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Originally Posted by pan6467
When foreclosures are at an all time high, when the incomes of the "middle class" are shrinking, when over 65% of the country are worried about their economic futures, when the dollar is at an all time low, when good paying jobs are being lost every day and those people with mortgages, car payments and kids can only find jobs paying them far less and with fewer benefits... how can anybody in their right mind see this and say, "$25 million per year just isn't enough... I need more."
HOW??????
I'm sorry, if the man cared anything for the fans that support him, he'd say, "I can live on $25 Million per year right now. I don't need to suck every penny I can out of the fans and teams."
Sorry, the man is the greediest, most selfish piece of shit I have ever heard of. And I hope to God not 1 team comes forward and offers even $20 Mill.
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I think it's a simple question, really. How does Alex Rodriguez' salary impact my economic outlook?
It doesn't. Not directly, not indrectly.
It should be mentioned that the league is swimming in cash like Scrooge McDuck in his money bin. In
2005 the league pulled in nearly $5 billion.
There's no shortage of funds throughout this league. With the type of media control the league has, from signing the deal to put the Extra Innings package exclusively to Direct TV for $700 million to the push to have all internet content come exclusively though their mlb.com website, and that means only one thing: Business is good. Small market teams like to complain that they can't compete because large market teams are snatching up all of the good talent and can't afford to pay big name players. They like to razzle-dazzle us with lines like, "A-Rod's paycheck is more than our entire payroll!" Here's their dirty little secret:
Some of these teams make more money through the league's revenue sharing program than they spend on player salaries. It's why the reason the Forida Marlins were so throughly dismantled after winning the World Series in '97 and again in '03. Ownership had short arms, deep pockets, and found it cheaper to ship quality players elsewhere rather than keep them around. Revenue sharing is like league welfare. When they don't hire quality players, fans become disinterested, they lose money and have to rely on the leage for income. The only time they'll think about injecting quality into their teams is when they want a new stadium.
The bottom line is that you have the Steinbrenners, the Huizengas, the Duquettes, etc., pulling in billions. The demands that A-Rod is making are miniscule compared to what those guys are pulling in.