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Longtime union boss Fehr to retire by end of March 2010 - MLB - CBSSports.com Baseball
cbssports.com - 6/22/2009
Longtime union boss Fehr to retire by end of March 2010 - MLB - CBSSports.com Baseball
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Donald Fehr and commissioner Bud Selig have had their battles over the years. (Getty Images)
BREAKING: DONALD FEHR TO STEP DOWN AS HEAD OF MLBPA
bizofbaseball.com - 6/22/2009
BREAKING: DONALD FEHR TO STEP DOWN AS HEAD OF MLBPA
— bizofbaseball.com — UPDATE (5:00pm ET) - Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig issued the following statement today regarding the... resignation of Don Fehr, the Executive Director of the Major League Baseball Players Association: “For more than 25 years, Don has represented his constituency with passion, ... (more) BREAKING: DONALD FEHR TO STEP DOWN AS HEAD OF MLBPA

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BREAKING: MLBPA RELEASES STATEMENT REGARDING DONALD FEHR RESIGNATION
bizofbaseball.com - 6/22/2009
BREAKING: MLBPA RELEASES STATEMENT REGARDING DONALD FEHR RESIGNATION
— bizofbaseball.com — The following is a statement from the MLB Players Association regarding the resignation of Executive Director, Donald... Fehr Donald Fehr announced today his intention to step down as Executive Director of the Major League Baseball Players Association, a position he has held since December, ... (more) BREAKING: MLBPA RELEASES STATEMENT REGARDING DONALD FEHR ...

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Donald Fehr: The Anti-Fan
bteambombers.com - 6/24/2009
Donald Fehr: The Anti-Fan
— bteambombers.com — Donald Fehr… What a guy! I look at this man, I hear him speak and I’m baptized... in clarity–this is why my father would have disowned me if I became a lawyer. Seriously. He told me and my brothers, “You guys can do anything you want. But if any of you turn out to be bankers or lawyers, you’re ... (more) Donald Fehr: The Anti-Fan

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baseballmusings.com:  Good Bye, Donald

Milwaukee Brewers Blog - Bernie's Crew:  Round 'em Up: Tuesday 6.23.09

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Good Bye, Donald
baseballmusings.com — Donald Fehr announced his retirement: Fehr, who turns 61 next month, said Monday he will retire no later than the end of March. Subject to approval by the union’s executive board, he will be succeeded by union general counsel Michael Weiner, his longtime heir apparent. Weiner will head negotiations heading into the expiration of the current labor contract in December 2011. “I have no hesitancy in recommending to the players that he be given the opportunity to do this job,” Fehr said. His biggest ...

Round 'em Up: Tuesday 6.23.09
Milwaukee Brewers Blog - Bernie's Crew — ... Donald Fehr will retire from being the boss of the powerful MLB Players' Union.  To all those who argue that Fehr was slow in his response to the steroid issue and that should forever be a black mark on his tenure, I disagree.  Baseball's revenue skyrocketed and the players now have more of a voice in what happens to them with their respective teams.  Steroids should have been addressed by Bud Selig and the Commisioner's Office.  Fehr should not be exonerated, but why should he have intervened on something that was not ...

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Players Union Head Donald Fehr to Retire
mlbnotebook.com 6/23/2009 — ESPN : Donald Fehr is retiring as head of the baseball players' association after more than a quarter-century in charge of the powerful labor union. Fehr, who turns 61 next month, said Monday he will retire no later than the end of March. Subject to approval by the union's executive board, he ...
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sports.yahoo.com 6/23/2009 — NEW YORK (AP)—Donald Fehr’s time in charge of the players’ association will be remembered for a strike that canceled the World Series, explosive growth in salaries and eventually 14 years of labor peace. To his detractors, the biggest mark was that he ...
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mlb.mlb.com 6/22/2009 — By Bobbie Dittmeier / MLB.com 06/22/09 4:35 PM ET Don Fehr has decided to retire and will leave his position as executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association, a post he has held since 1985. Fehr, 60, informed player ...
There was nothing to fear except Fehr himself
myteamrivals.typepad.com 6/23/2009 — So player's union head Donald Fehr is retiring after 25 years of running the organization. Now is a good time to take a look at what kind of leader he was, if nothing else so as to determine what might be needed in his successor. When Mr. Fehr took over 25 years ago the average players salary ...
Baseball union chief Fehr leaves a damaged game behind him
usatoday.com 6/25/2009 — Now that baseball union chief Don Fehr is leaving, would it be too much to ask him to take baseball commissioner Bud Selig with ...
Donald Fehr... Out!
slowbreaker.com 6/23/2009 — The head of the baseball players' union is stepping down, capping what appears to be a long, decisive era in Major League Baseball, at least from the players' perspective.
Nothing to Fehr Anymore
playerpress.com 6/25/2009 — I was quite happy that Donald Fehr announced his resignation as MLB Players Union chief the other day. This is not an insignificant event. Unfortunately it is not effective immediately.
The Devil you know ... Donald Fehr
brushbackpitch.com 6/24/2009 — Donald Fehr is retiring from his post in charge of the MLBPA--but is that a good thing or a bad thing for the game of baseball? While Fehr played a significant role in delaying drug testing and the work stoppage of 1994, there are some things that he brings to the table that might be missed...
Have no Fehr: Don steps down as Union chief
nydailynews.com 6/22/2009 — After serving nearly 24 years as the hard-nosed and controversial executive director of the Major League Baseball Players' Association, Donald Fehr gave baseball players notice today that he will step down.
Players Union Chief Donald Fehr Resigns
thegmsperspective.com 6/26/2009 — On a conference call on Monday, Donald Fehr announced to all 30 Major League teams that he was exercising his “nine-month notification” clause in his contract and thus be replaced by union general counsel Michael Weiner, pending approval of the unions executive board. “It has been a high ...
Fehr to retire as head of baseball players' union — Examiner Sports 6/22/2009
Donald Fehr is retiring as head of the baseball players' association after more than a quarter-century in charge of the powerful labor union.
Fehr to retire as head of baseball players' union — FOXSports.com News for MLB 6/22/2009
Donald Fehr is retiring as head of the baseball players' association after more than a quarter-century in charge of the powerful labor union. Fehr, who turns 61 next month, said Monday he will retire no later than the end of March. Subject to ...
Fehr retiring as head of baseball union (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 6/22/2009
Donald Fehr is retiring as head of the baseball players' association after more than a quarter-century in charge of the powerful labor union. Fehr, who turns 61 next month, said Monday he will retire no later than the end of March. Subject to approval ...
Don Fehr steps down as head of MLB players' union — chicagotribune.com - Sports 6/22/2009
Donald Fehr, only the second leader in the history of the Major League Baseball Players Association, is set to hold a conference call Monday to announce his resignation.
Have no Fehr: Don steps down as Union chief — NYDailyNews.com - Baseball 6/22/2009
After serving 25 years as the hard-nosed and controversial executive director of the Major League Baseball Players' Association, Donald Fehr gave baseball players notice today that he will step down.