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...whisker of defeat in 1984, Disney has come chirping back. Cheerleading a staff of go-team-go executives, Chairman Michael Eisner, 46, and President Frank Wells, 56, have pulled off one of the most dazzling corporate turnarounds since Lee Iacocca steered Chrysler back from the brink. Says Sid Bass, the Texas billionaire whose family has earned a paper profit of more than $800 million as the largest investors in Disney: "This is an incredible group of leaders. The hours they work are extraordinary, but they're having a ball...
This time creativity carried the day, and the Eisner-Wells team took charge in September 1984. The Disney board ousted Miller, while voting Roy to the post of vice chairman. The Eisner-Wells duo flew immediately to Fort Worth to enlist support from Sid Bass, whose family was amassing a stake in the company (currently 17%). Bass was so impressed with Eisner and Wells that he promised to hold the stock for five years, an unusual commitment that would make Disney far less vulnerable to further takeover troubles...
...that reason, Winfield had to be traded. George didn't care for whom, as long as Winfield was gone before the season started. How about Baltimore's Fred Lynn? Or Houston's Kevin Bass? A swap for Jerry Mathers as the Beaver...
...deal for Bass was set, but Winfield held the trump card. Being a "five and 10 man" (a player who has played for one team for more than five years and has been in major league baseball for more than 10 years), Winfield had the option to veto his trade. He did just that. He wanted to stay in New York...
Errors: Kalfer 3. Allen, O'Connell. Left on Bass: Harvard 2, B.U. 3 Double Plays: Harvard 0, B.U. 2. 2B: None. 3B: None HR: None. SB: Bradley. Caught Stealing: Konjoyan. SAC: O'Connell. Harvard IP H R ER BB K Baxter 4 2 0 0 0 5 Weston 2 1 2 1 4 2 Hope 3 0 0 0 1 2 B.U. IP H R ER BB K Perillo 5 2 3 1 1 3 White 11/3 0 0 0 3 1 Rosen...