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	Why Scott Boras is the best (and worst) thing to happen to baseball - The Boston Globe
		Boras is the reason that a hundred-odd reporters from Japan will be wandering the Back Bay this summer covering every single movement of rookie pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka, on whose behalf Boras arranged a $52 million deal for six years, which wasn't quite as much as Boras wanted for him.
		What is equally plain is that somebody like Scott Boras was bound to emerge, given the radical changes that came to the structure of baseball and the equally radical changes that came to the society of which baseball is a part.
		Scott Boras worked the fields of his family's farm with only a transistor radio for company, listening to ballgames from places far beyond the valley.
	www.boston.com /news/globe/magazine/articles/2007/04/01/why_scott_boras_is_the_best_and_worst_thing_to_happen_to_baseball (3922 words)

	Boston Red Sox - Red Sox deny meeting with Boras and Damon - The Boston Globe
		DALLAS -- Surely, Scott Boras will be canvassing the Wyndham Anatole hotel in Dallas beginning today, when baseball's winter meetings commence, slipping in and out of teams' suites to discuss client Johnny Damon.
		According to the Herald, there were ''strong indications" Damon and his wife, Michelle, accompanied Boras in face-to-face contract negotiations with Lucchino during the weekend.
		Boras, when reached last night, acknowledged he was contacted by the Herald over the weekend but said he spoke to the paper only in generalities.
	www.boston.com /sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2005/12/05/red_sox_deny_meeting_with_boras_and_damon (674 words)

	Scott Boras, Motherhood, and Apple Pie - By Bryan Curtis - Slate Magazine
		Today, if Boras' clients don't like the size of their bonuses, he tells them to return to college or, if they've run out of eligibility, to play a year of semi-pro ball.
		In the late 1970s, Boras was a minor-league ballplayer himself, enduring four mediocre seasons in the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals organizations.
		Scott Boras is the Marvin Miller of his age—the man the owners claim they can't afford, but the players can't afford to live without.
	www.slate.com /id/105783 (914 words)

	WasWatching.com: Scott Boras Is A Carny Barker
		Boras was speaking to A-Rod's desire to stay in New York and the talents of Daisuke Matsuzaka.
		I guess that Boras must have missed Jeff Passan's interview with Matsuzaka from a few months back where Matsuzaka (himself) said that he does not feature a "gyroball" - although he's tried to throw it in the past and may have accidentally thrown one in a game somewhere.
		Boras is doing what Boras does best when it comes to selling Matsuzaka here - he's taking an ounce of information and making it into an ocean of smoke-screen.
	www.waswatching.com /archives/2006/10/scott_boras_is.html (1177 words)

	Scott Boras, Motherhood, and Apple Pie - By Bryan Curtis - Slate Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Today, if Boras' clients don't like the size of their bonuses, he tells them to return to college or, if they've run out of eligibility, to play a year of semi-pro ball.
		In the late 1970s, Boras was a minor-league ballplayer himself, enduring four mediocre seasons in the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals organizations.
		Scott Boras is the Marvin Miller of his age—the man the owners claim they can't afford, but the players can't afford to live without.
	slate.msn.com /id/105783 (937 words)

	Scott Boras' Actions Hurt Clients and The Game - Baseball Fever
		Boras' did what his client asked, which was to get as much money as possible, but in the process he has sent his client to the equivalent of baseball exile.
		Boras was successful in negotiating a lucrative contract for his client that sent him from the Cubs to the Braves for the 1993 season.
		Boras is not directly responsible for all of baseball's problems but his methods have made him one of the easiest people to blame with the economic problems of Major League Baseball.
	www.baseball-fever.com /showthread.php?t=18195 (2462 words)

