European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 3, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday March 3, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 23 s Margo commentary i rolled Over in my mind the word Magni i began this menial gymnastic when i dime upon the word in a Story re Prim sent to me by publicists fora National periodical. The Story concerns the courtship of he wed Wade Boggs. A conceded baseball Romeo and Margo dams his bachelors Ltd Juliet. It will appear in the april Issue of a Magazine known for its fierce intellectual integrity and its photographs of naked women. The word magnitude was used in the following contest by the author of the piece David d. Shu Machor. Not until i read the lawsuit and spoke off the record with several major league baseball players did i realize the Validity and magnitude of this this appears Early in the first of a two part series of interviews entitled designated swinger which could easily have been called confessions of one Classy for it is Adams who reveals the Oit Lac Icid Gam Bols of Wade Boggs the five time american league batting Champion with Halo Askew and some of his Boston red sox teammates. This is offered to the Magazine s clientele As she contributed this in her spare time and for a reported s 00,000/payment from the Magazine while awaiting trial in her quest to wring $500,000from Boggs. Contending that she lost time away from her office Job while she and Wade Rysted. She and originally sought another s11.5 million for anguish but n week ruled that she would not be entitled to it. Now it is one thing for the Magazine to run an article and boast that this is great Sleazy Stinkbug Ira Berkaw stuff that will titillate ils readership but when they can in the word magnitude i setup. In the news these Days we learn for example about a National Leader seeming to impersonate Tony big tuna Accardo and putting out a hit contract on an author Hough to be fair to the original big tuna he was never known to have order cd scribe rubbed out. The effects of such Ati order by the National Leader had serious repercussions concerning the first amendment in this country and the health of theauthor. That s magnitude. We read of child abuse increasing. And drug abuse increasing and High school students who. Graduate with fourth Grade Reading Levels. That s magnitude. We read about possible drinking problems of one whom the president believes to be the most qualified person to head the defense department. In other words he d be the Man in charge of protecting the populace. Thai s magnitude. Meanwhile the Magazine informs us that the Boggs and Adams Wrangle is Magni Luminous because it is one of the greatest scandals to hit the maybe it is and maybe like one of inc definitions of magnitude in the random House dictionary itis of great importance or consequence affairs of but somehow this affair does t seem on a plane with the Black sox scandal when players dumped the world series for Cash from gamblers. Nor is it on a level with the Pitcher Denny Mclain running a bookmaking operation from the clubhouse of the Detroit tigers. And it hardly equates to the unspeakable policy of owners until after the second world War to Barb lacks from playing organized baseball or in recent limes their sluggishness in hiring Black and hispanic managers or front office staff. Thai s scandal. That s magnitude. In regard to interpersonal relationships the word magnitude might belter be applied to say presidents or presidential aspirants involved in liaisons Possi Bly danger cases to inc Well being of the nation magnitude in regard to amorous affairs is a practice it seems Safe to assume that was not in vented by Adams and Boggs and would surely in clude such non baseball luminaries As Henry Volt and Anne Boleyn Napoleon and Josephine and All those persons who run around undressing each other on to say nothing of Adams s namesake and eve. This though is not to minimize the private magnitude of the Adams chronicle. Adams and Boggi aside alter ail the twosome entered not blindly into thai risky state of woo the pain that All this inflicts on Boggs s family and those innocent bystanders mentioned in the article and ethers dragged in is real considerable and probably indelible. The article ends. But just below it is what mag Azine editors term the it reads next month Margo bares All sensational Pic Tures plus More on baseball wives and groupies and sizzling locker room that is More magnitude. Ford s Pencil still Sharp even if his curve in t by Shirley Povich Thi Washington Post fort Lauderdale Fla Whiley Ford whose name was a Ryno nym for winning inc big ones plus Al those others for the Yankees again is in their Camp Here As an instructor. His Job is to show the Young Pitcher what they Don t know about pitching and la improve some of inc older ones who Are either neglectful or still shy of learning. The other night in his hotel room himself bemused by some of the baseball news that was coming in Over television. The to said the red sox would pay Pitcher Roger Clemens 17.5 million for inc next