Who in their right mind believes that A-Rod deserves close to $300 million dollars for playing baseball? It's absolutely ridiculous. These players are not out there teaching kids to read or performing life saving surgery or fighting fires or catching crimanals. They are heroes, yes, but they are not worth that much money. What kind of person do you have to be to believe that just because you are good, or even great, at a SPORT that you deserve more than someone who truly changes peoples lives on a daily basis? What kind of person is A-Rod? Who in their right mind would pay someone that much money to play a SPORT? It makes me sick to my stomach to think that some of these players in Professional sports honestly believe that they deserve this money. I'm not saying they are'nt heroes and deserving of a nice paycheck, but seriously, there has to be a limit. What has A-Rod done in his entire life to earn $300 million?
2007-11-15 05:40:57 · 10 answers · asked by thegunz7304 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
What is wrong with you people? A-Rod does not perform heart transplants, brain surgery, hold the hands of children dying from cancer or aids every day. When was the last time he ran into a burning building to save someones life or into towers that have just had airplanes flown into them for that matter? When was the last time he arrested a drug dealer who was using illegal immigrants as mules or a pedophile who was kidnapping and raping innocent little children? When was the last time he taught a classroom full of children about the Civil war? or taught a child about science and math and reading and writing? He is a baseball player, not a god. I know I deserve to be paid more than what I make now, as do most Americans, but I have more respect in myself than to take more than I have earned. There is no way in HELL he is a 1/4 of that $300 million. He plays baseball people, that's it.
2007-11-15 06:58:07 · update #1
I'm a huge Yankees fan that's extremely tired of this question about A-Rod or any of the "overpaid" lineup, but here goes:
It's simple economics. Marquee players like Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, etc. draw big crowds. They also sell a lot of merchandise. All of this money, after expenses, goes to the owners. The players that earn the money for the owners are thereby entitled to a cut. Since the Yankees are such a money making machine, then it's only natural that the team, especially the best players, make inflated salaries.
Would you expect salesmen to work for the fun of it without the huge commissions they sometimes draw? I've processed cash payments for sales people at my company worth over a million dollars. Why did they deserve that cash? Because they generated many more millions for the company, that's why.
Makes sense, right? Well that's why A-list baseball players at the top of their game, particularly those that play for the most prolific teams, make so much money. Here's what Alex Rodriguez will do to earn the between 230 - 290 million he's expected to get if he signs with the Yanks - over the next 10 years, his performance will draw much more money than that into the organization. He, and all the rest of the "overpaid" ball players deserve their cut.
2007-11-15 06:20:55 · answer #1 · answered by alibauer 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋
I don't think so. I don't begrudge professional athletes including A-Rod the right to earn whatever the market will bear. Professional baseball, as well as the other top professional sports, are somewhat protected industries - the franchises are few in number but the number of potential customers they have continues to grow - this increases the value of what they can charge for their product (the game) to TV advertisers and individuals. This gives them the ability to pay the premiums like they pay to A-Rod and others for playing the game.
Other jobs that have small numbers of highly skilled people also have this earning potential - CEO's, investment fund managers, successful venture capitalists, actors and nobody has yet said they should be limited in what they can earn.
2007-11-15 06:16:03 · answer #2 · answered by Houston5200 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
It's a trickle down effect, they pay the athletes and they raise ticket prices, concession prices, broadcast and advertising rights.
The companies advertising and broadcasting aren't really going to be on the hook for that money, so they take the cost of advertising into account when they set their prices (which the fans also have to pay).
It's a vicious, vicious cycle.
2007-11-15 05:48:36 · answer #3 · answered by brettj666 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
he is just plain greedy
that is way too much money for a choke artist in the play-offs.
sure he is a proven hitter in the season but you also have to produce in the play-offs
he is not worth $200+ million for 10 years
2007-11-15 07:03:08 · answer #4 · answered by PAT 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yeah he is, he greedy then the steinbrenners, no wonder why no other MLB team wanted this guy.
2007-11-15 07:32:50 · answer #5 · answered by tfoley5000 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is only "absolutely ridiculous" if you are comparing A-Rod to yourself. He is being compensated well within a range of acceptability for his contributions to the organization that has retained his services.
2007-11-15 05:57:59 · answer #6 · answered by Frizzer 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
don't you want to make 275 millions dollars?
we all do?
There is no non-greedy person in this world
2007-11-15 07:15:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I think hes just salty that tiger makes more than him in one year.
2007-11-15 06:01:24 · answer #8 · answered by WhereTheBuffaloRoam 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Not a very long answer for this one:
YES.
2007-11-15 08:59:50 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No
2007-11-15 06:37:59 · answer #10 · answered by SWAT 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