However, Greenberg left MLB just
before one of the ugliest periods in its
storied history
Vincent was forced out as commis-
loner in 1993 by the executive com-
mittee, which consists of the team own-
ers.
In the middle of the 1994 season,
baseball went on strike until the early
months of 1995.
"I'm amazed at the clairvoyance I
had to get out of baseball when I did,"
he said. "I knew the path the players
d the owners were on, and I didn't
want to be around it. There was going
to be a train wreck, and I didn't want
my fingerprints on this disastrous situa-
tion."
The strike meant the cancellation
of the 1994 World Series. "Once the
Series was cancelled, there was no
impetus to settle the strike,"
Greenberg explained. "The sides only
2t farther apart.
"There would have been no strike if
Fay was there. He wouldn't have per-
mitted the World Series to be cancelled,
and that's why the owners forced him
out."
After Greenberg jumped off base-
ball's sinking ship, he landed with CSN.
"I had just left MLB, and was look-
ing for something interesting,"
77reenberg said. "Brian Bedol, the
CEO, had the concept about 4 1/2
years ago."
The fit was good between the pair,
who combined the business side of
ports in Greenberg, and Bedol's com-
munication background.
"The four major leagues (Major
League Baseball, National Football
League, National Hockey League, and
Tational Basketball Association) all
lave large libraries, and we needed to
ind out who owned the libraries for
)ther sports," Greenberg said.
CSN is available on certain systems
n the metropolitan Detroit area,
ncluding TCI Cablevision, Comcast
iablevision, Ameritech, and Time-
iX/arner, as well as DirecTV and
rimestar satellite systems.
The future may be even brighter still
CSN. Last week, ESPN announced
will purchase the Classic Sports
Network for a reported $200 million, a
hove that should broaden CSN's sub-
c riber base.
CSN will join the ESPN group of
ports channels, featuring ESPN,
SPN2 and ESPNews. ESPN is owned
V the Walt Disney Company.
As of now, there will be no changes
1 the network's name or Greenberg's
Dle in the company.

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