’s get something done” Minnesota's Denny Hocking said This u following pattern to what happened r eight vears ago when the union's executive board met ' in Pittsburgh on the day before the game The executive board then held a conference call 17 days later 1 ahd set a strike for Aug 12 The strike lasted until the following April and wiped out the World Series for the fust time since 1904 Players also discussed the' owners’ proposal to test for steroid use and said they would try'to get a sense from their teammates on what foe union’s position should be Fehr didn’t give any specifics “It’s a serious issue It will be handled seriously and it will be handled in bargaining" he said Fehr thinks the sides could agree to a worldwide draft that covers all amateur players an expansion of the current draft which applies primarily to those in tne United States laige-mark- et ur -Wu’UK 2 S w ! ' Monday will spur the owners mil-lio- get this resolved at the table” session During a rs Todd which included Helton and Mike Remlinger Fehr briefed players on the talks which are scheduled to resume Thursday in New York During spring training Fehr told players to be prepared to miss two or three paychecks which would cover approximately the final weeks of the season “Hopefully this will light a fire under them to get negotiations going” Chicago White Sox pitcher Kelly Wunsch ' said “Right now we seem to be in a holding pattern We want to find out exactly what the points of contention are" r ' the near future in percent and a SO percent tax on the portions of payrolls above $98 million which combined would slow the increase in salaries They have skyrocketed from an average of o $51500 in 1976 to $238 on opening day this year Owners say only the teams can win ana that more revenue sharing and drag on salaries is needed to restore competitive balance “Guys have paid the price for you” Cleveland pitcher Paul Shuey said “If it comes to that you pay the price for the future" Fehr and players said setting a strike date was never on Monday’s agenda “That was never the purpose of the meeting nor was it the result of the meeting” he said “We did of course discuss all options for the future but no action in that regard was taken” Fehr has met with seven of the 30 teams and will continue his discussions Player representatives will confer with teammates “There will be discussions at the individual club level over the next couple of weeks” Fehr said Players hope their move lively to the union’s "I think it’s good that they didn’t set a date" said Rob Manfred the owners’ top labor lawyer “We’ve tried to send a signal that we’d like to game left a hotel near Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport saying they will go back to their teammates Philadelphia outfielder Doug Glanville said that because of the uncertain position it was wise to “prepare for the worst” After the expiration of the f' SGORGBOAft® Baseball Omar Vlzqual Cbvaland OutlMdara— QarratAndar- ion AnaMm: otmny Damon Boaton Hobart Fiek DatroH Bandy Wkm'hinpa Bay Yorti Yank ' : -' Otoband-10- 6 Sp£yiArizona Kanihiro ' AKannady Anahafen DMfemota 5 Bhortatop— JiSfeny'Rolilna ' 5 IB Durham Chicago 19 BanNo Bandage San Arizona fnlialdara— tula mag Lowai Florida ' RIchia Baxaon MHwaufcao Outfialdara — Lanca Bark- ‘man Houston Adam Dunir cinckinetf Shewn Green Lee Angaiaa: LuisGonzalsz '314 CtamanO 727411 VO naw ma Lauia ' ' ‘ y -Rofeb Nan AMEIHCANLkABUK'' leVralimil NerlMVMMf leoMd Bea- e- ' ' I j shorttfop-rAf- LEAGUE HIHan- - tw OuNaM-l- MI aaanny Hurdar Mfef Ramk Ss— Catohar AJ PtarzyniM 321 BATTlNGi— MiSwaansy CHyl 101 iBuzuki' 157 Xanathoi ChioagtiL Naw York 113 JaGiaatot 128 ABaripna Naw York ' 66 Pufeda I Louie 56 BBoaa Chioago 61 ShGraanLoa Angaiaa 62 UMriktr 66 Baatoa 61 ASeriam 61 BWHHama Now UatarNawYMil rww tnm York tarok Jaiar NswYM : ChioagQ61:'Duiham Paul Kansrito CMOS- -' 41 Sor Mika Swaanay Konerko Chicago City Migual Tejada Robfec wauira New V JaGlamM' New York 71 71 7t - Pi -- : ' JKart ton CcMd Florida! 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