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Scott Boras: Is He a Good Baseball Agent or is He Power Hungry?the career of baseball's most high profiled and most controversial agent: Scott Boras -
Is Scott Boras a 'Bad Person?'Long-time client Gary Sheffield has recently widened the rift that exists between him and his former agent, calling Scott Boras a "bad person". Is Scott Boras bad for baseball?
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Solo Shot: How Barry Bonds and Scott Boras Created a New Kind of SuperstarAs A-Rod opts out of his contract, I look at the motivations behind this, and how Scott Boras and Barry Bonds have created a Frankenstein monster that looks at the game in a completely new way.
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Matt Holliday or Jason Bay: Scott Boras is the Deciding FactorTwo of the top free agents in 2009 are Matt Holliday and Jason Bay. Although Holliday edges Bay statistically, the issue of money pushes things in Bay's favor. -
Is High Profile Sports Agent Scott Boras Getting Too Greedy?The real life "Jerry MaGuire", Boras's greed is starting to catch up with him after years of draining owner's bank accounts.
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Manny Ramirez, Scott Boras Snub Dodgers AgainManny is thinking of Manny by rejecting a fourth contract offer from the LA Dodgers. By doing so he embarrasses the Dodgers, the baseball world, and himself.
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A-Rod Discredits Scott BorasAlex Rodriguez may have finalized his contract with the Yankees on the most infamous day in Major League Baseball history, but his comments made the morning prior to the Mitchell Report release should not go overshadowed.
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Experts & Clowns: Discussing the BCS, the Celtics, Scott Boras and the PatriotsHere four AC sportswriters debate four topics and then ask for the reader to weigh in on our answers. This is our sixth installment and we've been gaining a nice little following. Please join us and tell us who is an expert and who is a clown. -
Boras Vs Herzog - Uber Agent Fighting Losing BattleScott Boras took HOF Whitey Herzog to task earlier this week, but he's missing the point.
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What Will Johnny Damon Do?In the post World Series championship glow, Yankees left fielder Johnny Damon voiced his desire to stay with the Yankees. His agent, Scott Boras, said he needed a big time contract. The Yankees have moved on. What will Damon do now?
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Hank & Hal Steinbrenner: Tweedledumb & Tweedledumber?In negotiating with the N.Y. Yankees, Alex Rodriguez's agent Scott Boras staged a merry-go-round horserace with phantom teams. Despite the fact that all merry-go-round races end in a dead heat, Boras' client turned out to be a big winner in the A-Rod sweepstakes. -
Warren Buffet Behind A-Rod's Return to the New York Yankees?Warren Buffet coached A-Rod on leaving his agent Scott Boras out of the talks with the Yankees and it appears to have worked out for A-Rod.
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Yankees Dump Damon: Outfielder Johnny Damon Bounced from Big AppleThe N.Y. Yankees signed free agent Nick Johnson after Johnny Damon refused a 2-year, $14 million contract offer. Damon's agent Scott Boras had demanded that the Yankees make Damon a 3-year deal for more than $20 million. -
Stephen Strasburg-Nationals Stand Off Enters Final HoursNumber one baseball draft pick Stephen Strasburg is expected to be the ace of the future- though he may not get to prove it with the team that drafted him. The Nationals, Strasburg, and agent Scott Boras have until midnight to finally strike a deal.
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Best of Nine World Series is a Bad IdeaScott Boras, the high and mightest agent for some of the most prominent players in Major League Baseball, has begun whispering into Bud Selig's ears about a 9-game world series to determine the baseball champions each year.
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Is Steve Strasburg Worth the Money?Steven Strasburg was selected with the number one pick in the Major League Baseball Draft. The Washington Nationals hope to sign him by August 15th but for less money than agent Scott Boras wants.
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Nationals Take a Ride on the Strasburg Express!With the upcoming Major League Baseball draft only a few weeks away, the Washington Nationals own the first overall pick in the draft. Stephen Strasburg from San Diego St. should be taken with that pick.
