Word: owners
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...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...
...owner of an Atlanta chimney-and furnace-cleaning firm, Foster indeed was a fan. "He wasn't authorized by Turner to do anything except call me," laughs Osmond, "but he got carried away and made the deal." Turner blithely went along with it. And Ed Barrow turned over in his grave...
...first five games the punchless Orioles scored only nine runs. Meanwhile, Slugger Jackson was in retreat in Tempe, Ariz., reviewing his life's options with his agent-partner, Garry Walker, and a psychologist, Ron Barnes. Walker hinted at one point that Jackson would not sign until vacationing Oriole Owner Jerry Hoffberger returned from Israel. Oriole General Manager Hank Peters, Jackson seemed to feel, lacked a sophisticated enough grasp of extra-baseball business matters to work out the deal. Oh, that an outfielder should judge a g.m. in such a way! Where will...
...youngest owner in the major leagues was watching his team in a preseason game last month when Atlanta Braves Pitcher Adrian Devine balked with two men on. As the runners casually advanced, R.E. ("Ted") Turner III, 37, jumped to his feet. "Where are those guys going?" he demanded. "The pitcher balked," someone explained. Turner sat down. Then, after a moment of silence, he asked: "What the hell is a balk...
...last place in the National League's Western division last season. Turner bought the team in January for $10 million, partly, he said, because he was tired of Atlanta being called "Losersville, U.S.A." Now he introduces himself on a local TV commercial as "the frightened new owner of the Atlanta Braves." Dry land athletic competition may be a new game for Turner, but of one thing he is certain: "The principles in sailing and baseball are the same. You go at it to win, and you do so with as much style and grace as you can muster." Bill...