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Who's In Charge Here?

By Matthew Cole

Thursday, September 25, 2008

The superagent has been hammering baseball owners for 30 years. And when Alex Rodriguez opts out of his Yankees contract this fall, Boras will have maneuvered the perfect client into the perfect place at the perfect time for the perfect score. Now that's clout. So who else wields that kind of power? In a special project with Businessweek we spotlight many of the people influencing the games you love, from familiar faces like Ravens GM Ozzie Newsome and NBA Union President Derek Fisher to shadow ...

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