Word: neutralization
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...reflected in the modern-day professional system, which began in 1935. The 12 teams of the Central and Pacific leagues draw more than 22 million fans a year. But because of a compliant union, which refuses to strike (that would disrupt social harmony, or wa), and restrictions that keep neutral salary arbiters and sports agents at arm's length, players are underpaid and underrepresented. They are expected to endure brutal workouts, which include dawn-to-dusk training camps held in the freezing cold, and to obey petty rules that are more befitting a military academy. During this off-season, after...
Hatch acknowledged that some might disagree with his claim that the Supreme Court is politically neutral, but added that "it wouldn't be the first time liberal academics have disagreed with Orrin Hatch," drawing laughter from the audience...
That lesson occurred after a questionable foul call on Arizona late in the first half. That's when the supposedly neutral Minneapolis crowd spontaneously burst into a chorus of boos. The fans were railing against far more than just that one call. They finally began to express their resentment at a perception that referees have been unfairly favoring Duke all year, particularly in last Saturday's game against Maryland...
...future, "neutral" fans might not wait until the final game of the season to boo lustily at the referees while wondering why all the calls seem to go Duke...
...record in its efforts to diversify. At the same time, it risks taking its eye off the jet business, which still accounts for about 60% of sales. But running a lean holding company removed from its operating divisions is the fashionable corporate architecture these days. And Condit believes a neutral perch is the best place to decide how to feed each of his hungry corporate chicks...