Professional Sports as a Business
The way owners and athletes of sports have clouded the meaning of sports by turning a favorite past time into a business is sickening to any sports fan. Free Agency, Advertising, Enourmous Contracts, Large Endorsements, Moving teams from city to city are all the aspects of business. What happened to the time when you went to a baseball game for a reasonable price to watch the players who have made a team a franchise, though still only receive what an average man deserves. Sitting in the ballpark you loved (Tiger Stadium, Fenway Park, and Wrigley Field) you could watch 9 guys who played as hard as they could each night because they loved the game. Sports are no longer played for the gratification that comes with them but for the money that they generate. This assignment is going to outline what sports should be like, what has happened to them over the years and where they’re at today. To win a championship and have fun is what sports are all about in High School. Our school athletes don’t receive any incentive to do what they love they do it because it’s what they enjoy. This shouldn’t change as the ranks get higher but it does. Why is the money more important then a Championship? Championships are the second thing spor
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Some common words found in the essay are:
Championship Championships, LA Dodgers, Ottawa Yashin, Wrigley Field, Alexi Yashin, Endorsements Moving, Jays Lions, , Yankees Broncos, free agency, Prime Showdown, idea inter, city city, money tired, home games, sports played, tired watching, create own,
Approximate Word count = 1051
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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