Weekend talk again turned to the idea of the players
creating their own league. Braves player rep Tom Glavine: "It's
been talked about, absolutely. Some might think it's far-
fetched, but it is not. Hopefully, we won't get to that point"
(Mike Fish, ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, 9/12). While former MLBPA
general counsel Richard Moss, who tried unsuccessfully to start
a rival league in '89, sees "another window of opportunity
approaching" (Murray Chass, N.Y. TIMES, 9/11) -- others are
doubtful. Peter Schmuck writes, "The logistics of starting a new
league would be so daunting that it seems unlikely that it would
be considered seriously" (Baltimore SUN, 9/11).
WILL THEY HOLD? In Chicago, Jerome Holtzman writes, "Many
[players] are eager to return to the field, even with a salary
cap. Eventually, they will surrender. And the longer they hold
out, the more they will lose" (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 9/11). John
Helyar writes the MLBPA is "potentially the far bigger loser" if
the season shuts down (WALL STREET JOURNAL, 9/12). On ESPN's
"Sports Reporters," Bill Conlin predicted that the owners will
open the camps next year and "Barry Bonds and a lot of other
players making $2 million a year will come into camp. If the
union is not broken, it is bankrupt" (ESPN, 9/11).
