Word: meals
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...month on Triple A clubs, the highest level in the minors, to $700 to $1,100 a month for both Class A ball and the lowest level of professional baseball, the rookie league. The parent clubs buy equipment and pick up the tab for 75% of the meal and hotel bills when the farm teams are on the road. The expenses add up: most franchises spend between $3 million and $4 million on their minor-league affiliates. The majors pocket none of the profits, but they do get the opportunity to develop, say, a Mark McGwire or a Jose Canesco...
...Frank's was the size. Of course, the dogs are plump, and they appear mountainous when slathered with the aforementioned condiments. But the "handful of fries" that accompanies each wiener is more like a plateful. If you order them a la carte, the "small" fries are enough for a meal, and the large fries, according to the counter help, are the equivalent of eight potatoes. We hate to think how many cattle gave their lives for Frank's franks. Even the drinks are huge; a "large" is about a liter...
...must be. Jackson is the only would-be to get star treatment. While the others interviewed were lucky to get a cup of coffee, Jackson was treated to the four basic food groups and an unassuming California Chablis. After the dinner-cum-interview, Jackson would only comment, "Balanced meal, well cooked...
...Williams improves on the formula. He keeps a store of spice packets from fast- food stands and collects money from hoboes who have some to buy day-old meat and vegetables. His stew takes two hours, but a grateful hobo once told him, "I ain't had such a meal since I was on my mother's breast...
...drought is likely to send meat prices down at first, then higher next year. Many ranchers cannot afford the corn and soybean meal to feed their herds. At the same time, much of the pastureland their cows normally graze has been scorched. As a result, ranchers are slaughtering many more of their cattle than usual. As the meat comes to market, retail prices for beef and pork should decline for the next few months. But by next spring the herds will be reduced, and prices are likely to increase as much as 10% from their current levels. The calf herd...