“I’m not here to talk about the past. I’m here to be positive about this subject.” Those tearful remarks uttered by Mark McGwire in front of a congressional hearing in March 2005 not only destroyed his reputation as one of baseball’s all-time great sluggers but coined a phrase that now stands as a symbol of Major League Baseball’s steroid and performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) scandal that’s taken down many of its game’s great names. With MLB, its commissioner and its players’ association essentially standing idle and doing nothing; dozens of baseball’s best known and top players were brought down, one [...]
Jun 24th 2009
As Don Fehr Prepares to Step Down, He Must Still Answer for the Biggest PR Gaffe in Sports History
Donald Fehr, the executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) for almost 25 years, announced Monday he will be stepping down from his post and retiring in the up coming months. As head of the most powerful union in the United States (maybe the world), Fehr successfully negotiated five labor contracts during his tenure which led to the average player’s salary to increase from $289,000 in 1983 to today’s $3.24 million average. Fehr was also responsible for exposing the owners’ illegal scheme in the mid 1980’s where each of the fat cats entered into a secret agreement [...]
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