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NOT A SCHOTT: MARGE HAS NO SAY IN STADIUM SITE, OR DOES SHE?

          Reds Owner Marge Schott said that she "dislikes" the
     "Wedge" -- the riverfront site "expected to be selected" for
     the team's new ballpark -- and wants the Broadway Commons
     site to be studied further, according to Barry Horstman of
     the CINCINNATI POST.  Schott's comments were relayed to the
     media by restauranteur Jim Tarbell, a "leading proponent" of
     the Broadway site, as Schott is barred from speaking with
     the media under the terms of her MLB suspension.  But
     Hamilton County Commissioner Bob Bedinghaus "emphasized"
     that the county "has never heard about any other location
     other than" the Wedge from Schott or Reds Managing Exec John
     Allen during ballpark talks.  Bedinghaus: "I can't imagine a
     scenario under which Mrs. Schott doesn't sign off on this
     deal" (CINCINNATI POST, 6/13).  Also in Cincinnati, Geoff
     Hobson reported that MLB is "rapidly growing concerned"
     about Schott's role with the Reds, and is "shoring up its
     support" of Allen's bid to sign a deal for the Wedge site. 
     An MLB source said the league "feels it is on solid legal
     ground" regarding Schott's lack of involvement in the
     ballpark deal.  The source: "John Allen has the authority to
     make this deal even if he doesn't have her signature."  With
     Schott's suspension "possibly being extended past this
     season's World Series, the source said Allen would have the
     same right to sign a stadium lease" (CINCINNATI ENQUIRER,
     6/14).  But Commissioners "stress they won't make a deal
     with the Reds" without Schott's signature, as county lawyers
     told them that Schott "is the only person who can legally
     bind the team" (CINCINNATI ENQUIRER, 6/13).  

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