SUNS' DICARLO RESIGNS POST.Byline: David Greenberg The creator of this article, or someone who has substantially contributed to it, may have a conflict of interest regarding its subject matter. It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies, particularly neutral point of view. Daily News Staff Writer Don DiCarlo resigned as president of the Pacific Suns on Friday amid pressure from minority stockholders to make the beleaguered be·lea·guer tr.v. be·lea·guered, be·lea·guer·ing, be·lea·guers 1. To harass; beset: We are beleaguered by problems. 2. To surround with troops; besiege. baseball franchise financially solvent. The team, which went on strike Thursday after the Suns failed to issue paychecks, returned to action Friday night after players received their bimonthly bi·month·ly adj. 1. Happening every two months. 2. Happening twice a month; semimonthly. adv. 1. Once every two months. 2. Twice a month; semimonthly. n. pl. payments (totaling about $11,000) two days late. ``You're always saddened by these situations,'' said Mike Begley, the Suns' general manager. ``It certainly has been a difficult and tumultuous two weeks.'' As of Friday evening, DiCarlo, the team's principal stockholder, had not sold his shares, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Begley. He said a new investor is interested in the team, but Begley could not reveal the identity because legal documents had not been signed. Begley, seen as an ally of DiCarlo's, said he won't resign but could not guarantee that he would remain with the team for the rest of the season. ``Nobody has communicated with me,'' he said. The front-office reshuffling re·shuf·fle tr.v. re·shuf·fled, re·shuf·fling, re·shuf·fles 1. To shuffle again: reshuffle cards. 2. will be put on hold, at least temporarily. The Western League could strip owners of the franchise if there are more problems. ``There is a lot of internal strife,'' said Tom Kowitz, the league's executive director. ``The league is treating it as a wait-and-see situation. But if (problems) go on for any length of time, (revocation) must be discussed.'' League officials have the authority to revoke the franchise for financial insolvency or failure to field a team, and to award or sell the club to another investor or disband dis·band v. dis·band·ed, dis·band·ing, dis·bands v.tr. To dissolve the organization of (a corporation, for example). v.intr. 1. it altogether. The Suns, whose 14-51 record is the worst in professional baseball, forfeited its game Thursday night against the Western Warriors The Western Warriors (referred to as Retravison Warriors for sponsorship reasons) are an Australian first class cricket team based in Perth, Western Australia. Its home ground is the WACA Ground. . The one-game strike violated Western League rules, which allow for a seven-day grace period on late paychecks. Begley said although he will not cut any players because of the strike, he will attempt to accommodate any players who want to be traded. Aaron Mitchell, an outfielder, said all he wants to do is get back to playing baseball. ``It (stinks) that politics gets in the way of baseball,'' he said. ``It's not just a game anymore. And that's been proven at all levels.'' Meanwhile, Paul Regina, a Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. businessman who owns 18 percent of the team's stock, has a lawsuit pending against DiCarlo, alleging he defrauded stockholders by misrepresenting the value of the team and used company funds for personal use. Regina could not be reached for comment. |
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