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``He was the first one in and the last one out (of the office),'' she told the panel. Troutt added that the ``in baskets'' on Dobronski's desk were constantly filled with new files, sometimes piled 2 feet high.	20010701	story
``Nothing in my life has been so humiliating and put me and my children so close to homelessness,'' said Elaine Percevecz, 41, who appeared before Dobronski in a dispute with her apartment managers over a rent check. ``It didn't matter what I had to say. {hellip} The first thing he did was give me the dirtiest look. I just about died.''	20010701	story
c.2001 The Arizona Republic(a)	20010701	story
The judicial commission heard evidence recently on 37 of the charges. The panel, which includes judges from Yuma and Kingman and a Flagstaff attorney, has until Aug. 13 to make a recommendation to the state Supreme Court to reinstate, censure, suspend or fire Dobronski. He has been relieved of his duties pending the outcome.	20010701	story
Richard Inderrieden, a mediator in Dobronski's court, described him as a ``just man and a kind man'' who is disliked by many attorneys because he has kept them from clogging up the court's mediation process. The procedure uses specially trained individuals to help bring parties together at little or no cost.	20010701	story
(PHOENIX) - At first, the allegations out of an obscure Scottsdale court seemed curious: a hostile judge dangling handcuffs in front of small-claims litigants who feared he would cart them off to jail merely for speaking up.	20010701	story
If Dobronski was ever curt with litigants, it was because ``there are certain mentalities (of people who enter the courtroom) that you need to be frank with,'' Inderrieden said.	20010701	story
Witnesses during hearings this month portrayed Dobronski's demeanor with litigants and his own clerks as being demeaning and hostile. Tammy Troutt, former chief clerk of the Scottsdale Justice Court, said Dobronski constantly attacked her physical appearance and told her not to hire any more women.	20010701	story
She said she will never go back to another Justice Court, in any state. ``I have absolutely no faith in the Justice Court system at this point,'' she added.	20010701	story
By ADAM KLAWONN(a)	20010701	story
But the husband's attorney, Iva Hirsch, said she was afraid to raise the issue in court because it might open a ``Pandora's box'' that could jeopardize the marriages of many other Scottsdale residents married by Dobronski. The judge has since changed his marriage procedures.	20010701	story
Then, the charges took a turn toward the bizarre. The judge was accused of asking courtroom spectators to rate by a ``show of hands'' his punishments of defendants; he also held a defendant on $500,000 bail for 37 days before the man was released and pleaded guilty to a relatively minor charge of aggravated assault, for which he was placed on probation.	20010701	story
The charges do not include a number of complaints from people who say he simply made their lives miserable in his courtroom.	20010701	story
THE `SHOW OF HANDS'	20010701	story
But under cross-examination from Dobronski's attorney, David Derickson, Troutt described the judge as a hard worker dealing with a busy court.	20010701	story
One of the latest charges states that Dobronski routinely asked litigants waiting in court for a ``show of hands'' on whether his ruling was proper, or whether they thought the defendant had told the truth. So far, however, no evidence has been presented to show that Dobronski based his actions on the show of hands.	20010701	story
His approach to marriages landed a case before Judge Warren Granville of Maricopa County Superior Court in April. A Scottsdale couple, who filed for divorce soon after Dobronski performed their marriage ceremony last year, had been haggling over how to divide their property. It became apparent that Dobronski had performed the ceremony without the proper witnesses.	20010701	story
A `JUST AND KIND MAN'	20010701	story
Dobronski was elected in 1999 to a four-year term as justice of the peace. During his tenure, his accomplishments have included revamping the mediation program to speed up case resolutions.	20010701	story
`THE LAST ONE OUT'	20010701	story
The list of charges also includes the case of Ali Shabazz, 46, who initially was accused of threatening a man with a gun. Dobronski set the bail at $500,000 because he considered Shabazz a flight risk, according to court documents.	20010701	story
``He said he didn't want anyone else quitting to go home and take care of their kids,'' she said, referring to a clerk who wanted to work less to take care of her children and ailing parents.	20010701	story
``He has not complained about one thing,'' Narron said. ``I think he would tell me if he was hurt. I don't see anything different. They found holes early and a lot of holes late.''	20010701	story
While the A's offense was busy scoring runs, the Rangers were busy striking out.	20010701	story
The Athletics shortstop hit three home runs _ including a grand slam _ and drove in a career-high eight runs in the A's 15-4 victory against the Rangers.	20010701	story
Perhaps the Rangers should have considered walking him more frequently. As in all-the-time frequently.	20010701	story
