While some members of Congress called for the end of baseball's antitrust exemption, plans to use replacement players were set in motion by owners and management officials.
Management lawyer Chuck O'Connor said a 10-man group, which planned to speak again today, will consider how to formulate replacement rosters, allowances for spring training and daily meal money, extra physical examinations and changes in termination pay.O'Connor said the proposals for replacements will be presented to striking players for bargaining, which although unusual, is a requirement of labor law.
In Washington, Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, D-N.Y., and Rep. Michael Bilirakis, R-Fla., introduced legislation to strip the antitrust exemption just hours after the 104th Congress convened.