Great article about player's salaries

Topnotchsy · Apr 4, 2014

Those who want to argue that all ball players are overpaid will certainly still do so, but I think this article is on the money.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/ml...s-robinson-cano-albert-pujols-miguel-cabrera/

Hawk8 · Apr 4, 2014

I understand the point of the article but how many millions do you need to make to play a game? Lower salaries equaled lower ticket prices. I also understand that it isn't just the players, but the owners also.

Topnotchsy · Apr 4, 2014

Hawk8 said:
I understand the point of the article but how many millions do you need to make to play a game? Lower salaries equaled lower ticket prices. I also understand that it isn't just the players, but the owners also.

I don't believe ticket prices have anything to do with salaries. Ticket sales are now just a drop in the bucket compared to TV revenues. Teams will charge the prices that the think make the most sense from a business perspective. The owners are playing the players a smaller fraction of the revenues than they used to, and the reality is, whether it be tickets, TV money, jersey sales or other revenue streams, baseball players are a very valuable commodity (as are all athletes).

Hawk8 · Apr 4, 2014

Topnotchsy said:
I don't believe ticket prices have anything to do with salaries. Ticket sales are now just a drop in the bucket compared to TV revenues. Teams will charge the prices that the think make the most sense from a business perspective. The owners are playing the players a smaller fraction of the revenues than they used to, and the reality is, whether it be tickets, TV money, jersey sales or other revenue streams, baseball players are a very valuable commodity (as are all athletes).

This makes sense, I was listening to Colin Cowheard this morning and he was saying the same thing about ticket sales in reference to Johnny Manziel

r2d2 · Apr 4, 2014

Great read. Thanks

Austin · Apr 4, 2014

Athletes are entertainers.
Fans don't complain when Tom Cruise or Julia Roberts make $20 million a movie for two months work.
And sometimes they make two or three movies a year for $20 million per.

Oprah used to make $80 million a year doing her syndicated talk show.

David Letterman and Matt Lauer make $15-$20 million.

A few TV actors have made a million bucks per episode.

The top pop stars make $50 million on concert tours.

Why are athletes criticized so much?

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