	Not signing Drew would be 'mistake,' Boras says (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Boras indicated on Tuesday that the Diamondbacks' latest offer to Drew, whom he calls the next in the line of superstar shortstops, falls far short of expectations and will have to be upgraded to prevent Drew from re-entering the draft.
		Boras said Drew's parents are livid at the Diamondbacks for making their son miss a full year of baseball, but he said it's not too late for Arizona to live up to its word and get a deal done.
		Boras and others have projected Drew to be a major league star, and hit in the.280 range with 20-25 homers and 80 RBIs a year.
	www.azcentral.com /sports/diamondbacks/articles/0428dbacksdrew0428.html (762 words)

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		Boras' did what his client asked, which was to get as much money as possible, but in the process he has sent his client to the equivalent of baseball exile.
		Boras was successful in negotiating a lucrative contract for his client that sent him from the Cubs to the Braves for the 1993 season.
		Boras is not directly responsible for all of baseball's problems but his methods have made him one of the easiest people to blame with the economic problems of Major League Baseball.
	www.contractbud.com /index.html?article=esb_scottboras (1907 words)

	ESPN.com - MLB/DRAFT00 - Chat wrap: Scott Boras
		Boras is widely regarded as one of the most influential agents, although not the most liked, in all of baseball.
		Scott Boras: Most of these premium players are on premium teams, thus if a player signs with a new team that will leave a hole on his old team.
		AUSTIN316: Boras is responsible for the downfall of baseball.
	espn.go.com /mlb/draft00/s/2000/0531/560319.html (2475 words)

	Boras is baseball's bigger deal man - USATODAY.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Boras says Zito, 28, is destined to be the finest left-handed starter since Steve Carlton by the time he's 35.
		Boras, who refuses to tip his hand, appears to be looking for at least a seven-year contract for Zito, judging by the projections passed out to general managers.
		Boras meets with clubs, discovers their agenda and determines the serious three or four teams by the time baseball's winter meetings open Dec. 4 in Orlando.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/baseball/2006-11-14-boras-cover_x.htm (1489 words)

	Scott Boras: Is He a Good Baseball Agent or is He Power Hungry? - Associated Content
		Scott Boras is the most high profiled and most controversial sports agent in all of sports and with good reason.
		Boras' rise to sports agent came even quicker as he started representing his former baseball teammates from the minor leagues who then continued on into the major leagues.
		Boras has so many baseball player clients because he is so successful at bringing in the big contract.
	www.associatedcontent.com /article/102262/scott_boras_is_he_a_good_baseball_agent.html (688 words)

	A Shift in Focus Doesn’t Change Boras’s Objective - New York Times
		As Scott Boras relaxed on an airplane that was about to depart from Boston for Southern California yesterday afternoon, he had already shifted his negotiating focus to Barry Zito from Daisuke Matsuzaka.
		Boras said he was making the remarks to create that perception, but he understood that Matsuzaka was not a free agent and could not command that amount.
		Boras requests that the breaks are at least one hour so he can use that time to do substantive work in his other negotiations.
	www.nytimes.com /2006/12/16/sports/baseball/16boras.html?ex=1323925200&en=49c22158929e52d1&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss (1091 words)

	Scripps Howard News Service (Site not responding. Last check: )
		He is the president of the Boras Corp., a firm that has 60 employees and represents around 75 major-leaguers and 75 minor-leaguers.
		As a sports agent, Boras is responsible for negotiating player contracts and discussing other issues with teams, all to make sure his clients are in the best work-related situation possible.
		Boras' company employs two sports psychologists, has a sports training institute for year-round conditioning, a sports marketing branch for endorsements and other off-field income and a personal management company based in Folsom, Calif. that monitors the players' accounting and financial information.
	www.shns.com /shns/g_index2.cfm?action=detail&pk=BBO-BORAS-01-23-06 (1430 words)

	Baseball Prospectus \| Events \| Chat with Scott Boras
		Scott Boras: One reason I am unhappy with the draft is that some foreign players have rights that other foreign players (Canada) and US players do not have.
		Scott Boras: Anytime we assume that an amateur player will be a statured major league player, that expectation is to the detriment of the player.
		Scott Boras: We are the only agency to employ sports psychologist, the well-known Harvey Dorfman as well as Don Carman, an ex-pitcher with a psychology degree.
	www.baseballprospectus.com /chat/chat.php?chatId=141 (3773 words)

	Special Agent
		It is a year-round job, the profession Scott Boras chose more than two decades ago, that chose him, representing baseball players, loosening money from owners who'd become more accustomed to counting it, grinding at a system that did not grasp free agency until 30 years ago.
		It will be Boras and his collection of 30-and-under hitters in particular, however, who push the conversations, drive the meetings and change the lineups of some of baseball's high-end franchises.
		Boras was raised in Elk Grove, Calif., a farming community between Lodi and Sacramento.
	www.prosportsgroup.com /SportsAgentNews/Holiday2004/News/boras.htm (2061 words)

	Hot Sauce Sports: Scott Boras profile: Baseballs most successful agent or ruining baseball? (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Scott Boras started out at the University of Pacific in the mid 1970's and later attended The McGeorge School of Law, graduating in 1982.
		Boras, who represented Travis Lee, Matt White, John Patterson and Bobby Seay, all first round picks, were declared free agents and raked in a combined total of $30 million in signing bonuses with other teams.
		Scott Boras client list consists of Alex Rodriguez, Eric Gagne, Mark Teixeira, Johnny Damon, Greg Maddux, Kevin Brown, Carlos Beltran, Magglio Ordonez, Jeff Weaver, JD Drew, Adrian Beltre, Jason Varitek, Kevin Millwood, Derek Lowe, and more who all have contracts worth at least $50 million total.
	www.hotsaucesports.com /2005/04/scott-boras-profile-baseballs-most.asp (655 words)

	MLB Trade Rumors: The Scott Boras Factor
		He then left that agent and returned to Boras but by that time it was almost impossible for the Dodgers to offer something of the original deal because this guy is going schizo on who represents him.
		They signed Villalona, whom Boras, ironically, thought he had an "understanding" with, a legacy of working with a handshake I guess, but when Villalona signed, Boras was nowhere around.
		Boras is negotiating on his behalf and this week said a) Andruw deserves at least $20 mil per year and b) he will not accept a trade before the contract expires.
	www.mlbtraderumors.com /2006/10/the_scott_boras.html (1816 words)

	Inside Scott Boras Corp - Sports Agent Scott Boras (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Performance Enhancement division is just one arm of Scott Boras Corp. Boras also has a marketing arm, so players have better control of their time, and a team of personal management consultants to audit players' outside investments.
		Boras client Luke Hochevar, a pitcher from the University of Tennessee, sits unsigned after particularly acrimonious negotiations with the Dodgers.
		After that, he hopes to begin construction on a permanent home for the Scott Boras Sports Training Institute, which he opened in 2003 to better monitor his clients' year-round training regimen.
	www.all-sports-agents-directory.com /news/2005/boras.asp (738 words)

	Scott Boras of Scott Boras Corp - Certified MLB Agent
		Scott Boras, Scott Boras Corp, is a former second baseman and center fielder who played in the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals organizations.
		Boras started his career as an agent by representing his former minor league teammates just as they were about to enter the major leagues.
		Scott Boras is credited with allowing players to have more control over their salary when they are first drafted in the amateur draft.
	sports-agent-directory.com /sports-agents/scottboras.asp (980 words)

	the Bicoastal Baseball Report
		So if the rumors are true that the Red Sox posted a bid between 38 and 45 million for Daisuke Matsuzaka expect Scott Boras to use their desire to acquire J.
		Drew won’t be overpaid by another team and will ruin the confidence all players have in Scott Boras creating once again a better market for teams not willing to overpay for premium talent.
		It’s also been said because he’s a Scott Boras client that that may have had something to do with it.
	bicoastalbaseball.wordpress.com (2004 words)

