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www.tenne8sean.corn THE TENNESSEAN Suiday, August 25, 2002 5C SPORTS: BASEBALL Owners reject proposal TIRE COMPANY Say union's offer goes backward on revenue kelut 13 TIRES mmpffriMi EAGLE CT II Eagle Performance And Style At A Great Price CT QUALIFIER T-Rated All -Season Performance Radial WRANGLER RTS Smooth Riding All Weather Radial Capable Of OH-Hmhway Duties SAFARI SIR Alt Position, AHTcrrain Light Truck Tire only two teams next year, based on this season's salaries. "If they had made any sort of move that was in our direction we would have made a countermove. The thing we're dealing with is how to respond to a move that went the wrong way," Manfred said. He called the proposal "so out of the realm of expectation that it's going to take us a little time." While owners want to tax the portions of 40-man payrolls over $102 million (including $9 million in benefits), players proposed thresholds of $125 million in 2003, $135 million in 2004 and $145 million in 2005 all $5 million less than the union's previous offer. Players have proposed tax rates of 15-40, while the owners have proposed 375 to 50.

Manfred chided Fehr for giving a "20-minute monologue" before the proposal on "Don's view of the world." 'It was a recitation of his view of how the negotiations had gone," Manfred said. that revenue sharing should be phased in. In 2006, the final year of the proposed deal, the sides are relatively close. Owners have proposed transferring $268 million, using 2001 revenue figures for analysis, from the wealthiest teams to the poorer ones, the union moved to $240 mil-lioa a $5 million increase. While owners want $268 million transferred next year, up from about $169 million under the current formula, Manfred said the union proposed transfers of $172 million in 2003, $195 million in 2004, $217 million in 2005 and $240 million in 2006.

The parties have discussed for a long time that when agreements are eventually reached, changes will have to be phased in over time," Fehr said. "The phase-in proposal was not what he had hoped for." The union also moved $5 million toward the owners on the luxury tax, designed to slow spending by high-payroll teams, but Manfred said mat was far short of what owners want because it would affect By RONALD BLUM Associated Press NEW YORK Owners immediately slammed baseball players yesterday for making what management called backward proposals on the key issues of revenue sharing and a luxury tax. "We could not have been more 'disappointed in the proposal we received," said Rob Manfred, the owners' chief labor lawyer. "Iliis is raw regressive Six days before the union's Aug. 30 strike deadline, the sides appear to be on a course for baseball's ninth work stoppage since 1971 "We have now moved substantially in the clubs' direction in most of the issues significant to them," union head Donald Fehr said.

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He reached the milestone in the ninth inning by getting an assist on a ground ball from Toronto rookie Eric Hinske. Injury report Left fielder Brian Jordan, who has played in only one of the Dodgers' last 14 games because of a protruding disc in his lower back, was placed on the 15-day DL Cardinals pitcher Matt Morris was placed on the 15-day DL because of a strained left hamstring. The Astros placed outfielder Richard Hidalgo on the 15-day DL with a right hip strain and recalled outfielder Jason Lane. Includes 4 tires rotated all lour wheels balanced and tirr inflation check INCLUWS Ux Nraol teams. A five-time All-Star, he played mostly for the Giants, Baltimore and the Chicago White Sox.

"He was a great teammate and obviously an outstanding pitcher. He had humor, work ethic, and camaraderie that I will always remember," Mets manager Bobby Valentine said. Wilhelm was elected to the Hall in 1985. Rollie Fingers is the only other reliever in the HalL Though he made his mark as a reliever, his best game came as a starter. On Sept 20, 1958, while with the Baltimore Orioles, he pitched a no-hitter against the Yankees at old Memorial Stadium.

