Word: agent
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...After languishing for eight years with the flaccid Padres, Winfield, 29, signed a contract with the New York Yankees that will reportedly bring him as much as $20 million over the next ten years. His agreement with the Yankees, by far the richest contract since baseball's free-agent era began in 1976, makes him the highest-paid American athlete. Houston Astro Pitcher Nolan Ryan's $1 million a year and fellow Yankee Outfielder Reggie...
...argument, the producers described the experiences of five American patients who were thought dead but who survived. Only one was ever considered as a possible organ donor. Two were women who had taken drug overdoses, one was a premature infant, another was a man paralyzed by a muscle-relaxing agent. The most sensational case was that of a man who lost consciousness after suffering a heart attack. He was saved only when the transplant surgeon, who was about to remove the kidneys, noticed a bobbing Adam's apple...
...affair with Baryshnikov, 31, or at the very least had deep "artistic differences" with him. Whatever the reasons, ballerina and director were far from the harmony of past pas de deux. "Misha got tired of running a kindergarten," said one observer at A.B.T. Kirkland's booking agent, Alex Dube, conceded that the dancer's conduct was "unprofessional" but asked, "Is that news? She has canceled numerous performances before. But when she comes out onstage she is a miracle." Nevertheless, the miracle on opening night was Kirkland's replacement, Susan Jaffe, 18, who debuted with the company...
Herzog and Kennedy continued their negotiations for nearly half an hour, pausing to consult with a player's agent (a recent and much resented addition to such discussions) and to check minor-league scouting reports. Abruptly, the men exchanged handshakes, then departed to announce formally that Cubs Relief Ace Bruce Sutler had been sent to the Cardinals in exchange for Third Baseman Ken Reitz, second-year Outfielder Leon Durham and a St. Louis minor leaguer to be named later. That seemingly casual negotiation was symbolic of baseball's return to its old ways after five years of free...
When the winter meeting opened in Dallas last week, less than a month after the free-agent draft, only eight of the big leagues' 48 free agents had signed new contracts. (In 1976, 18 of 22 free agents drafted signed fat contracts within a month.) A few, such as San Diego Superstar Dave Winfield, who is reportedly holding out for $20 million, have not signed because they expect the ante to jump with each passing day. But a number are simply finding that the market is less bullish. Furthermore, 18 minor-league players were drafted by big-league clubs...