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Re: Astros file insurance claim on Bagwell <FONT COLOR=BLACK><b>[</font>Reply to #<a href="read.pl?1-1940">1940</a>]</b>
2/3/06, 12:02am
Do you think this will become a recurring problem with older ball-players?  Consider this scenario: a ballclub signs an older player and, knowing he will not be able to finish out the term of deal, tries to get an insurance claim on him.  

We will now start seeing players being forced into hiring their own doctors and going to court to prove they can play.  I say prove it on the field.  Let Bag's go to spring training and if he can't play, then he can't play.  If he can, you kept a valuable team leader and good player.  Really a win-win situation for the Astros.  Now, unfortunately, no one will come out of this happy.  

Or they could just give the whole team to Roger Clemens and be done with it.  Whichever.  

[johnreiss from Akron/OH]
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