three Jears and that Orel Hershiser was already gaming the Dodg ers that i expected to be compensated More than that. So said Whiley "1 got out my Little Pencil arid some note paper and began to figure How much All thai Money would break Down to per game for example what else Are you going to do when your wife in t Down Here with you you be got time on your the left hander with the .690 winning percentage said he had calculated that Clemens j2.5 million salary would break Down this Way say Clemens pitches 270 innings which would be nor Mal for him. Thul s 30 games of nine innings each. And say he makes 130pitches per game and that makes 3,900 pitches a be Awn. Round that out a bit and you be got him throwing 4,000 pitches a season now. He gets $2,5 million for making those 4,000 pitches. As 1 figure it and i think i m right the red sox arc paying Roger Clemens 600 a it was t like that when Whitey was the Best Pitcher in the american league it seemed. I figured some other things Oil Loo said lows cad the most the yank is Ever paid Trie was s7s.ooo. 1 did a Litile Pencil work on thai i rounded it out to 580,000 and my figures showed Iwasyn t getting $600 a pitch. I was getting is 6.60. It was indeed a Busy Pencil hat Ford was using that evening because he came up with some other figures. They stemmed from the news that Kirby puck Cut would get $2 million a year Minnesota twins "1 began to calculate that too., and Here s what i came up with fuck Atwould go to bal say 500 times which would be Normal. So you break it Down and jeez they re paying him 14,000each time he takes a Bat up to inc just for fun Hilcy said he and his Pencil took it a step further. Now i m thinking about Mickey Mantle who might have been the most dangerous hitter of his Lime. In his Besl years with the Yankees Mickey had a top salary of s 100,000. He was t Mak ing $4,000 per at Bat like Puckett. Broke Down Mickey s 500 Al bats and it came to a measly $200 each not $4,000." Whiley Ford now 62, is one of s prominent philosophers i Paddi Tion to his lasting Eminence As a member of the Hal of Fame which he and Mantle entered together in 1974. Now you take All this big Money the Modem players arc getting and nobody should begrudge them the big numbers. He said. It s a different time and free Agency has come into the picture and a lot of other conditions have changed anyway he said it in t fair to keep saying some ballplayers Are paid More Whiley Ford .$16.60 per Pilch than they Are Worth. Let s gel straight about re Worth whatever you Curt gel from the owners. It s they who decide How much you re Worth to them. .1 f you , that s the owners in baseball s new limes the salary acceleration has been stunning Clemens the $7.5 million Man climbed to that figure after Only five years in the majors from a beginning pay of $50,000, Only a few years after the is million salary was considered a startling break through there arc 21 members of the major leagues $2 million club. Tis indeed a new world in baseball with the players and their savvy agents not unaware of All those new millions the owners Are getting from to plus the new pile of moola due when the game goo pay to. If other folks Are still unlearned about the reach of baseball s Neil Era consider the Happy Case of Joe Dimaggio. With the Yankees his top salary was$100,000. These Days just for Auto graphing things at those baseball card shows Joe is getting 55,000 an hour. Reds Collins exonerated Springboro Ohio a Allcon Lions against High school basketball coach Dave Collins who plays the out Field for the Cincinnati reds have been put to rest by the Clear Creek Board of education Collins who coaches basketball at Springboro High school in the off sea son had come under attack by a group called respect our kids. The. Group claimed Collins embarrassed his of Ayers and used week before leaving for Spring training in Plant City Fla Collins Sai othere was no basis for the allegations he said the group was trying to get him re moved As coach. The Board at its regular meeting tucs. Day night issued a statement concerning its investigation of the charges. Board president Tim Tschanz said the investigation showed no Legal basis Tor a claim that Collins Hud a relationship with a female also said the Only allegation against Collins that appears to have any Validity is one of excessive use of Profan Ity. But the. Board said Collins has made strides to tone Down his language. The parents group also had accused Collins of harassing the players and embarrassing them by making them run wind sprints after losses. At inc reds training Camp wednes Day Collins said it fell Good to be cleared of the allegations "1 think it s important to me. For the Board to exonerate me he said. It s important to me and to my family to have my name cleared while Collins 11 the basketball Macb. He is not a teacher. As such his contract is up for renewal every year. Collins said wednesday he d like to continue coach ing at the school next off season the Only thing hat would make me leave would be a better offer he said. I m committed to those kids and 6 the
