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Contraction's Real Objective According to
2002-08-15 17:03
by Mike Carminati

Contraction's Real Objective

According to this article in the Dallas Morning News, the real goal of contraction may be as a bargaining chip in the ongoing negotiations:

It is possible that management will agree to drop, or at least delay significantly, the effort to eliminate two of the 30 major league franchises in exchange for concessions from the union on a luxury tax, which has become the key issue in the talks.

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