I think that Bonds or Soriano
2007-01-12 01:33:01 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
Although I agree with the logic that athletes shouldn't make more than doctors and teachers. You have to realize that players, not all that long ago didn't make more than those individuals and it nearly ruined the game.
Players generate a ton of money for the industry. Without the players there are no teams or leagues or billions of dollars in revenue and advertising.
Essentially, they just want to be reimbursed for the money that they bring in.
Consequently, fire fighters and police officers and the like don't make money. They merely do things that most people aren't brave enough to do and they save millions of lives, is that worthy of a big paycheck, yes...but there isn't anything pulling in billions of dollars to give them that money.
Baseball does draw money and players just want their cut of it. In the sixties players were lucky to make $15,000 a year. That's just forty years ago and now they make $20+ million a year for the same job because baseball has become a multi-billion dollar industry.
Oh...and JD Drew doesn't deserve what he's being paid.
2007-01-12 08:00:12 · answer #1 · answered by tkatt00 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What most people do not understand is that despite the Crazy Salaries, they are only getting paid relative to what the ownership of the teams are making. Hard to undertand but a guy making $5 million a year is similar to an Executive of a large corporation making $200-$300,000 a year.
Both are important cogs in the wheel and are paid according to what the market is paying.
Saying that, the amount that most players are getting now are out of hand. There is NO WAY that Ted Lilly is worth $40 Million over 4 yrs. That is like paying the Janitor, $200,000 to clean the office. It just takes the poor judgement of one team to start the ball rolling when it comes to the escillation of salaries. Thank the Texas Rangers for the original A-Rod Contract for that. That unfortunatley set the bar on these crazy salaries.
If Tony Gwynn was still playing, would that mean that he should get $20 Million a year for his services? Sure...Whould Tony Gwynn today say that he is worth that much? Probably not as he is a rational individual. Would he take it? Of course, who wouldn't?
2007-01-12 02:27:45 · answer #2 · answered by Trevor T 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I like the Carl Pavano answer, considering he doesn't do ANYTHING. At least with Bonds, he puts butts in seats which helps Giants ticket sales. Soriano does the same for Chicago. Carl Pavano isn't exactly lighting up the New York Post.
But in reality, MLB salaries are the most overpriced in all of sports. It's utterly ridiculous.
2007-01-12 06:34:35 · answer #3 · answered by RichMac82 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure, every baseball player is being overpaid. Although its easy to take the MArvin Miller approach and say that players are being paid in relation to the money that they bring in or will bring in for the management of the team, that seems a little too simplistic for me. Yeah, its a logical arrangement: players bring in fans who pay money for seats and concessions and knick-knacks like jerseys and bobbleheads, fans watch the games on TV and generate ad revenue for the broadcasters of the game who in turn give a healthy portion of that revenue back to the teams, and on and on and on. The player, being the source of all of this fresh, juicy money probably deserves the lion's share of the profits. They settle for less (albeit not much less), and in turn they get a fortune, management gets a fortune, broadcasters get a fortune, and the only one getting screwed is the average fan who can only take themselves and their family to a single game a year (if that much) because ticket prices are outrageously high. If the teams only charged $5 to get a decent seat at a game and players and management consequently had smaller profit margins, the players and managers would still be rich and maybe there'd be some new fans. Anywho...
The answer is Gil Meche. The guy is getting paid vast sums despite being a subpar pitcher for the entirety of his career.
2007-01-12 08:41:27 · answer #4 · answered by maryvillescots 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Barry Zito. Overrated. Costs more than the San Francisco Bridge. Even if he was rated, nobody is worth that money.
2nd Place... Whatever anyone pays Roger Clemens this season. Should have hung it up 2 years ago but couldn't take the fact that he got shelled in Game Once of the World Series in 2005
2007-01-13 02:59:05 · answer #5 · answered by MuddvilleNine 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think dat they need to get lik a steady salary thats alot less then what they are making. for example soriano every year he would make X amount but for every homerun he makes an extra X amount for every base stolen X amount. i think that will force all the players to play at their best all the time and make them stop thinking that because they are gettin millions and millions of dollars that they dont have to play as hard as other players on the team.
2007-01-18 07:58:46 · answer #6 · answered by HARLEM 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a faithful giants fan I still say Barry. Definetely not Soriano, he can play any position, hit with power, and can steal bases galore!
2007-01-12 14:26:00 · answer #7 · answered by crowley77 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Derek Jeter
2007-01-16 13:07:41 · answer #8 · answered by sleeping beauty 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I think anyone who makes over a million dollars is overpaid. and to think about all the multi-million dollar contracts out there. That's a lot of overpaying
2007-01-18 01:22:25 · answer #9 · answered by pnn177 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bonds- he dont even deserve to play at all the druggy.
2007-01-12 03:37:23 · answer #10 · answered by Jered P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