Being a longtime Braves fan, I'm supposed to hate the Mets (which I do) but now they have a couple of my favorite players (Tom Galvine, Roberto Alomar), so I can't hate them as much as I should......
I am probably one of the few who doesn't understand the problem with athletes making the kind of money they do. Shouldn't the best be paid the best? It's only a very very tiny % whoever make a decent living. For every guy making $1 million per year or more, there are thousands of players working their way through the minors and working day jobs...there are guys who will never make anything worthwhile.
Who should be the wealthiest people in America? Athletes? Movie stars? Musicians? Ditch Diggers? Fry Shufflers?
The comedy/tragedy of baseball isn't just crybaby millionaire players, it's crybaby BILLIONAIRE owners who've made money in most every venture they pursue, but can't seem to turn a dime in baseball. They are the ones signing these contracts. No one forced the owner of the Rangers to sign A-Rod to a $25M per year contract. I tell you what though, without A-Rod in the lineup the last few years, what would the attendence be at Rangers games? He puts asses in seats and THAT'S what counts. barry Bonds in the same way. The people coming to boo him pay the same price for tickets as those who come to cheer him. It's all about asses in seats.
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