Baseball - Has it gone to hell?
MLB has set a strike date for August 30th. That means they will walk out, all because of money and such. I mean NO baseball player, and I mean NONE, have a reason to complain. Take Alex Rodriquez for example, he makes 105 times what a senator does in a year. He makes about 200 times what a soldier does in a year. A soldier risks his life out there, and doesn't get payed much. A wounded soldier might come back, and the most he can get is a medal and maybe benefits, he doesn't get a 1 milliondollar signing bonus. I mean, is A-ROD really worth what they pay him? Is he risking his life for the well-being of our country? The answer is no. No argument there. He may be a bigshot, hit 70 homeruns a year, but that doesnt mean you need 20 million a year. I am there to enjoy the fun of the game, and it's gone. I mean sure, we all want alot of money so we can cruise through life, but if it was my job, I would be completely different, I would be willing to play baseball for 500,000 a year, probably even a 100,000. If a teacher can make it on 30,000.. So can I. They just can't complain they aren't getting paid enough money to take a 33 ounce bat and swing at a pitch that is coming in at 90 mph. Hell, I can do that, and I pay to, and I don't make any money. I just get the great feeling of a win or lose, knowing I had fun. You ever watch the Little League World Series? If so, you ever watch it and see how those kids react when they win and know they are going to Williamsport? They absolutely love it, and they work their asses off between school and other jobs to pay for uniforms and bats and so on so they can have a chance, and they get the satisfaction of PURE fun, something I don't see in Major League Baseball anymore. As a fan, I have lost almost all interest, because you have a team, may not be the best, and have a good player, but the player wants to leave cause he isn't getting enough money and the team isn't winning. It's just a load of bull.
So as the announcer says when the ball is hit out of the park, baseball is "GOING, GOING, GONE!"