Tejada, who also walked and singled, concluded his night with a bases-empty home run off Pat Mahomes in the ninth inning that drew a standing ovation from the remaining fans.	20010701	story
A two-base error by third baseman Mike Lamb proceeded three of the next four batters recording hits, Jason Giambi's ending Rogers' night on the mound.	20010701	story
But while Tejada was glowing about his night, Rangers starting pitcher Kenny Rogers was glum about his.	20010701	story
Oakland shortstop Miguel Tejada had not drawn a walk in 33 games before Saturday night.	20010701	story
But, not in the scorebook.	20010701	story
``Tejada had a pretty good month,'' Rangers manager Jerry Narron joked.	20010701	story
The 15 runs are a season-high by a Rangers opponent, and most since giving up 23 against the A's on Sept. 30 last season. The A's had a season-high 18 hits, plus four home runs.	20010701	story
``Terrible. That's one word to describe it,'' Rogers said of his recent starts. ``I don't blame it one anything other than making bad pitches. \RSaturday night\S I made a lot of bad pitches in a row and they took advantage of it.''	20010701	story
And when he did, he kept the ball.	20010701	story
Demonstrating that he doesn't play favorites, Tejada hit a three-run home run off relief pitcher Mark Petkovsek for a 9-0 lead, eight of the runs being charged to Rogers.	20010701	story
Is anything overtly wrong with his back, which had been bothering him for much of the month?	20010701	story
A's starting pitcher Erik Hiljus, who earned his first major-league victory in his first major-league start this season, struck out 10 batters ... and four of those came in one inning.	20010701	story
He matched the shortest outing of his career, pitching 11/3 innings before being relieved.	20010701	story
The first three batters reached base before Rogers retired a batter, and the No. 5 hitter _ Tejada _ hit his fourth career grand slam. Rogers' 32-pitch first inning ended after he retired the final two batters, but his night only grew worse in the second.	20010701	story
Coupled with Tejada's Hank Aaron impersonation, it was one of the few memorable moments in an otherwise forgettable night. nn	20010701	story
It's now ``more details,'' a source said, than serious disagreements that have kept the parties talking. ``They still have a ways to go on some things.''	20010701	story
``This is probably any type of union's worst nightmare,'' said Jack Kyser, chief economist of the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp. ``It's always better to negotiate in a strong economy where everybody feels there's a few extra bucks out there.''	20010701	story
A prolonged strike could cost Los Angeles' economy as many as 54,000 jobs and $3.2 billion in income, according to the Milken Institute and Sebago Associates, who revised earlier estimates of damage expected from a combined writers/actors strike. Even a one-month actors strike would cost more than 21,000 jobs and $1.3 billion in income.	20010701	story
SAG is also said to be seeking a ``sweetener'' for actors who appear in guest spots on TV shows or in limited film roles. In a similar vein, writers negotiated a one-time $5,000 payment for video and DVD releases.	20010701	story
LOS ANGELES - Hollywood's actors and studios plan to resume negotiations today after letting a midnight deadline pass as they seek to reach a new contract that would spare the industry a damaging work stoppage.	20010701	story
Despite a strict news blackout, sources close to the talks said resolution has already been reached on some of the estimated 36 demands of the Screen Actors Guild and AFTRA.	20010701	story
The talks meandered through several long breaks between May 15 and June 24. That is when the actors' unions and Alliance of Motion Picture Television Producers began steadily trading counteroffers and assessing the proposals in their respective negotiating committees.	20010701	story
Leaders of SAG and AFTRA said their focus is on improving conditions for ``middle class'' actors, the 6 percent who earn $30,000 to $70,000 a year and are said to be endangered by ``salary compression.''	20010701	story
Just the fear of a strike is having its own economic impact, as TV programming and feature films rushed into production earlier this year sit stockpiled, leaving little work for crews, support services and production companies.	20010701	story
A strike is not imminent because union leaders have not readied the authorization process. It would take a month to get members' approval for a walkout.	20010701	story
Actors are also demanding higher residuals for work reshown on basic cable, foreign TV, video/DVD and video on demand.	20010701	story
The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees said an informal poll shows work for grips, prop makers, electricians and others has fallen by 50 percent in the past 30 days. In some cases, members cannot get the hours needed for benefits eligibility.	20010701	story
Union leaders believe this group of working actors is being squeezed out of the business by residual formulas that have changed little during the past 20 years and a reluctance of many production companies to pay more than minimum for guest-star roles that in the past would earn $10,000 or more.	20010701	story
