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Originally Posted by Cross-Over
There are exceptions, but I wanted to illustrate that 34 isn't old in baseball years, especially compared to other major sports.
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My earlier point was not that players cannot be effective after age 34, it was that chances are they have a short shelf life after that age. They will usually cost a lot and should not be given a long term deal. Also, for every guy who is able to be a great player into his mid 30's, there are 10 who lost it out of the blue.
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If the middle class is shrinking and can't pay their mortgages, then they shouldn't be paying for baseball tickets. ARod will get as much money as some dipshit gm thinks he can afford to pay but it isn't his fault that some gm thinks he can afford to pay for it.