current baseball players should be visiting older retired players and

[lakerboy]

handing them checks for all of the work those guys did to get these dummies these ludicrous contracts.
sickening to see whats going on

[TheLock]

handing them checks for all of the work those guys did to get these dummies these ludicrous contracts.
sickening to see whats going on

Why shouldn't elite baseball players make gobs of money?

Do elite neuro surgeons make piles of $$$?

Tops of Wall Street firms?

7 billion people on the planet

750 people play in the major leagues

The elite of those 750 shouldn't make a ton of $$$$$?


GTFO with that.

[jjgold]

most are not elite and do not deserve the money

Baseball really lacking stars now

[lakerboy]

Why shouldn't elite baseball players make gobs of money?

Do elite neuro surgeons make piles of $$$?

Tops of Wall Street firms?

7 billion people on the planet

750 people play in the major leagues

The elite of those 750 shouldn't make a ton of $$$$$?


GTFO with that.

the problem is not the elite sir.

the problem is how players who have no use are making gobs of money.

i think you are the only one on this site who thinks baseball players should be getting millions.

ryan howard

albert pujols

prince fielder

mark teixera


anyways lets blame the teams

[No coincidences]

TV deals ruined everything. Now you've got billionaire owners who have more money than they know what to do with handing out their $$$ like it's candy. Doesn't even blip their radar.

Meanwhile, it costs a family of four about $500 to go to a game.

The whole environment makes me sick.

[lakerboy]

TV deals ruined everything. Now you've got billionaire owners who have more money than they know what to do with handing out their $$$ like it's candy. Doesn't even blip their radar.

Meanwhile, it costs a family of four about $500 to go to a game.

The whole environment makes me sick.

whats wrong with collusion?

[No coincidences]

Why shouldn't elite baseball players make gobs of money?

Do elite neuro surgeons make piles of $$$?

Tops of Wall Street firms?

7 billion people on the planet

750 people play in the major leagues

The elite of those 750 shouldn't make a ton of $$$$$?


GTFO with that.

You're right. It's not like MLB or NBA is flooded with dead-weight guaranteed contracts or anything.

The "elite" of those 750? Goes way beyond that. Check a list of who makes what and get back to me on the "elite."

[No coincidences]

whats wrong with collusion?

Exactly.

What's pathetic is seeing fans defend it instead of taking a stand against it. Nothing worse than a jock sniffer who buys his 3XL Carmelo jersey and drops the mortgage on tickets so he can go watch him shoot 30% from the field as the Knicks go 27-55 again.

[lakerboy]

Exactly.

What's pathetic is seeing fans defend it instead of taking a stand against it. Nothing worse than a jock sniffer who buys his 3XL Carmelo jersey and drops the mortgage on tickets so he can go watch him shoot 30% from the field as the Knicks go 27-55 again.

nothing makes me more sick than seeing mark texeira come to bat . the good thing about ti is i can get up and go to the washroom to come back to a guaranteed out

[t-wizzle]

Like I've said before, teams own the "rights" to players for too long and they have to either go through arbitration or play it safe and take a deal that could make them underpaid in their prime (mid to late 20s).

Guys usually get their paydays around the age of 30 based on previous success. In reality, that's when the decline starts. The irony of it all is that both the teams and and the player already know this.

[lakerboy]

Like I've said before, teams own the "rights" to players for too long and they have to either go through arbitration or play it safe and take a deal that could make them underpaid in their prime (mid to late 20s).

Guys usually get their paydays around the age of 30 based on previous success. In reality, that's when the decline starts. The irony of it all is that both the teams and and the player already know this.

the sad thing about all of that is that is how society is as well.

[t-wizzle]

Exactly.

What's pathetic is seeing fans defend it instead of taking a stand against it. Nothing worse than a jock sniffer who buys his 3XL Carmelo jersey and drops the mortgage on tickets so he can go watch him shoot 30% from the field as the Knicks go 27-55 again.

Sounds like Smoke only with a chauncey billups jersey.

[Spedizzo]

what amazes me is how the teams can afford to pay these players this much

how does baseball make so much money in this day and age where NFL and NBA are king?

half the stadiums are empty

[No coincidences]

Like I've said before, teams own the "rights" to players for too long and they have to either go through arbitration or play it safe and take a deal that could make them underpaid in their prime (mid to late 20s).

Guys usually get their paydays around the age of 30 based on previous success. In reality, that's when the decline starts. The irony of it all is that both the teams and and the player already know this.

Still don't understand why teams don't use the model of getting the most out of guys in their prime and then dumping them when they are "owed" that money. Just keep recycling/replenishing young, hungry talent. Fans may get angry if you let go of a "star" player when he's 28, but they'll thank you for it when you win year after year.

[No coincidences]

what amazes me is how the teams can afford to pay these players this much

how does baseball make so much money in this day and age where NFL and NBA are king?

half the stadiums are empty

Again, check the TV deals these leagues strike.

[No coincidences]

Sounds like Smoke only with a chauncey billups jersey.

Exactly.

I guarantee Smoke was in Detroit last night watching Josh Smith pull down 0 rebounds in 31 minutes, cheering him on and asking for his autograph afterward. Smith made $45 grand last night, which is more than Smoke's salary in the last three years combined.

A bunch of fvcking suckers.

[TheLock]

Jose Fernandez made $635,000 this year.


He is a top 10 pitcher in the WORLD.

He is underpaid.

How come no one ever talks about underpaid?

Why does no one give a s h i t that dirt bags on Wall St make more?

[TheLock]

You guys sound a little jealous, actually.

[jjgold]

they do not deserve it

no numbers to support it

triple a players making 20k a year are better than guys making 5 million a year

Its so out of wack

[No coincidences]

Jose Fernandez made $635,000 this year.


He is a top 10 pitcher in the WORLD.

He is underpaid.

How come no one ever talks about underpaid?

Why does no one give a s h i t that dirt bags on Wall St make more?

t-wizz just pointed it out.

Fernandez, if healthy, will get a $300 million contract when he's 28. Then he'll pitch for two more years, break down, and you'll never hear from him again as he cashes checks until he's 40.

Who said anything about letting the "dirtbags" on Wall Street slide? We're talking about sports. This is a sports forum.

[No coincidences]

You guys sound a little jealous, actually.

Typical public defense of this bullshit.

[goduke]

what amazes me is how the teams can afford to pay these players this much

how does baseball make so much money in this day and age where NFL and NBA are king?

half the stadiums are empty

honestly with the size of the tv deals these stadiums can be empty and they would probably be okay

[teaserpleaser]

nothing makes me more sick than seeing mark texeira come to bat . the good thing about ti is i can get up and go to the washroom to come back to a guaranteed out

josh Hamilton felt like that at the end of the season...

[KiDBaZkiT]

State of NBA is sad. Absolutely no fresh new talent. All the young guys coming up are maybe all star caliber but no stars no dominate players. NFL, MLB they got up and coming dominant stars, NBA dont got shit but a rehab facility for over paid athletes.

[lakerboy]

You guys sound a little jealous, actually.

hell no. its just sad seeing people throw money at players who dont produce. if a guy plays well and gets paid well im all for it.