Word: brasses
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...Boston's brass, which shelled out $130 million to bankroll this year's team (baseball's second-highest payroll total, after the Yankees' $190 million), pledges that it will continue to be aggressive. But general manager Theo Epstein prides himself on not overpaying for talent. Martinez, who made $17.5 million this year, is likely to seek at least a four-year contract worth some $15 million a year. But is an often injured 33-year-old who can rarely pitch beyond the sixth inning worth all that? "He's replaceable," says an American League general manager. "They...
...more understated but equally pleasurable alternative, try the Aljibe de San Miguel Ba?os ?rabes, tel: (34-958) 52 28 67. Beyond its brass-studded wooden doors are six pools heated to different temperatures and spiked with skin-softening sea salt. Sip the gratis mint tea while soaking, and afterward enjoy a soothing aromatherapy massage for a mere...
Ellen Degeners, who was voted “Funniest Person in America” back in 1982, confused top Harvard brass last week when she announced—and her publicist appeared to confirm—that she would be the University’s honored guest and speaker at Commencement exercises this June. Of course, like Anne Heche at the Emmys, it turns out Ellen won’t be getting anywhere near the stage, having instead been tapped for the slightly-less prestigious Class Day oration at the Law School. Gadfly thinks Harvard is making a terrible mistake...
...Water in the marble fountains trickles and flows from one steamy room to another; a traditional teahouse, complete with belly dancers, awaits upstairs. For a more understated but equally pleasurable alternative, try the Aljibe de San Miguel Baños Arabes, tel: (34-958) 52 28 67. Beyond its brass-studded wooden doors are six pools heated to different temperatures and spiked with skin-softening sea salt. Sip the gratis mint tea while soaking, and afterward enjoy a soothing aromatherapy massage for a mere...
...personnel issues got so intense that Jackson consulted a psychologist for conflict resolution. But the Lakers brass wouldn't let him put the shrink on the roster. "That's part of the reason the breakup happened," Jackson says. "There wasn't enough invested, basically, in a marriage counselor...