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890-0100 Jennings Tire Company and when he WILHELM retired, he held the major league record for games pitched at L070. Jesse Orosco and Dennis Eckersley have since passed that mark. He served as the pitching coach for the Nashville Sounds when the minor league team was affiliated with the New York Yankees. "My husband always thought it was the greatest thing in the world that he could make a living at doing what he loved best, playing baseball," Peggy Wilhelm told the Sarasota Herald-Tribune yesterday. Wilhelm was 143-122 with 227 saves and a 252 ERA for nine Memphis' win keeps Sounds 2nd aisi mm mm mm mm mm usi mm ww mm mw ww mm is vtj tai mi mim bus mess Redbinds 7, Sounds 2 Next game: Today, vs.

Memphis When: 2 p.m. Game at a glance Losing pitcher Salomon Tor res (7-5). Big socle Humberto Cota, 2-for-4, double, RBI. THE ALL-INCLUSIUE 10-GAW1E How they lost In the seventh inning, Mike Coolbaugh hit a two- out grand slam off reliever Jim Dougherty. REOBtRDS 7, SOUNDS 2 Nashya at) bi 1 2 1 Redman cf Meyerscf 4 Oapp2b 4 Nurmallyrf 4 Cnjzlb 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 Brown rf Pndelf Cotac sioiiiiniii'iT 1 1 Secrist3b Coolbaugh 3b4 2 2 Post 2b Frank It 4 McDonald 3 0 1 0 1 Delgadoss 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Williams 2 Jacomep 0 Stemle 0 Pritchett 1b 3 Garaaph 1 delaRosass3 Torres 2 Service 0 Looneyp 0 Dougherty pO Rdmvich ph 1 Cedeno 0 1 1 Newsonph 1 Mathews 0 Onega ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nickle 0 Ohmep 0 Totals 34 710 Totals 30 2 8 2 Memphis Nashvilkt 000 011 140 7 10 0 100 000 001 2 6 1 E-Brown (2).

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BB-Heaman (is), brown (zi). bb so Ip i 1 17 SCOTT HAnTNCLL Memphis Williams 1-0 Jacome Stemle Mathews Nickle Ohme S. 2 Nashville Torres 7-5 Service afflMBiB Looney Dougherty By MAURICE PATTON Staff Writer Nashville's postseason chances absorbed a serious blow last night as Memphis posted a 7-2 come-. back victory. The loss keeps the Sounds (69-65) in second place in the Pacific Coast League East Division, 1-12 games behind New Orleans an extra-innings winner over Colorado Springs.

Leading 1-0 after a first-inning run, Nashville allowed seven straight runs before scoring again in the ninth and leaving the bases loaded to end the game. 'This was kinda like our first game of this series against them and our last game against Omaha; we didn't get the big hits," said Sounds catcher Humberto Cota, who drove Tike Redman home with the game's first run. Cota had a chance for a second RBI with his seventh-inning double to deep center field, but Memphis executed perfectly on defense to throw out Curtis Pride at home. "That completely changed the entire complexion of the game. It was a perfect play on their part," Nashville Manager Marty Brown said.

Memphis was ahead 3-1 at the time and blew the game open with Mike Coolbaugh's grand slam in the eighth. Coolbaugh's homer off Jim Dougherty the third Sounds pitcher of the inning came after Ivan Cruz was walked intentionally to load the bases with two outs. "Mike hadn't hit the ball very well against us," Brown said. "I n't want Cruz beating me; he's done it too much. You've just got to give Mike some credit" The grand slam was Cool-.

baugh's third this month, after accomplishing the feat in consecutive games against Iowa Nashville managed just three hits against Memphis starter Woody Williams and three reliev-. ers before finally putting together a promising rally against Doug Nickle in the ninth. However, Luis Garcia struck out to end the come-I back attempt Sounds starter Salomon Torres, who threw a complete-game one- hitter in his last start, took the loss despite pitching seven solid innjngs. Cedeno HBP McDonald (by Torres). PO, standings AMERICAN CONFERENCE Central DMaon casual 2002-2003 PREDATORS ALL-INCLUSIVE PASSPORT PLAN THU 11.14 Colorado Avalanche THU 12.12 St.

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