▁in ▁the ▁process ▁all ▁professional ▁athlet es . ▁Prior ▁to ▁his ▁time , ▁they ▁had ▁few ▁rights . ▁At ▁the ▁moment , ▁they ▁control ▁the ▁games ." ▁His ▁nem esis ▁throughout ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁ML B ▁Commission er ▁B owie ▁Ku hn ▁was ▁not ▁so ▁kind . ▁ ▁" I ▁began ▁to ▁realize ▁we ▁had ▁before ▁us ▁an ▁old - f ashion ed ▁ 1 9 th - century ▁trade ▁union ist ▁who ▁h ated ▁management ▁generally ▁and ▁the ▁management ▁of ▁baseball ▁specifically .", ▁Ku hn ▁said ▁of ▁Miller ▁in ▁his ▁mem oir . ▁ ▁Mar vin ▁Miller ▁was ▁succeeded ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁by ▁Donald ▁Fe hr , ▁who ▁had ▁joined ▁the ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁Play ers ▁Association ▁as ▁general ▁coun sel ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁Miller , ▁even ▁after ▁ret iring , ▁remained ▁close ▁with ▁his ▁successor ▁as ▁a ▁consult ant . ▁Fe hr ▁stepped ▁down ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁and ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁union ' s ▁general ▁coun sel , ▁Michael ▁We iner . ▁ ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁consideration ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁H ank ▁A aron ▁end ors ed ▁Miller ' s ▁selection ▁to ▁the ▁Baseball ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame , ▁saying ▁" Mar vin ▁Miller ▁should ▁be ▁in ▁the ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁if ▁the ▁players ▁have ▁to ▁break ▁down ▁the ▁doors ▁to ▁get ▁him ▁in ." ▁ ▁Tom ▁Se aver ▁said , ▁" Mar vin ' s ▁ex clusion ▁from ▁the ▁Hall ▁of