MLB NEWS & NOTES: SELIG "UPSET" ABOUT SALARY FRENZY

          MLB Commissioner Bud Selig said he is "upset and
     extremely concerned" that player salaries may increase to
     unprecedented levels during this year's free-agency period. 
     On Monday, the Mets signed C Mike Piazza to a seven-year,
     $91M deal, making him MLB's highest-paid player.  Selig:
     "I'm now at the point where I intend to do something about
     it. ... I plan to talk to the clubs soon.  I won't stand by
     and let this happen" (Toronto GLOBE & MAIL, 10/28).  After 
     Piazza's deal, the Mets said they "will soon reveal how much
     their ticket prices will increase."  Mets Senior VP/Business
     Affairs Dave Howard: "I don't think we'll price anybody out
     of the market" (Richard Sandomir, N.Y. TIMES, 10/28).
          NOTE: President Clinton signed the Curt Flood Act,
     which partially lifts MLB's antitrust exemption in regards
     to labor relations.  It does not apply to relocation, league
     expansion or the minor leagues (Mult., 10/28).