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December 10, 1998 | ROSS NEWHAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
An explosive off-season of expensive signings triggered by baseball's richest clubs--a siege of "irrational exuberance," said San Diego Padre owner John Moores--has exacerbated what many consider dangerous payroll and competitive disparities. "We're either at a crisis or approaching a crisis," Moores said. "Far too many clubs will not be competitive on opening day, which strikes me as un-American and not in the best interest of either fans or players.
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July 3, 2009 | Helene Elliott
The Kings made their first venture into the free-agent market Thursday, but not for the winger they need so much. Instead, they agreed to a four-year, $13.6-million deal with defenseman Rob Scuderi, who won the Stanley Cup with the Pittsburgh Penguins last month and hasn't yet had his day with the trophy. Scuderi parlayed a team-leading 164 blocked shots -- and a strong postseason performance, especially in the Cup final -- into a huge raise over the $725,000 he earned last season.
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November 22, 1991 | HELENE ELLIOTT
Bobby Bonilla's scheduled meeting Thursday with Angel Senior Vice President Whitey Herzog was postponed because Bonilla's agent, Dennis Gilbert, was involved in an unexpectedly long trial in Montgomery, Ala. Gilbert represented Oakland A's outfielder Jose Canseco in a fraud lawsuit filed by the promoters of a baseball card show. Gilbert and his firm, the Beverly Hills Sports Council, were ordered to pay promoter Jim Pitts of Montgomery $207,000 in damages.
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March 4, 1990 | MARK HEISLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Did you see where the New York Jets signed Emanuel McNeil the other day? Yeah, Plan B guy. No, not Freeman McNeil, Emanuel . Right, no relation, 22, nose tackle, No. 10 pick of the New England Patriots a year ago out of Tennessee Martin, played in one NFL game. Ain't free agency great? Thus Plan B begins its second season. It's a system to gladden owners' hearts, as it should be, since they installed it unilaterally over the broken bodies of the defeated NFL Players Assn.
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October 4, 1988 | SCOTT HOWARD-COOPER
Laker guard Byron Scott, coming off a season in which he set career bests in five categories, signed a 5-year contract worth an estimated $1.2 million annually, it was announced Monday. Scott, 27, averaged 21.7 points and had 3 of the Lakers' top 5 scoring games of the 1987-88 season. He became a free agent after the Lakers won their second straight National Basketball Assn. title, but made it clear to his agent, Bob Woolf , that he didn't want to leave Los Angeles or the Lakers.
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October 4, 1988 | ROSS NEWHAN, Times Staff Writer
Darryl Strawberry's mind is clear. He wants to beat the Dodgers, then join them. The New York Mets right fielder and most valuable player candidate said it is his long-range goal to join the Dodgers as a free agent after the 1990 season, when his close friend, Cincinnati Reds center fielder Eric Davis, also will become a free agent. The proposition, Strawberry feels, is one the Dodgers can't refuse. "Think about the excitement and magic," he said.