Word: players
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...when Trane died in 1967, leaving Tyner to fend for himself, the mellow piano player turned vicous. He stayed that way right through the early portion of the 1970s. Albums like "sama Layuca" and "Song of the New World" lost that pleasing sound that he had created with Trane...
...this week the Jazz Workshop has Rahsaan Roland Kirk, the brilliant horn player who is trying to develop a solo horn style after a stroke wiped out his ability to play three horns. He's as great as usual...
Essentially, the effect of a prohibitive labor market was not to evenly distribute skill, but to lower salaries. If a player wanted to remain in the profession, he had no alternative but to work at the salary offered him from the franchise possessing his contract. If he was not satisfied, well, he could sell used cars...
...wake of the Seitz ruling, the roles have been reversed. Upon termination of his contract, a player can renegotiate for a new pact or decide to become a free agent, potentially available to every franchise. This past year, 26 major league players became free agents, including such celebrities as Reggie Jackson, Sal Bando, and Bobby Grich. During the frenzied bidding war most major newspapers ran front page stories on the latest developments, following the bargaining sessions as closely as the Paris Peace Talks. Daily, the media announced the most lucrative contract offer ever made in the sport, only...
...were able to lavish considerable funds on extravagant expenditures. Prior to this season, salaries constituted only 27 per cent of total team costs compared to over 50 per cent in all other professional sports. Each team allocated a hefty 23 per cent, or roughly $2 million per year to player development, including minor league support, scouting, and spring training. Since each farm system only produces two or three players of major league caliber annually, the consolidation of four or five satellite teams into fewer clubs of elevated quality would successfully reduce total expenses. This move, in fact...