``It's not a signal of any kind of impasse or breakdown,'' said Pamm Fair, spokeswoman for the American Federation of Television Radio Artists. ``We'll just take it day by day at this point.''	20010701	story
With almost 90 percent of actors earning less than $30,000 annually, union leaders worry about a widening gulf between part-time, aspiring and struggling actors and the 5 percent who make more than $70,000 a year.	20010701	story
At the same time, a UCLA study released this week estimated there is an 80 percent chance the nation will slip into a recession.	20010701	story
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Producers say it is that elite group of highly compensated actors who are driving up production costs to such a degree that it leaves little left over for their fellow actors. Just recently, Kelsey Grammer became the highest-paid actor in television history by signing a two-year deal with NBC to earn $1.6 million per episode for ``Frasier.''	20010701	story
Actors want Fox Network's residual formula to be brought to parity with ABC, CBS and NBC. Fox currently pays about two-thirds of the other networks, a concession made years ago when Fox was launched. That was an issue writers fought for, and won.	20010701	story
SAG and AFTRA's 135,000 members will continue to work under a temporary extension of the old contract.	20010701	story
The gains sought by actors include an increase in the minimum paid for speaking parts, now at $617 per day or $2,142 for a week. SAG and AFTRA are said to want 5 percent in each of the three years of the contract, while the producers are offering the same 3.5 percent given to writers.	20010701	story
``It's going to take some time before the volume of business is where it used to be -- and needs to be,'' said Jeffrey Thomison, an entertainment analyst for Hilliard Lyons brokerage firm in Louisville, Kentucky.	20010701	story
As has become typical even in victory, the Avengers had to dig out of an early hole when the Rush scored two touchdowns on its first eight plays.	20010701	story
The Avengers pushed their lead back to 15 points when fullback Kelron Sykes scored on a 1-yard run. Chicago pulled back to within eight on a 6-yard run by Joe Douglass.	20010701	story
But the Avengers took the lead for good with three consecutive touchdowns. Marinovich and Washington connected on a 10-yard pass, then the Avengers recovered an onside kick and scored six plays later on a 1-yard run by Anthony Rice.	20010701	story
The Avengers won with the two players who were supposed to lead them from the start of the season - Marinovich and defensive back Mark Ricks, who had two interceptions, including one for a 47-yard touchdown in the third quarter.	20010701	story
Todd Marinovich finally got a chance to show his stuff Saturday night, minus the injuries and temper tantrums of the past two months.	20010701	story
Marinovich played only his second complete game of the season, and his steady play at quarterback kept the Los Angeles Avengers' playoff hopes alive with a 55-47 victory over the Chicago Rush in front of a season-high 8,476 at Staples Center.	20010701	story
But the Avengers iced the game on a 43-yard scoring pass from Marinovich to J.J. Washington with 2:37 remaining.	20010701	story
The Rush cut it to 21-19 when lineman Anthony Hutch tipped a Marinovich pass, caught it and returned it 31 yards for a touchdown.	20010701	story
But the Avengers regained momentum before halftime when Marinovich and Shannon Culver connected on a 7-yard touchdown pass four seconds before intermission.	20010701	story
On the next play, however, Chicago quarterback Billy Dicken threw an even less advisable pass, and Chris Jackson easily stepped in front of the ball near the Avengers' goal line.	20010701	story
After Chicago's Pete Elezovic missed a 24-yard field goal, the Avengers needed only two plays to take a 21-12 lead: a 16-yard run by Ed Smith and a 22-yard scoring pass from Marinovich to Washington with five minutes left in the second quarter.	20010701	story
Marinovich, who had not played an entire game since the April 14 season opener, had three interceptions, one of which was returned for a touchdown late in the second half. But overall, he was sharp.	20010701	story
``That makes a big difference for me,'' Merloni said of feeling secure on the team. ``It's probably the most relaxed I've felt at the plate since Day One.''	20010701	story
After being dispatched four times this year to Pawtucket, Merloni dodged a fifth trip Friday when the injured John Valentin suffered a setback and scuttled his plans to come off the DL.	20010701	story
With the beleaguered Sox bullpen aching for a quality start, the 38-year-old Cone delivered, allowing two runs (one earned) by scattering eight hits and walking none. He improved to 4-1 by dodging several crises and preventing an opponent from homering for the first time in nine starts this season.	20010701	story
The six early runs helped make it possible. And Hatteberg, with hits from the No. 2 hole in the first two innings, provided a spark, which helped him shake the sense of feeling left out for so long.	20010701	story
In digging out, he helped Cone nearly as much as Cone helped himself. Cone escaped jams in the third and fifth innings, each time by retiring Mondesi, who had killed the Sox the night before with two homers, including a grand slam.	20010701	story
