Article: REDS NOTES; NO BIG BONUS FOR CINCY'S LONE ALL-STAR REP

MILWAUKEE - Aaron Boone didn't have the forethought to have an All- Star clause put in his contract, but that's because he has yet to sign a multi-year contract, something in his immediate future.

Players with multi-year deals usually negotiate bonus clauses into the their contracts, as did Aaron's brother, Seattle's Bret Boone. He will play on the American League all-star team Tuesday.

Other examples of bonus clauses: Chicago Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood gets a $75,000 bonus for making the All-Star team and Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki gets $125,000. Even Florida's Mike Lowell gets $10,000.

Boone gets nothing.

"I just want a win," Boone said before the Reds took an eight- game losing streak onto the ...

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