Word: schott
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...ultimate edge: the gift-from-the-gods talent to hit and throw a baseball better than anyone else in the world. No one in his right mind would spend a beautiful August Saturday in the bleachers at Wrigley Field cheering 27 men in suits -- plus the mercurial Marge Schott of the Cincinnati Reds -- as they bicker over revenue sharing. But put Ken Griffey or Barry Bonds or Frank Thomas in a Motel Six parking lot in North Dakota with a bat and ball, and fans will flock. Maybe Greg Maddux or Jimmy Key will show up to do the pitching...
Companies have also apologized for recent gaffes that Marge Schott might have appreciated, such as Radio Shack's putting out a video game with a swastika in it, or an American Airlines ground crew's ordering a change of pillows after a gay-rights group exited the aircraft. Once in a while, companies apologize to avoid a libel suit, as nbc did after it rigged a crash test so a General Motors pickup truck would be sure to explode...
...MARGE SCHOTT...
...Browning, losing big at an Atlantic City casino two nights before winning big on the mound. Come on, Tom, between Marge Schott and Pete Rose, haven't the Reds given America enough negative publicity without you taking a turn at the blackjack table...
...OTHER CLIENTS: Caspar Weinberger, Rep. Dan Rostenkowski, Marge Schott...