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To: Junkyardawg who wrote (4808)	3/2/2001 10:37:22 AM
From: Rich1	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 15481

Dawg..What a great line... <I'm paid very well to do what I want to do. If you can't live on $15 million a year there's something wrong with you. I'm not out here to set a precedent. I am just doing what I think is right.> McGwire last weekend addressed the greed of some of star players, who have expressed dissatisfaction with their contracts in view of the record $252 million, 10-year deal that shortstop Alex Rodriquez signed with the Texas Rangers. He reiterated his position at Thursday's news conference at the Cardinals' spring training headquarters, saying nobody forces players to sign long-term deals and that they should not complain later about rising salary levels. ``It's all about money these days, it's never about the game,'' said McGwire, reacting to renegotiation demands this spring made by the Dodgers' Gary Sheffield and Frank Thomas of the White Sox You are right what a first class act... You know Dawg this McGwire guy ...If someone like Bush was smart they would make him a U.S. Commissioner of Sports when he retires...