Cincinnati Reds owner Marge Schott returns to take over the day-to-day operations of the Reds following her nine-month suspension for using racial and ethnic epithets.
On November 1, 1993 — 1993 – Cincinnati Reds owner Marge Schott returns to take over the day-to-day operations of the Reds following her nine-month suspension for using racial and ethnic epithets.
Full Story from CINCINNATI â Marge Schott the Cincinnati Redsâ crusty and sometimes crude owner, showed her employees another side Monday on her first day back on the job She cried Schott was treated like a returning hero, not a chastised owner when she drove up to her office at Riverfront Stadium for the first time in eight months She hadnât been allowed inside during her suspension for using ethnic and racial slurs.
Employees hung banners and balloons in the hallways and played âHail to the Chiefâ when Schottâs car pulled up and cheered as she walked her St Bernard âSchottzie 02â into the team offices Schott wiped away tears during a singing telegram bought by the staff and compared the reception to a World Series celebration.
âI donât know how they did all this,â she said âThis was certainly something specialâ Her return ended one of the toughest times in Reds history and put Schott back in charge. She was allowed to be consulted on major financial matters during the suspension, but she couldnât make day-to-day decisions. She said that was the hardest part of the suspension âIâm a hands-on owner,â she said âTo be suddenly removed from it itâs very difficult.â
Although employees treated it like a holiday, Schott was low-key Asked whether she was bitter about the banishment she said âNo no Itâs just something thatâs over and done and get back to reality.â Schott said she was nervous when she got into her car Monday morning with the dog in the back seat and turned onto an interstate that leads to the stadium âItâs a very emotional timeâ she said.
During her suspension, a local newspaper columnist completed a book about Schott that depicted her as a tightfisted tyrant despised by her employees Thatâs not the kind of reception she got. âWe want her to feel very welcome and let her know we’re glad sheâs backâ publicity director Jon Braude said.
Some employees werenât too thrilled One rolled his eyes at the treatment she got when she stepped out of her car and another made a gesture of contempt upon seeing welcome-back banners hung outside the office Schott faces several major decisions: the coaching staff is incomplete a local television contract is under negotiation and the teamâs budget has to be completed âWeâve got a lot of things to discuss and find out whatâs been cookingâ Schott said.
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