I figured it would be, but this was just one of many episodes that have convinced me over the last decade that the game has truly lost its heart. (And as a former old skool farm team groupie, that breaks mine.)
They've been like endentured slavs forever...even when paid $98798772492 they're not getting a square deal compared to the owners--and they have a limited shelf life as commodities.
I feel their greed kicks in when they won't accept pay caps. But how do you get any Real American to agree to the idea that they can't be as rich as several Croseus's?
Look--I'm a Mets fan, the worst-case big dollar whores in b-ball. But I'm getting a sense that Mike Piazza, and Mo Vaughn are getting the message, and its decent great guy players like this that, if they're allowed by the press to explain their side, might be b-ball's hope.
I am definitely generally more a player's advocate than an owner's. I suppose what bothers me most about major league ball is that no one even makes the effort to disguise the "business" of it anymore. The glorious game got lost in the haggling. I always thought the game was big enough to rise above any ego. Unfortunately, I couldn't conceive of the big money super egos (and I'm not just talking players here) that evolved over the last ten years. The players have also become commodities; that became apparent to me when I saw the way the Dodgers sent Valenzuela packing without the recognition or fanfare he deserved. Don't get me wrong. I am still loyal to the game itself, just weary of all the big league bullshit. I will always be willing to pay up for a minor league game, where there's still an honorable battle to be played out and not simply a nine-inning commercial.
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they settled (http://money.cnn.com/2002/08/30/news/baseball/index.htm)
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They've been like endentured slavs forever...even when paid $98798772492 they're not getting a square deal compared to the owners--and they have a limited shelf life as commodities.
I feel their greed kicks in when they won't accept pay caps. But how do you get any Real American to agree to the idea that they can't be as rich as several Croseus's?
Look--I'm a Mets fan, the worst-case big dollar whores in b-ball. But I'm getting a sense that Mike Piazza, and Mo Vaughn are getting the message, and its decent great guy players like this that, if they're allowed by the press to explain their side, might be b-ball's hope.
sigh I miss it as a religion, I admit.
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Still, nothing beats a minor league game on a nice summer night.
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