CINCY'S HIP ON MARGE THE LIP.Byline: Susan Vinella Dayton Daily News The Dayton Daily News (DDN) is a daily newspaper published in Dayton, Ohio. It is owned by Cox Enterprises. On August 15, 1898, James M. Cox purchased the Dayton Evening News. She's one of the most infamous team owners in baseball. Her shoot-from-the-lips remarks about Adolf Hitler, African-Americans and working women have received more attention this season than Barry Larkin's play. But despite her comments and incessant penny-pinching, Marge Schott Margaret Unnewehr Schott (August 18, 1928 — March 2, 2004) was the controversial former managing general partner, president and CEO of the National League's Cincinnati Reds franchise from 1984 to 1999. She was the first woman to buy a baseball team rather than inheriting it. remains endeared to many Cincinnati Reds fans. More than half of respondents in a Dayton Daily News poll said Major League Baseball "MLB" and "Major Leagues" redirect here. For other uses, see MLB (disambiguation) and Major Leagues (disambiguation). Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in North American professional baseball. was unfair to suspend the Reds CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and temporarily ban her from running her own team. ``I think they were pretty harsh,'' said Alaina Peebles, 29, of Mason. ``Frankly, I think it's partly because she's a woman.'' Steve Windslow of Taylor Mill Taylor Mill can refer to:
``If she was a man, they wouldn't be doing that crap,'' he said. Joe Lunne of Oakwood said loyalty is the reason he supports Schott. ``She's not very polished,'' Lunne said with a shrug, ``but she's done a lot to keep the Reds in Cincinnati.'' Racist or not, anti-semitic or not, frugal fru·gal adj. 1. Practicing or marked by economy, as in the expenditure of money or the use of material resources. See Synonyms at sparing. 2. Costing little; inexpensive: a frugal lunch. or not, Schott seems to have many allies in Cincinnati. Fifty-four percent of respondents in the Dayton Daily News poll, which surveyed 704 people in 15 counties and had a 3.7 margin of error, said they felt baseball officials were unfair in their dealings with her. Those in Cincinnati appear most loyal: 60 percent said they thought Schott was treated badly compared to 47 percent in Dayton. A third of those polled, however, are unsympathetic to Schott, saying that baseball was right to suspend her for two years. ``She's a jerk,'' Jim McGee said. ``You've got to kick her out.'' But even some who agree Schott should have been booted boot·ed adj. Wearing boots. Adj. 1. booted - wearing boots shod, shodden, shoed - wearing footgear from the Reds' offices, don't blame her for their lessened interest in the team. While 23 percent attributed their lack of interest in the Reds to Schott's remarks, 69 percent said the players strike was the biggest turn off. ``I think other people have said more outrageous things,'' said Forrest Nieman, an air traffic controller from Kettering. Others blame the media for baiting Schott into her gaffes. ``It seems like everybody likes to poke her, to pull her strings to see what she says now,'' Brian Cameron, 23, of Cincinnati said. ``I think the media just sort of pushes her,'' Mark Sallee, 37, of Hedron, Ky., said. ``You can ask stupid questions and get stupid answers. ``Marge does a fine job.'' CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: In a survey, 60 percent of people in Cincinnati thou ght Marge Schott was treated badly by baseball. 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. |
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