Today, every major sport has some version of a salary management plan. ... Gary Bethman, Commissioner of the National Hockey League, offered an idea to the NBA commissioner concerning the leagues salary cap (Staudohar 4). ... Although a salary cap was never implemented in Major League Baseball, there was talk of a cap. ... "In 1976, the average salary of a Major League Baseball player was $51,000. ... I have a personal interest in this topic because I have a cousin that will soon be playing baseball in the majors. ...

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Ichiro Suzuki became one of the best leading hitters in Major League Baseball (MLB) during his rookie season. ... Interestingly, even though baseball is such a famous sport in Japan, nobody thought Japanese players could play well in the Major Leagues in America. The reasons for that myth are the physical make-up of the Japanese players, and there had been no Japanese major league players in history. ... However, Nomo Hideo became the first Japanese Major League player in 1995. ... Their action and attitude in the Major Leagues proved that Japanese players could play as well as or better than ...

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He was a pitcher on a little league team. ... Later in his life, he would try to leave the NBA and play major league baseball. ... In 1988 Michael would win the first of four league MVP honors, the others being 1991,1992, and 1996. ... During the 18 months Michael was away from basketball, he would have his jersey retired in the United Center, have a bronze statue of him in front of the United Center and would draw enormous crowds to minor league baseball games. ... In addition to his great feats and huge paycheck ($25 Million this year), Michael also has major advertising deals. ...

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Throughout his career he won nine scoring championships, four most valuable players (MVP), and most impressively led the Bulls to six National Basketball League Championships. ... Jordan wanted a shot at major league baseball. He started out with the Chicago White Sox minor league team. ...

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In 1994 Jordan signed a contract with the Chicago White Sox to play major league baseball. He played in their farm league for one year faltering to batting below .250. ... Jordan holds the NBA record for the most seasons leading the league in scoring (10) and is fourth all-time in points scored. ...

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He began his General Manager duties three years ago and has quickly become one of the best GMs in the league. ... Clearly the things that he taught to the 2002 - 2003 Detroit Pistons were a major part of them making it to the Eastern Conference Championship. ...

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Webster's dictionary defines discrimination as a social, economical, political or legal distinction made between individuals or groups that makes one have the power to treat the others unfavorably. It can also be defined as the act or policy of treating someone differently, setting them apart or den...

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