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Only 162 games will settle this score.

Publication: The Sporting News
Publication Date: 01-MAR-04
Format: Online - approximately 883 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
In his dual role as baseball commissioner and playground monitor, Bud Selig has ordered timeouts for John and George. The boys became unruly when arguing about a new A-Rod baseball card. John had it once, but then decided he didn't want it--until George snatched it up off the ground and said, "Mine, all mine, forever mine, ha-ha on you, Johnnycakes." Then John stomped his little feet, balled up his little fists and said, "Georgie Porgie is the insane dictator of The Evil Empire."

Well, maybe it didn't happen exactly that way. But close enough. For when John Henry, the Red Sox owner, wouldn't raise his offer by an increment of 10 percent, he failed to acquire shortstop Alex Rodriguez from the Rangers. An increment of 10 percent has been, is and...

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