ANGELS' TAVARES BLASTS LACK OF COMMISSIONER.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Angels president Tony Tavares blasted baseball's leadership structure Thursday, saying it was time to hire a new commissioner and give him power. Tavares said baseball's requirement for a three-fourths majority on many matters makes it impossible for anyone to lead. ``If I find three other morons in my league, if it's a good idea for the league or if it's not, I can block something,'' he said. Tavares then turned his attention to the yearlong search for a person to succeed Bud Selig Allan Huber "Bud" Selig, Jr. (born July 30, 1934 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is the Commissioner of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was previously the team owner and administrator of the Milwaukee Brewers. , who has been acting commissioner since September 1992. In February 1994, owners eliminated much of the commissioner's power to act ``in the best interests of baseball,'' deciding he couldn't use it on any matter subject to a vote by teams. ``Anyone that is worth his salt is going to insist on systemic change in league rules,'' Tavares told a meeting of sports-marketing executives. ``If he doesn't, he will be a powerless commissioner.'' Tavares also is president of the NHL's Mighty Ducks
Mighty Ducks is a half-hour Disney animated series aired on ABC and The Disney Afternoon in the fall of 1996. Twenty-six episodes total were produced. , the other team owned by The Walt Disney Noun 1. Walt Disney - United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966) Disney, Walter Elias Disney Co. He said baseball teams wound up with a collective loss of about $300 million last season. He complained about the sport's lack of revenue sharing revenue sharing Funding arrangement in which one government unit grants a portion of its tax income to another government unit. For example, provinces or states may share revenue with local governments, or national governments may share revenue with provinces or states. and used the World Series champion Florida Marlins as an example of baseball's ills. ``One can buy a championship if one chooses,'' he said. ``This is a case study in what is wrong with baseball.'' Tavares, whose attempt to release Tony Phillips after a drug bust last season was overturned by an arbitration panel arbitration panel A group of individuals charged with resolving a dispute between individuals and/or organizations. Arbitration panels to resolve investment disputes are sponsored by self-regulatory organizations such as NASD. , then criticized the sport's leaders for having ``bargained away its rights'' to the players' association. |
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