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Old 09-07-2007, 01:04 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by Joshv02 View Post
Free health insurance for life, too. Good for him.

The Red Sox promoted (then outrighted off the 40 man) Jeff Bailey, a mid 20s 1B who used to be a catcher before he developed modified-Steve-Blass sydrome. Played him for a weekend, then sent him down - health insurance for life.

A nice gig.
One reason I would strongly encourage an athlete to make football his last choice for a professional endeavor. With Gene Upshaw as your union leader, you're pretty much ****ed if you have health issues. And, that's pretty much a given for that sport.
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