Leading, 6-2, with runners at first and third and one out in the fifth, Cone got Delgado to fly out and end the inning after he blew an 89-mile-per-hour fastball past Mondesi. ``That really saved the game for me,'' he said.	20010701	story
As much as the Sox strived to cement the win for Cone, the weary bullpen came close to giving it away. With the Sox leading, 7-2, in the eighth, Rod Beck let Raul Mondesi swat his first pitch off the face of the second deck in left field for his 16th homer of the season _ and his third in the last two games against the Sox.	20010701	story
``Rust forms, and I got rusty,'' Hatteberg said. ``I had to step back from where I was, and that was incredibly frustrating. In doing so, I dug myself in a hole.''	20010701	story
Beck retired the next three Jays before handing closer Derek Lowe the 7-3 lead in the ninth. And Lowe all but dropped the handoff. He allowed two runs to score on doubles by rookie Cesar Izturis and Alex Gonzalez, who drove in three of Toronto's runs.	20010701	story
In a brief, silent interlude Saturdaynight as the Red Sox battled the Blue Jays _ and tried to protect their fragile lead in the American League East _ a renegade in the SkyDome stands voiced a notion that David Cone has heard all too often in the twilight of his career. ``Cone,'' the voice boomed, ``you're all washed up.''	20010701	story
Cone was well scrubbed, all right, but only after he showered off the grime from a sorely needed, six-inning outing that helped the Sox down the Blue Jays, 7-5, and hold their half-game lead over the Yankees.	20010701	story
The victory gave Cone as many wins as he recorded all last year in his 4-14 ordeal with the Yankees. The Sox are undefeated in his last six starts. ``It means something to me, considering how tough last year was,'' Cone said. ``It also means something that the team plays well when I pitch and that I'm able to hold leads when they give them to me. That sort of breeds confidence both ways.''	20010701	story
Merloni, in completing the first four-hit game of his career, knocked in Darren Lewis in the eighth with the final run. Like Hatteberg, who has played regularly since Jason Varitek went on the disabled list June 7 with a broken elbow, Merloni has thrived in feeling needed.	20010701	story
So far, so good.	20010701	story
It did, as Lowe got Brad Fullmer to ground into an game-ending fielder's choice.	20010701	story
``You just kind of take your chances,'' Williams said, ``and hope it works out.''	20010701	story
When the show resumes, the pressure will first be on superintendent Kip Tyler and his staff, so how ironic that the man who'll be in the lead is a guy who is sponsored in part by the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America. That would be Jim Colbert (1 under, playing the 16th) and if you think at 60 that he's too old to win, think again. He's already won this year and the way he charged to the lead _ before he was rudely interrupted, that is _ indicates he's intent on doing it again.	20010701	story
But from the outset, the front side proved to be nothing more than an exercise in player-bunching. In fact, the only guy who made noise going out was one who did it very early _ Jay Sigel. The 57-year-old has been a rehab project of late, but he went to the turn in 30, came home with a course-record 64, and shockingly found himself at 3-over 213, tied with local hero Allen Doyle (68) for second in the clubhouse behind Nicklaus.	20010701	story
``By far the hardest greens I've played,'' said Colbert, echoing a sentiment expressed all week by players unable to grasp the devilish slopes here. That, plus wind and firm turf, had the leaders hanging on for dear life on the front side, for only Sigel and Nelson (34) shaved strokes off par going out.	20010701	story
Officials with the US Golf Association were quick to assess the damage to the course _ some flooded fairways, bunkers, and greens _ but came away with an optimistic view. ``We're OK,'' said Tim Moraghan, director of championships agronomy for the USGA. ``There's a lot of debris, but nothing we can't work our way through.''	20010701	story
Of course, with playing conditions most likely changed dramatically, there are a lot of guys in the hunt. When play was halted, there were 16 players within six shots of the lead, many with their sights set on winning. Of course, the fact that one contender has won these sort of championships more than anyone else is not lost on the rest of the field.	20010701	story
And near the top of a major golf championship is a far way from where Sigel found himself a few months ago.	20010701	story
Like Quigley, who was doing the peaks-and-valleys thing. After a quiet front (one bogey, eight pars), he went bogey, birdie, bogey to start his back, slipping to 3 over. Then he birdied the par-4 13th and made a miraculous recovery from the woods at the 14th to set up another. He was back in the hunt.	20010701	story
There were golfing dramatics that ignited thunderous roars Saturday at Salem Country Club, with Jack Nicklaus authoring a patented charge in the third round of the US Senior Open.	20010701	story
``You know, I've played too long to worry about it, one way or the other,'' said Colbert, who started the day 2 over, three shots behind Aoki.	20010701	story

