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Executives chime in on offseason topics

By Jerry Crasnick
ESPN.com

Monday, November 9, 2009

CHICAGO -- Major League Baseball general managers have a demanding job marked by long hours, stifling pressure and constant second-guessing. So they welcome the opportunity to meet after the World Series each November to bond between salary-arbitration seminars and rules committee updates. This year, the Hawaiian shirts and fun extracurricular stuff are missing. As a concession to the difficult economic times, the 2009 meetings will take place at the Chicago Hilton O'Hare rather than a posh war ...

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