In Seattle, the TIMES examined the Mariners' minority
hiring. The team employs 21 execs or department heads, two
of whom are minorities, and they employ 81 full-time
workers, 10% "of whom are minorities (African American,
Hispanic or Asian). That compares to an 18-percent figure
for all of baseball" (SEATTLE TIMES, 4/13)....Although the
Hornets "are having their best season ever," attendance is
at an "all-time low," according to Phuong Ly of the
CHARLOTTE OBSERVER. Ly: "The fever's lagging now, even
though there's something to cheer about." Ly notes the
Panthers may have taken away some interest in the Hornets
and "the talk of an uptown arena also dampened some fans'
spirit" (CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, 4/12)....With the NL saying
that Deion Sanders' uniform tribute to Jackie Robinson does
not conform with the rest of the Reds players' uniforms,
ESPN's Linda Cohn reports "rather than having Deion conform
to the team, the team's going to conform to Deion."
Beginning today, Reds uniforms will look like the one Deion
has been wearing, with the sleeves shortened to barely cover
their shoulders and pants knee-high ("SportsCenter," 4/11).
