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Joe DiMaggio Confirmed That to the New York Yankees, Money Trumped Winning

New York Yankees have announced that they intend to cut their payroll to less than $189 million by 2014 in order to avoid paying a luxury tax. When the Yankees negotiate with their players in the future, some hard feeling may develop. It will not be the first time that this has happened.

In 1938, the greatest center fielder in Yankees' history, Joe DiMaggio (I am a greater Mickey Mantle fan than a Joe DiMaggio fan), wanted $40,000 to play.  He was told that there were two choices: DiMaggio could play for $25,000 or not play at all.

Coming off of a 1937 season in which he hit 346/.412/.673 with 167 RBI and 418 total bases, DiMaggio sincerely believed he was worth the money.

DiMaggio handled his dispute with the Yankees and owner ...

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