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All-Star start worth $50,000 to Schilling

Associated Press
Published July 6, 2004

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NEW YORK - For Curt Schilling, starting next week's All-Star Game would be a bonus. A $50,000 bonus.

The Red Sox pitcher would receive that amount if AL manager Joe Torre selects him to start in Houston on July 13, according to a survey of contracts by the Associated Press.

"Maybe I could split it with him," Torre said Monday with a playful smirk.

Oakland's Mark Mulder, 11-2 with a 2.95 ERA, remains the likely AL starter, with Houston's Roger Clemens the probable NL starter.

Schilling, 11-4 with a 3.08 ERA, already is a winner at the bank for making the team.

Under the contract he personally negotiated in November when he was traded from Arizona, Schilling receives a $100,000 bonus for his selection. The deal calls for the six-time All-Star to receive an additional $50,000 if he starts.

"I'm sorry you told me that," Torre, the Yankees manager, told a reporter Monday. "I never like to know a player's incentives."

Reds first baseman Sean Casey, who will miss the game with a strained right calf, had a vested interest in his selection. His contract calls for the Reds' $8.5-million 2006 option to become guaranteed if he is an All-Star twice from 2002-05. This year's selection was his first in that span.

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