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DESPITE MOORES' TALK, MLB EXEC SAYS NEWS CORP. DEAL STILL OK

          Padres Owner John Moores reiterated yesterday that he
     is "inclined to vote against" News Corp.'s purchase of the
     Dodgers, according to Ross Newhan of the L.A. TIMES. 
     Moores, the "first owner to speak openly about his likely
     opposition" to the sale, said that his "primary concerns"
     are the "possibility" that News Corp. Chair Rupert Murdoch
     would "further escalate baseball's soaring salary structure
     through indiscriminate spending" and then "possibly recoup"
     his losses through his global media connections while
     "ignoring baseball regulations."  Moores: "Given Murdoch's
     resources and the extent of his media operation, I don't
     feel he'd be motivated to help get the industry ... back to
     profitability."  Fox Sports VP/Media Relations Vince
     Wladika, on Moores' comments: "News Corp. runs every one of
     its divisions in a responsible manner.  They're all profit
     makers. ... [I]f you're talking about running salaries up, I
     think the owners have done a good job of that without our
     help."  Moores said that while such "media giants" as
     Disney, Time-Warner and the Tribune Co. are involved in MLB,
     those companies "are already in the tent, and the experience
     hasn't been all that great.  We're concerned about making a
     bad situation worse."  Moores: I'm sure what the fans in Los
     Angeles want most is an owner of Peter [O'Malley's]
     character and responsibility.  Rupert Murdoch?  He may be
     the devil incarnate or the greatest thing since sliced
     bread.  We just don't know" (Ross Newhan, L.A. TIMES, 1/21).
          DEAL IN JEOPARDY? Although Moores said other MLB owners
     are concerned about the deal, Newhan adds that a "leading"
     MLB exec said the Cubs, Astros and Pirates, whom Moores had
     said were either "aligned" with him or "on the fence," will
     "not vote against" the sale.  The official added that he was
     "confident the sale will be approved," although it is "not
     clear" when the vote will take place (L.A. TIMES, 1/21).

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