Word: contraction
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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When Tom Seaver's contract talks began, the New York Mets first insulted the man known as their "franchise" by threatening to trade him. That is no way to comfort a three-time winner of the Cy Young Award, which goes to the best pitcher in each league. Then they signed Seaver to a three-year contract worth an estimated $690,000, but which includes incentive clauses of dubious legality...
...past when a player faced an owner across the bargaining table, the owner was in a position to be a rock and the player could either sign his contract or go dig rocks. "Joe DiMaggio would never have played out his option," say traditionalists. But they are wrong...
...Gehrig, a 16-year man, is playing for only $44,000?' I said, 'Mr. Barrow, there is only one answer to that-Mr. Gehrig is terribly underpaid.' And then there was the season I hit in 56 straight games [1941]. When I came in to talk contract, I was offered...
...offered or leave it. They also tend to think of themselves as special cases who should be taken care of rather than as tough horse traders dealing in their own flesh. "I have other alternatives," says Reggie Jackson. "I have a real estate business, a Pontiac dealership, a television contract, and obligations to people who work with me. Life has more to offer than hitting a ball over a fence. 'Come to me and let's talk,' I say. Let the Baltimore Orioles and Reggie Jackson hammer out something that's amicable to both sides. They...
...owners are hustling to accommodate the newly powerful stars. After a bitter word battle between the New York Mets management and their suddenly Not-So-Terrific Tom, the contract Seaver has ended up with reportedly pays him $230,000 for 1976, plus $5,000 "for each game he would normally start" after he wins his 19th. If he wins fewer than 18, he agrees to take a 10% cut next year-unless injuries or lack of support from teammates keeps him from winning that many. Exactly how this squares with Major League Rule 3A is yet to be decided...