PHILADELPHIA COLUMNIST SAYS PHILLIES NEED NEW VISIONARIES

          The Phillies need "a drastic change in ownership,"
     according to columnist Timothy Dwyer of the PHILADELPHIA
     INQUIRER, who writes, team Chair Bill Giles and "his silent
     partners have proved that they have no real interest in
     building a winning team," and adds Giles "has neither the
     juice nor the money to get a stadium built."  Dwyer suggests
     two Philadelphia-area candidates for team ownership: Vincent
     Piazza Sr., who was part of a group that tried to acquire
     the Giants, and 76ers/Flyers/CoreState Center minority-owner
     Ed Snider.  Snider "has proved that he has the connections -
     - financial and otherwise -- and the will to get a facility
     built."  While Piazza had no comment on possible interest,
     Snider said, "I probably wouldn't be [interested], but I'm
     not sure.  I would only be interested if it made sense in
     the big picture in terms of the marketplace and television
     and facilities" (PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, 8/27).