``He was the first one in and the last one out (of the office),'' she told the panel. Troutt added that the ``in baskets'' on Dobronski's desk were constantly filled with new files, sometimes piled 2 feet high.

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``Nothing in my life has been so humiliating and put me and my children so close to homelessness,'' said Elaine Percevecz, 41, who appeared before Dobronski in a dispute with her apartment managers over a rent check. ``It didn't matter what I had to say. {hellip} The first thing he did was give me the dirtiest look. I just about died.''

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c.2001 The Arizona Republic(a)

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The judicial commission heard evidence recently on 37 of the charges. The panel, which includes judges from Yuma and Kingman and a Flagstaff attorney, has until Aug. 13 to make a recommendation to the state Supreme Court to reinstate, censure, suspend or fire Dobronski. He has been relieved of his duties pending the outcome.

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Richard Inderrieden, a mediator in Dobronski's court, described him as a ``just man and a kind man'' who is disliked by many attorneys because he has kept them from clogging up the court's mediation process. The procedure uses specially trained individuals to help bring parties together at little or no cost.

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(PHOENIX) - At first, the allegations out of an obscure Scottsdale court seemed curious: a hostile judge dangling handcuffs in front of small-claims litigants who feared he would cart them off to jail merely for speaking up.

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If Dobronski was ever curt with litigants, it was because ``there are certain mentalities (of people who enter the courtroom) that you need to be frank with,'' Inderrieden said.

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Witnesses during hearings this month portrayed Dobronski's demeanor with litigants and his own clerks as being demeaning and hostile. Tammy Troutt, former chief clerk of the Scottsdale Justice Court, said Dobronski constantly attacked her physical appearance and told her not to hire any more women.

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She said she will never go back to another Justice Court, in any state. ``I have absolutely no faith in the Justice Court system at this point,'' she added.

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By ADAM KLAWONN(a)

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But the husband's attorney, Iva Hirsch, said she was afraid to raise the issue in court because it might open a ``Pandora's box'' that could jeopardize the marriages of many other Scottsdale residents married by Dobronski. The judge has since changed his marriage procedures.

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Then, the charges took a turn toward the bizarre. The judge was accused of asking courtroom spectators to rate by a ``show of hands'' his punishments of defendants; he also held a defendant on $500,000 bail for 37 days before the man was released and pleaded guilty to a relatively minor charge of aggravated assault, for which he was placed on probation.

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The charges do not include a number of complaints from people who say he simply made their lives miserable in his courtroom.

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THE `SHOW OF HANDS'

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But under cross-examination from Dobronski's attorney, David Derickson, Troutt described the judge as a hard worker dealing with a busy court.

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One of the latest charges states that Dobronski routinely asked litigants waiting in court for a ``show of hands'' on whether his ruling was proper, or whether they thought the defendant had told the truth. So far, however, no evidence has been presented to show that Dobronski based his actions on the show of hands.

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His approach to marriages landed a case before Judge Warren Granville of Maricopa County Superior Court in April. A Scottsdale couple, who filed for divorce soon after Dobronski performed their marriage ceremony last year, had been haggling over how to divide their property. It became apparent that Dobronski had performed the ceremony without the proper witnesses.

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A `JUST AND KIND MAN'

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Dobronski was elected in 1999 to a four-year term as justice of the peace. During his tenure, his accomplishments have included revamping the mediation program to speed up case resolutions.

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`THE LAST ONE OUT'

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The list of charges also includes the case of Ali Shabazz, 46, who initially was accused of threatening a man with a gun. Dobronski set the bail at $500,000 because he considered Shabazz a flight risk, according to court documents.

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``He said he didn't want anyone else quitting to go home and take care of their kids,'' she said, referring to a clerk who wanted to work less to take care of her children and ailing parents.

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``He has not complained about one thing,'' Narron said. ``I think he would tell me if he was hurt. I don't see anything different. They found holes early and a lot of holes late.''

