No wonder a family man can only take his family to a baseball game once a year. I just saw where 1 player is going to get over $8,000,000 a year for 8 years. He & 3 other players are going to recieve $28,000,000 between them. that does not include the millions it will cost a year for the other players already under contract. Why do these players need so much money? I played semi pro football (1966-1970) for $35 a week.we played in the Atlantic Coast League. WE played in New England & Penn. Sports are getting out of control.The Yankees ($200million a year) Red Sox($180million a year) are trying to BUY championships.What person hitting a little ball with a round stick is worth $8,000,000 a year?
2006-11-19 14:24:51 · 4 answers · asked by BUTCH 5 in Sports ➔ Baseball
The same society that believes a racecar driver doing nothing but turning left is worth 8 mil, or a woman in front of a camera talking into a mic (Oprah makes upwards of 90 mil a year).
Baseball isn't the only profession that overpays.
2006-11-19 14:40:08 · answer #1 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Greed is the simple answer.
Why are you so shocked by $8m a year? ARod makes 25 million a year..
BTW: The Redsox had a 120m payroll..
The players don't NEED it as much as they want it.
They recieve this money because of the hundreds of millions of people that dreamed to be in their one position, they were the chosen one. Each MLB player is 1 in 1 million, and I guess teams are willing to pay them like that.
2006-11-19 15:09:06 · answer #2 · answered by johnnydera18 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because he can sell those big luxury boxes
2006-11-19 15:30:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
everybody in sports and on television is overpaid nowadays
2006-11-20 04:58:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