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To: DoughtyOne

Haven’t heard it mentioned in a while, but I know at one time there was a big push for pro sports contracts to have clauses banning dangerous activities such as motorcycling.


59 posted on 09/25/2016 7:23:57 AM PDT by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: jjotto
A lot of them do. They have clauses that ban a lot of things less dangerous, too.

Interesting baseball history ...

The New York Yankees actually acquired Alex Rodriguez because of an incident related to one such contract. Third baseman Aaron Boone, the hero of the 2003 American League Championship Series who hit the game-winning home run in Game 7 against Boston, injured his knee playing basketball during the following off-season. The Yankees had the right to void his $5.75M/year contract as a result of this, and they did.

They were desperately in need of a starting third baseman, and the timing of the incident in January of 2004 was terrible because all of the top free agents had already been signed by then. That's why the Yankees went out and traded for Rodriguez, and moved him over to play third base.

66 posted on 09/25/2016 7:31:30 AM PDT by Alberta's Child ("Sometimes I feel like I've been tied to the whipping post.")
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To: jjotto

I would think they still do. The team will suffer a real loss here.


69 posted on 09/25/2016 7:34:36 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (Forty-five days until we take measures to end this nightmare. Trump, for the Free World...)
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To: jjotto

Boating normally isn’t all that dangerous. At night you go slow and use a spot when approaching an inlet.

This was also a probably a manatee zone, they should have reduced speed way before they hit the rocks.


78 posted on 09/25/2016 7:52:31 AM PDT by Rome2000 (SMASH THE CPUSA-SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS-CLOSE ALL MOSQUES)
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