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While the A's offense was busy scoring runs, the Rangers were busy striking out.

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The Athletics shortstop hit three home runs _ including a grand slam _ and drove in a career-high eight runs in the A's 15-4 victory against the Rangers.

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Perhaps the Rangers should have considered walking him more frequently. As in all-the-time frequently.

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Tejada, who also walked and singled, concluded his night with a bases-empty home run off Pat Mahomes in the ninth inning that drew a standing ovation from the remaining fans.

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A two-base error by third baseman Mike Lamb proceeded three of the next four batters recording hits, Jason Giambi's ending Rogers' night on the mound.

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But while Tejada was glowing about his night, Rangers starting pitcher Kenny Rogers was glum about his.

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Oakland shortstop Miguel Tejada had not drawn a walk in 33 games before Saturday night.

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But, not in the scorebook.

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``Tejada had a pretty good month,'' Rangers manager Jerry Narron joked.

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The 15 runs are a season-high by a Rangers opponent, and most since giving up 23 against the A's on Sept. 30 last season. The A's had a season-high 18 hits, plus four home runs.

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``Terrible. That's one word to describe it,'' Rogers said of his recent starts. ``I don't blame it one anything other than making bad pitches. \RSaturday night\S I made a lot of bad pitches in a row and they took advantage of it.''

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And when he did, he kept the ball.

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Demonstrating that he doesn't play favorites, Tejada hit a three-run home run off relief pitcher Mark Petkovsek for a 9-0 lead, eight of the runs being charged to Rogers.

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Is anything overtly wrong with his back, which had been bothering him for much of the month?

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A's starting pitcher Erik Hiljus, who earned his first major-league victory in his first major-league start this season, struck out 10 batters ... and four of those came in one inning.

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He matched the shortest outing of his career, pitching 11/3 innings before being relieved.

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The first three batters reached base before Rogers retired a batter, and the No. 5 hitter _ Tejada _ hit his fourth career grand slam. Rogers' 32-pitch first inning ended after he retired the final two batters, but his night only grew worse in the second.

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Coupled with Tejada's Hank Aaron impersonation, it was one of the few memorable moments in an otherwise forgettable night. nn

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It's now ``more details,'' a source said, than serious disagreements that have kept the parties talking. ``They still have a ways to go on some things.''

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``This is probably any type of union's worst nightmare,'' said Jack Kyser, chief economist of the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp. ``It's always better to negotiate in a strong economy where everybody feels there's a few extra bucks out there.''

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story

A prolonged strike could cost Los Angeles' economy as many as 54,000 jobs and $3.2 billion in income, according to the Milken Institute and Sebago Associates, who revised earlier estimates of damage expected from a combined writers/actors strike. Even a one-month actors strike would cost more than 21,000 jobs and $1.3 billion in income.

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story

SAG is also said to be seeking a ``sweetener'' for actors who appear in guest spots on TV shows or in limited film roles. In a similar vein, writers negotiated a one-time $5,000 payment for video and DVD releases.

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story

LOS ANGELES - Hollywood's actors and studios plan to resume negotiations today after letting a midnight deadline pass as they seek to reach a new contract that would spare the industry a damaging work stoppage.

20010701

story

Despite a strict news blackout, sources close to the talks said resolution has already been reached on some of the estimated 36 demands of the Screen Actors Guild and AFTRA.

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story

The talks meandered through several long breaks between May 15 and June 24. That is when the actors' unions and Alliance of Motion Picture Television Producers began steadily trading counteroffers and assessing the proposals in their respective negotiating committees.

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story

Leaders of SAG and AFTRA said their focus is on improving conditions for ``middle class'' actors, the 6 percent who earn $30,000 to $70,000 a year and are said to be endangered by ``salary compression.''

20010701

story

Just the fear of a strike is having its own economic impact, as TV programming and feature films rushed into production earlier this year sit stockpiled, leaving little work for crews, support services and production companies.

20010701

story

A strike is not imminent because union leaders have not readied the authorization process. It would take a month to get members' approval for a walkout.

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story

Actors are also demanding higher residuals for work reshown on basic cable, foreign TV, video/DVD and video on demand.

20010701

story

The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees said an informal poll shows work for grips, prop makers, electricians and others has fallen by 50 percent in the past 30 days. In some cases, members cannot get the hours needed for benefits eligibility.

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story

Union leaders believe this group of working actors is being squeezed out of the business by residual formulas that have changed little during the past 20 years and a reluctance of many production companies to pay more than minimum for guest-star roles that in the past would earn $10,000 or more.

