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DeeDeeNY

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4. How times have changed -

Reply to Diamond_Dog (Original post)

Wed Dec 7, 2022, 06:43 PM

Dec 2022

https://survivalblog.com/2018/10/30/editors-quote-day-528/

The reported reply by Babe Ruth when a reporter objected that the $80,000 salary he was demanding was more than President Hoover’s $75,000 : “I know, but I had a better year than Hoover.”

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Judge, Yankees agree to 9-year, $360M deal (source) [View all] Diamond_Dog Dec 2022 OP

And that, ladies and gents, grumpyduck Dec 2022 #1

It's also why we need a real salary cap Auggie Dec 2022 #5

Is it? PAMod Dec 2022 #7

In other news, Mr.Bill Dec 2022 #2

I remember Catfish Hunter eating $1 million no_hypocrisy Dec 2022 #3

How times have changed - DeeDeeNY Dec 2022 #4

So glad the Giants didn't pay that Auggie Dec 2022 #6

Let's keep it 100....everyone knew Judge was only gonna sign with Yankmees because Capt. America Dec 2022 #8