It does certainly seem that Furcal's agents acted in a pretty underhanded manner on this. Not to sound bitter the blame is on the agents, not Furcal.
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"Having been in this business for 40-some years, I've never seen anybody treated like that," Schuerholz said in the Journal-Constitution. "The Atlanta Braves will no longer do business with that company -- ever. I told Arn Tellem that we can't trust them to be honest and forthright. I told him that in all my years, I've never seen any [agency] act in such a despicable manner.
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"Having been in this business for 40-some years, I've never seen anybody treated like that," Schuerholz said in the Journal-Constitution. "The Atlanta Braves will no longer do business with that company -- ever. I told Arn Tellem that we can't trust them to be honest and forthright. I told him that in all my years, I've never seen any [agency] act in such a despicable manner.