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story

``It's not a signal of any kind of impasse or breakdown,'' said Pamm Fair, spokeswoman for the American Federation of Television Radio Artists. ``We'll just take it day by day at this point.''

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story

With almost 90 percent of actors earning less than $30,000 annually, union leaders worry about a widening gulf between part-time, aspiring and struggling actors and the 5 percent who make more than $70,000 a year.

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At the same time, a UCLA study released this week estimated there is an 80 percent chance the nation will slip into a recession.

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Producers say it is that elite group of highly compensated actors who are driving up production costs to such a degree that it leaves little left over for their fellow actors. Just recently, Kelsey Grammer became the highest-paid actor in television history by signing a two-year deal with NBC to earn $1.6 million per episode for ``Frasier.''

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Actors want Fox Network's residual formula to be brought to parity with ABC, CBS and NBC. Fox currently pays about two-thirds of the other networks, a concession made years ago when Fox was launched. That was an issue writers fought for, and won.

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SAG and AFTRA's 135,000 members will continue to work under a temporary extension of the old contract.

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The gains sought by actors include an increase in the minimum paid for speaking parts, now at $617 per day or $2,142 for a week. SAG and AFTRA are said to want 5 percent in each of the three years of the contract, while the producers are offering the same 3.5 percent given to writers.

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``It's going to take some time before the volume of business is where it used to be -- and needs to be,'' said Jeffrey Thomison, an entertainment analyst for Hilliard Lyons brokerage firm in Louisville, Kentucky.

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As has become typical even in victory, the Avengers had to dig out of an early hole when the Rush scored two touchdowns on its first eight plays.

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The Avengers pushed their lead back to 15 points when fullback Kelron Sykes scored on a 1-yard run. Chicago pulled back to within eight on a 6-yard run by Joe Douglass.

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But the Avengers took the lead for good with three consecutive touchdowns. Marinovich and Washington connected on a 10-yard pass, then the Avengers recovered an onside kick and scored six plays later on a 1-yard run by Anthony Rice.

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The Avengers won with the two players who were supposed to lead them from the start of the season - Marinovich and defensive back Mark Ricks, who had two interceptions, including one for a 47-yard touchdown in the third quarter.

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Todd Marinovich finally got a chance to show his stuff Saturday night, minus the injuries and temper tantrums of the past two months.

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Marinovich played only his second complete game of the season, and his steady play at quarterback kept the Los Angeles Avengers' playoff hopes alive with a 55-47 victory over the Chicago Rush in front of a season-high 8,476 at Staples Center.

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But the Avengers iced the game on a 43-yard scoring pass from Marinovich to J.J. Washington with 2:37 remaining.

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The Rush cut it to 21-19 when lineman Anthony Hutch tipped a Marinovich pass, caught it and returned it 31 yards for a touchdown.

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But the Avengers regained momentum before halftime when Marinovich and Shannon Culver connected on a 7-yard touchdown pass four seconds before intermission.

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On the next play, however, Chicago quarterback Billy Dicken threw an even less advisable pass, and Chris Jackson easily stepped in front of the ball near the Avengers' goal line.

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After Chicago's Pete Elezovic missed a 24-yard field goal, the Avengers needed only two plays to take a 21-12 lead: a 16-yard run by Ed Smith and a 22-yard scoring pass from Marinovich to Washington with five minutes left in the second quarter.

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Marinovich, who had not played an entire game since the April 14 season opener, had three interceptions, one of which was returned for a touchdown late in the second half. But overall, he was sharp.

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``That makes a big difference for me,'' Merloni said of feeling secure on the team. ``It's probably the most relaxed I've felt at the plate since Day One.''

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After being dispatched four times this year to Pawtucket, Merloni dodged a fifth trip Friday when the injured John Valentin suffered a setback and scuttled his plans to come off the DL.

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With the beleaguered Sox bullpen aching for a quality start, the 38-year-old Cone delivered, allowing two runs (one earned) by scattering eight hits and walking none. He improved to 4-1 by dodging several crises and preventing an opponent from homering for the first time in nine starts this season.

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The six early runs helped make it possible. And Hatteberg, with hits from the No. 2 hole in the first two innings, provided a spark, which helped him shake the sense of feeling left out for so long.

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In digging out, he helped Cone nearly as much as Cone helped himself. Cone escaped jams in the third and fifth innings, each time by retiring Mondesi, who had killed the Sox the night before with two homers, including a grand slam.

