Baseball presents big money crisis and owner worries
The piece analyzes record contract sprees for Curt Schilling and Gary Sheffield, notes mounting losses for teams like the Phillies and Marlins, and questions whether owners, from Wayne Huizenga to Dodgers executives, can sustain such spendthrift models. It contrasts millionaire owners with traditional fans and hints at a structural shift in baseball finance.
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Boone reshuffles Royals rotation and bullpen
Kansas City manager Bob Boone moves Hipolibto Pichardo to relieve duties and starts rookie Glendon Rusch in the rotation. The team battles a weakened bullpen with closer Jeff Montgomery sidelined after surgery and lingering left Relief concerns amid schedule adjustments and an Orioles weather cancel.
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