Donald M. Fehr, the executive director of the baseball players union who for 26 years presided over...

Donald M. Fehr, the executive director of the baseball players union who for 26 years presided over the game’s boom in revenue and the bust of its recent steroids scandal, announced his retirement in a conference call with reporters Monday. Fehr said his retirement would take place no later than March 31, 2010.

Chief of Baseball Union Will Retire - NYTimes.com

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this article made me think of my unproven theory that the steroids era reaches back into the 20s and 30s.

fehr def. presided over the ERA in which free agents were pressure to take more money regardless of other considerations.

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by thewaywardO on Jun 22, 2009 6:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I must be forgetting about the era where players selflessly took the least money available just to play for their favorite teams.

by punkrawka on Jun 23, 2009 6:05 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Out with Fear, in with Weiner. I guess that’s a plus?

Don't let the sunshine fool ya. - Townes Van Zandt

by BPinOK on Jun 22, 2009 10:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Donald Fehr was too good at his job for my tastes.

Say what you will about Gene Upshaw, but he knew the best place for NFL players was on the gridiron, not at the negotiation table.

Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself: "Mankind". Basically, it's made up of two separate words—"mank" and "ind". What do these words mean? It's a mystery, and that's why so is mankind.
-Jack Handey

by jobe on Jun 22, 2009 10:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs