The owners should have listened to Charlie Finley

[Fenway]

BASEBALL: Freakenomics

That collective “gulp” heard ’round baseball last week was Tim Lincecum filing for $21.5 million in salary arbitration.

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[jamokes]

Charlie Finley belongs in the Hall of Fame, he was ahead of his time and the commissioner screwed him.

[Daver]

The players would probably still prefer unlimited free agency.