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And Ted Williams is the only major league player, former or current, whose head is frozen in a liquid nitrogen steel can. Well, maybe A-Rods' is, too. Carl Westberg Jr.<br><br>> Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:30:07 -0700<br>> From: thansen@moscow.com<br>> To: lfalen@turbonet.com; vision2020@moscow.com<br>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Ted Williams and pay cuts<br>> <br>> I am not sure how much credibility (or lack thereof) to give to your article,<br>> Roger.<br>> <br>> Wikipedia at:<br>> <br>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Williams<br>> <br>> "In a climactic ending to his career, he hit a home run in his very last at<br>> bat on September 28, 1960."<br>> <br>> Maybe you are right, kinda. 1960 was "more than 30 years ago".<br>> <br>> Ted Williams earned $6,500 his first year (1939) with the Boston Red Sox and<br>> $125,000 in his retirning year (1960).<br>> <br>> http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=willite01<br>> <br>> One fact about Ted Williams that FAR outshines any other stat of any other<br>> player in baseball history.<br>> <br>> During the early years of his baseball career he enlisted and saw combat duty<br>> in World War 2, returning to baseball upon war's end. At the height of his<br>> baseball career, when he was earning an estimated $100,00 per year, Ted<br>> Williams enlisted (again) and saw combat duty in Korea. Again returning to<br>> baseball upon war's end.<br>> <br>> All the pay cuts in the world can't even begin to match Ted Williams' sense of<br>> loyalty, patriotism, and absolute commitment,<br>> <br>> Pro patria,<br>> <br>> Tom Hansen<br>> Moscow, Idaho<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> > More than 30 years ago, Ted Williams was closing out his career with the<br>> > Boston Red Sox. He was suffering from a pinched nerve in his neck that season.<br>> > "The thing was so bad" he he latter explained "that I could hardly turn my<br>> > head to look at the pitcher."<br>> > For the first time in hs career he batted under .300, hitting just .254 with<br>> > 10 home runs. He was the highest-salaried player in sports, making $125,000.<br>> > The next year the Red Sox sent him the same contract.<br>> > When he got the contract, Williams sent it back with a note saying that he<br>> > would not sign it until they gave him the full pay cut allowed. " I was always<br>> > treated fairly by the Red Sox when it came to contracts" Williams said. "Now<br>> > they are offering me a contract I didn't deserve. And I only wanted what I<br>> > deserved."<br>> > Williams cut his own salary by 25 percent, raised his batting average by 62<br>> > points, and closed out a brilliant career by hitting a home run in his final<br>> > time at the bat.<br>> > (from a speech by A. Thomas Young, President and CEO of Martin Marietta<br>> > Corporation)<br>> ><br>> > Roger<br>> ><br>> > =======================================================<br>> > List services made available by First Step Internet,<br>> > serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.<br>> > http://www.fsr.net<br>> > mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<br>> > =======================================================<br>> ><br>> <br>> <br>> "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change and<br>> the Realist adjusts his sails."<br>> <br>> - Unknown<br>> <br>> <br>> =======================================================<br>> List services made available by First Step Internet, <br>> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. <br>> http://www.fsr.net <br>> mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<br>> =======================================================<br><br /><hr />Windows Live™ SkyDrive™: Get 25 GB of free online storage. <a href='http://windowslive.com/online/skydrive?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_skydrive_042009' target='_new'>Check it out.</a></body>
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