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Maybe Johnny Damon Really is the Idiot He Claims to BeJohnny Damon took pride in being labeled an 'Idiot' with the Red Sox. In demanding too much from the Yankees, he has proven that maybe he really is.
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Detroit Tigers Sign Johnny DamonThe Detroit Tigers have ended the winter long odyssey of Johnny Damon by signing him to a one year deal. The deal is worth $8 million. -
Johnny Damon Signs with the Tigers for Half of What the Yankees OfferedAs spring training opens, Johnny Damon finally agrees to a deal...with the Detroit Tigers. He received a lesser deal to go to a lesser team in a downtrodden city where he has no roots.
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From Mike Lupica's Lips to Johnny Damon's EarsMike Lupica of the New York Daily News really wants the Yankees to spend more money than their targeted budget for aging left fielder Johnny Damon. The question is why?
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Could NY Yankee Johnny Damon End Up on the Atlanta Braves?Johnny Damon helped lead the New York Yankees to a World Series victory but he is currently a baseball player without a team. Could he land with the Atlanta Braves? -
Johnny Damon Gets Contract Offer from Atlanta Braves and Call from Chipper JonesThe Atlanta Braves have made a one-year contract offer to former NY Yankee free agent outfielder Johnny Damon. -
Albert Pujols for Ryan Howard?The Phillies are denying rumors that they would trade Ryan Howard for Albert Pujols. Sure. What's to like about Pujols?
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Major League Baseball 2010 Top 10 Spring Training InjuriesMajor League Baseball 2010 top 10 spring training injuries. This list ranks the top 10 injuries and their relevance to the MLB team and the 2010 season. -
Why Torii Hunter is Wrong About Latin PlayersTorii Hunter says Latin players are impostors and not really black. He is confusing race, color, ethnicity, culture and nationality in a way that can only lead to problems and contradictions.
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R.I.P. Ted DenslowTed Denslow, deceased former owner of the Milwaukee Beers baseketball club, fought to prevent unionization, free agency, and corporate tie-ins from contaminating his league.
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New York Yankees 2010 Spring Training PreviewA preview of 2010 spring training for the defending World Series Champion New York Yankees.
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Mike Lupica's Bizarre Fixation with Johnny DamonIn his Shooting from the Lip column in the New York Daily News, Mike Lupica continued to harp on the Yankees refusal to overpay for Johnny Damon. What is his point, exactly?
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Johnny Damon Wanted to Be a Tiger from Day One. Seriously?Johnny Damon got shut out all winter long until one team gave him about half of what the Yankees offered him. Now he says that was the team he wanted to be with all along. Sure it was.
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2010 Top MLB Free AgentsNow that the 2009 season is officially over, it's time to look over the upcoming free agents and get started on the Hot Stove speculation.
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Is a Potential Renaissance for Washington Sports on the Horizon?The 2010's could be a decade of resurgence for the city of D.C., which has not seen a major sports championship since 1992.
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Yankees Should Show Damon the Door and Bring Back MatsuiHideki Matsui's contract demands make much more sense to the Yankees' than Johnny Damon's.
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Stephen Strasburg Finally Joins Washington NationalsNumber one baseball draft pick and potential savior Stephen Strasburg seemed destined to go unsigned by the Washington Nationals before last night's midnight deadline. But the Nationals got a rare big win ever by striking a deal with 77 seconds to spare.
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Tigers Trade for Jarrod WashburnA look into the Jarrod Washburn trade that had Seattle sending the veteran left-hander to Detroit for two young pitchers.
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An Old School Coaching LessonThe importance of teamwork in the company
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What Does a Sports Agent Do?What does a sports agent do?
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10 Funny Baseball New Year's ResoultionsBaseball players and teams all around Major League Baseball are getting their New Year's resolutions ready. They were supposed to be kept confidential, but then again, so was the Mitchell Report.
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Does Johnny Damon like Pina Coladas?The Yankees and Johnny Damon looked to be permanently separated, but as the market has turned, could it be that they will find each other again?
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Could Johnny Damon Be a New York Met?Johnny Damon to the New York Mets seems to make sense. But in the incestous world of Major League Baseball, there is often more to the equation than meets the eye.
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