Sentence examples for lost an agent from inspiring English sources
In 1981 management sought to undermine free agency by insisting on a compensation scheme that would have awarded a player of equal value to any team that lost a free agent, a move that would have discouraged teams from bidding for free agents.
Yesterday, the Orioles lost a free agent, outfielder Jeromy Burnitz, because of the way they enforced the baseballwide policy.
The agreement in late July which settled the strike does not punish teams that sign free agents; instead the team losing a free agent is compensated with a player from a pool drawn from all clubs.
Dunlap's wife, a real estate agent, almost lost an important client who discovered a Blockshopper story about himself and furiously accused her of providing the information.
The case was among several involving the so-called Rozelle Rule, under which the commissioner could award a team losing a free agent either players or draft choices belonging to the team that signed that free agent if the clubs did not agree on compensation.
The suit sought to overturn what was called the Rozelle Rule, in which the N.F.L. commissioner, Pete Rozelle, could award compensation to teams losing a free agent.
At that time baseball had a compensation pool from which a team would select a player after losing a free agent.
The rule, named after commissioner Pete Rozelle, allowed the commissioner to award compensation, which included players, to a team losing a free agent if both the signing team and the team the player was departing could not come to an agreement on compensation.
WEAKNESSES -- The Jets lost a host of free agents; right tackle Kareem McKenzie and tight end Anthony Becht may be missed most as blockers in the running game.
