shadoz19
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Starting to look like a common theme.
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http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_y...pirates-mcclatchy-salarycap&prov=ap&type=lgns
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Pittsburgh's Kevin McClatchy lashed out at other baseball owners Friday for a return of free-agent spending that he fears may steer some clubs close to bankruptcy.
McClatchy, the Pirates' managing general partner, warned of a growing division between big-payroll and small-market clubs that could lead to contentious owners meetings and a much-harder stance during the next labor negotiations. The current labor deal with players runs until December 2006.
``I don't know what happened, maybe they drank some funny water, but they all decided they were back on the binge,'' McClatchy said. ``When somebody goes out and pays an average pitcher $7 million a year, then anybody who's an average pitcher says they need $7 million a year. That's very difficult, and when you're giving pitchers $18 million in arbitration, that also makes it difficult.''
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http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_y...pirates-mcclatchy-salarycap&prov=ap&type=lgns