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  1. In 1980, Ozzie was unhappy with the
  2. salary he was getting from the San
  3. Diego Padres. He was a great fielder
  4. and a fan favorite, but the Padres felt he
  5. didnΓÇÖt deserve a high salary because he
  6. had batted .211, .230, and .222 in his
  7. first three seasons. When Ozzie was
  8. given a low salary for the following year,
  9. his agent, without asking Ozzie, placed
  10. this ad in the jobs-wanted section of the
  11. local newspaper: "Padre baseball
  12. player wants part-time employment to
  13. supplement income. College education.
  14. Willing to work, prefer PR [public
  15. relations] type employment. Needs
  16.