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September 4, 2012 12:26 AM
Local television and the Dodgers-Red Sox trade
Are the Dodgers loading up on stars in advance of a new local TV deal?
The words “local television” conjure images of infomercials, Seinfeld reruns, and lame repartee on cheesy newscasts, infomercials. But local television is also critically important in today’s baseball world, as further proven late last month when the Los Angeles Dodgers traded for the hefty contracts of Boston Red Sox underachievers and malcontents Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford, and Josh Beckett. The stunning...
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