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Leading, 6-2, with runners at first and third and one out in the fifth, Cone got Delgado to fly out and end the inning after he blew an 89-mile-per-hour fastball past Mondesi. ``That really saved the game for me,'' he said.

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As much as the Sox strived to cement the win for Cone, the weary bullpen came close to giving it away. With the Sox leading, 7-2, in the eighth, Rod Beck let Raul Mondesi swat his first pitch off the face of the second deck in left field for his 16th homer of the season _ and his third in the last two games against the Sox.

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``Rust forms, and I got rusty,'' Hatteberg said. ``I had to step back from where I was, and that was incredibly frustrating. In doing so, I dug myself in a hole.''

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Beck retired the next three Jays before handing closer Derek Lowe the 7-3 lead in the ninth. And Lowe all but dropped the handoff. He allowed two runs to score on doubles by rookie Cesar Izturis and Alex Gonzalez, who drove in three of Toronto's runs.

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In a brief, silent interlude Saturdaynight as the Red Sox battled the Blue Jays _ and tried to protect their fragile lead in the American League East _ a renegade in the SkyDome stands voiced a notion that David Cone has heard all too often in the twilight of his career. ``Cone,'' the voice boomed, ``you're all washed up.''

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Cone was well scrubbed, all right, but only after he showered off the grime from a sorely needed, six-inning outing that helped the Sox down the Blue Jays, 7-5, and hold their half-game lead over the Yankees.

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The victory gave Cone as many wins as he recorded all last year in his 4-14 ordeal with the Yankees. The Sox are undefeated in his last six starts. ``It means something to me, considering how tough last year was,'' Cone said. ``It also means something that the team plays well when I pitch and that I'm able to hold leads when they give them to me. That sort of breeds confidence both ways.''

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Merloni, in completing the first four-hit game of his career, knocked in Darren Lewis in the eighth with the final run. Like Hatteberg, who has played regularly since Jason Varitek went on the disabled list June 7 with a broken elbow, Merloni has thrived in feeling needed.

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So far, so good.

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It did, as Lowe got Brad Fullmer to ground into an game-ending fielder's choice.

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``You just kind of take your chances,'' Williams said, ``and hope it works out.''

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When the show resumes, the pressure will first be on superintendent Kip Tyler and his staff, so how ironic that the man who'll be in the lead is a guy who is sponsored in part by the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America. That would be Jim Colbert (1 under, playing the 16th) and if you think at 60 that he's too old to win, think again. He's already won this year and the way he charged to the lead _ before he was rudely interrupted, that is _ indicates he's intent on doing it again.

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But from the outset, the front side proved to be nothing more than an exercise in player-bunching. In fact, the only guy who made noise going out was one who did it very early _ Jay Sigel. The 57-year-old has been a rehab project of late, but he went to the turn in 30, came home with a course-record 64, and shockingly found himself at 3-over 213, tied with local hero Allen Doyle (68) for second in the clubhouse behind Nicklaus.

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``By far the hardest greens I've played,'' said Colbert, echoing a sentiment expressed all week by players unable to grasp the devilish slopes here. That, plus wind and firm turf, had the leaders hanging on for dear life on the front side, for only Sigel and Nelson (34) shaved strokes off par going out.

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Officials with the US Golf Association were quick to assess the damage to the course _ some flooded fairways, bunkers, and greens _ but came away with an optimistic view. ``We're OK,'' said Tim Moraghan, director of championships agronomy for the USGA. ``There's a lot of debris, but nothing we can't work our way through.''

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Of course, with playing conditions most likely changed dramatically, there are a lot of guys in the hunt. When play was halted, there were 16 players within six shots of the lead, many with their sights set on winning. Of course, the fact that one contender has won these sort of championships more than anyone else is not lost on the rest of the field.

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And near the top of a major golf championship is a far way from where Sigel found himself a few months ago.

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Like Quigley, who was doing the peaks-and-valleys thing. After a quiet front (one bogey, eight pars), he went bogey, birdie, bogey to start his back, slipping to 3 over. Then he birdied the par-4 13th and made a miraculous recovery from the woods at the 14th to set up another. He was back in the hunt.

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There were golfing dramatics that ignited thunderous roars Saturday at Salem Country Club, with Jack Nicklaus authoring a patented charge in the third round of the US Senior Open.

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``You know, I've played too long to worry about it, one way or the other,'' said Colbert, who started the day 2 over, three shots behind Aoki.

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