bonds
i think it's really interesting that they're doing an investigation of sorts on why teams aren't signing barry bonds. apparently mlb is trying to make sure that the teams haven't made an informal pact to keep him out.
it seems like it'd be difficult to get all of the owners to agree to something like that... but if they did, what's wrong with that? bonds has single-handedly made a mockery of baseball. [okay... to be fair... he didn't do it single-handedly... and to be more fair... he also did great things for the sport. unless, of course, everything he did was tainted with steriods. in that case... he's just a big cheater and in my humble opinion... should have his records revoked.] either way... he's created a big mess. and with a person is as unlikeable and controvery-stricken as bonds is... it'd make sense that teams wouldn't want him.
for as much as i don't like a-rod... i'm looking forward to him surpassing bonds' home run record. at least he's done it cleanly.
point being... keep bonds out. i hope no one ever signs him.
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There is a precedent for owners forming such pacts... in the late 1980s the owners decided everything was getting out of hand with salaries and agreed that once a player was given an offer, no one would give more to that player. Rich Gedman, catcher for the Red Sox, was one of the players affected by this. He and others sued the owners for collusion and won millions.
collusion! that's the word. i don't think it's a bad thing. wish gedman had lost... cuz players get paid WAY too much. and... i hope they don't find that the collusion thing is true of the owners now. i'd like them to really just not want bonds individually... without a pact!
I get upset at players' salaries, too, but I'm not going to be crying for the owners. They are doing just fine, thank you very much. We just get to see how much these players are taking in. MLB is doing very, very well right now and everyone is making money.
As for getting paid too much...unless baseball is losing money, they can't be, really. It is all supply and demand, stupid as that is. I don't remember a ton from my economics degree, but I know that much. As long as the demand is there and supply is not that high...voila!
On the other hand, SOME players are being paid more than they are worth to their teams...that is a problem. I mean, Andruw Jones/Zito, etc. are certainly not producing what they are being paid to produce. Saw those coming. Yikes!
In general, though, players are not being paid too much.
perhaps since baseball is making so much money they should decrease the cost for fans attending games. not charging $5 for a hot dog, for example... or dropping the price of seats by 10%.
fan appreciation goes a long way!
in my opinion, baseball should incorporate a salary cap so that players aren't getting paid outrageous amounts for playing a game. don't get me wrong... i LOVE baseball and love being entertained by the sport, but honestly, professional athletes get paid way too much.
i'd much rather see the the game being made more accessible to the public by way of cheaper seats and cheaper food. in all reality, if they did drop the cost of games, chances are they'd end up with more revenue anyway because more people would attend games more often. for example, i go to more white sox games than cubs games because it's so much cheaper. in the long run, even though the cost of a cubs game is more expensive, the white sox end up with more of my money.
I think players aren't overpaid, because what they get is peanuts compared to what they bring in. Just walking down any street in New England (sans Connecticut...) and you'll find people wearing "Rameriz 24" "Ortiz 34" and "Beckett 19" on their backs. You figure people are paying anywhere from $20 for a tee shirt or upwards of $200 for an authentic jersey, and that alone probably covers a decent chunk of the players salaries.
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