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Originally Posted by christopher.herman
"... seeking a boost in pay commensurate with his importance to the club."
Adjusting for inflation a fair amount for Joe D. should be about $500,000,000 in today's dollars for a 10 yr contract. He probably still would have taken the Mr. Coffee spokesman money as well. Bless his heart, Joe never met a nickel that he didn't like. Gotta love him.
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He was pretty high in importance to his club. All he did that year was hit in 56 straight games. Then they spanked a good Dodgers team in 5 games. Red Ruffing said it best, "When you saw him standing out there, you knew you had a pretty darn good chance of winning the ballgame."
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