	Excerpts from the Esquire Article! - NYYFans.com Forum
		I htink he and Boras have rehearsed their self written Arod/Jeter comparison script to the point that they may actually believe it.
		Although the article does seem to show that he has been influenced a lot by Scot Boras; Boras is the one who first brings up Lupica's name, and starts to trash the other shortstops.
		Oh, and, proving the adage that even a broken clock is right twice a day, I agree with Boras on one thing, which is that Lupica does strike me as somewhat of a hypocrite at times, but that's mostly because he contradicts himself a lot.
	forums.nyyfans.com /showthread.php?t=5553&highlight=Esquire (2027 words)

	ESPN.com - Gammons: Reward Tour
		Boras points out that John Henry gave Charles Johnson a five-year contract, but that contract was dumped, and Henry vowed he would never repeat the mistake.
		Seattle is interested, but only if the Padres throw in Sean Burroughs and take Scott Spiezio, but San Diego wants to hold onto Burroughs.
		Carl and his agent Scott Shapiro golfed in Florida on Monday with Heathcliff Slocumb -- the man traded for Varitek and Lowe -- and transplanted New Englanders were coming up to Slocumb, hugging and thanking him for being traded for the two postseason heroes.
	sports.espn.go.com /mlb/gammons/story?id=1920544 (1004 words)

	Cot's Baseball Contracts: Detroit Tigers
		agent: Scott Boras (formerly Reich, Katz and Landis)
		agent: Rufus Williams (Sheffield negotiated 2004 contract himself) (formerly represented by Scott Boras)
		agent: representing himself (agent formerly was Scott Boras)
	mlbcontracts.blogspot.com /2005/01/detroit-tigers_21.html (1132 words)

	MLB Player News at VegasInsider.com, The Leader in Sportsbook and Gaming Information - MLB Player News and Updates
		A-Rod (and Scott Boras) has decided to opt out of the remaining three years of his Yankee contract to become a free-agent.
		The Yankees are planning to have face-to-face negotiations with Rodriguez and agent Scott Boras, as the third baseman continues to decide whether to opt-out of his deal.
		The report quotes agent Scott Boras as saying, "Alex wants to be in one uniform for a long, long time, if not to the end of his career...I think Alex could play very reasonably until he's 45.
	www.vegasinsider.com /mlb/players/news (3133 words)

	Newsvine - scott-boras
		Scott Boras loves the World Series so much, he wants to make it best-of-nine — and open with two games at a neutral site.
		Why Scott Boras is the best (and worst) thing to happen to baseball
		Oakland A's star left-hander Barry Zito, who's expected to be the top young starting pitcher on the free-agent market this winter, has hired high-powered agent Scott Boras to represent him, SI.com has learned.
	www.newsvine.com /scott-boras (225 words)

	LA Weekly - General - The Boras Factor - Jeffrey Anderson - The Essential Online Resource for Los Angeles
		Boras represents only baseball players, and a high percentage of his clients are the elite, comprising current salary commitments in excess of $1 billion.
		This much is certain: Boras’ free-market philosophy and client roster stocked with future Hall of Fame players give him the unmatched ability to make general managers cringe, fans simmer with rage and transient players rich beyond their wildest dreams.
		Overall, Boras employs 70 people with some very specific areas of expertise; a dozen employees staff the data department, with one person spending all his time “scraping” the Internet for information to develop and maintain player profiles, which are updated for Boras on a daily basis.
	www.laweekly.com /general/features/the-boras-factor/16440 (1083 words)

	May 1998 Boston Baseball: J.D. Drew, Scott Boras and the Amateur Draft
		Scott Boras, a former Cardinals and Cubs farmhand who had become one of the game’s most powerful agents, saw a loophole.
		Boras asserted that since Varitek had signed a professional contract, under MLB’s own rules he was no longer eligible for the draft and would become an unrestricted free agent one week before the 1995 draft.
		Months later, MLB revised the rule to “clarify” that players who had signed only with independent leagues were still subject to the draft: Drew could play in the Northern League until he was 40 without ever being able to choose his own major league employer.
	roadsidephotos.com /baseball/bb98-3.htm (985 words)

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