Money Talks
Did you know that the top paid teams in the league are always in first or second place? The New York Yankees, the top paid team, has won the most World Series of any baseball team. "[They] led the major leagues [in salary] with an average of nearly $4 million" (Blum 1). Furthermore, these teams are the most expensive to watch. Ticket prices have skyrocketed over the last ten years because the owners must have enough money to play their athletes. Thus, the fans are the ones who end up paying them. Also, the taxpayers must contribute money in order to pay for new stadiums, which cost millions of dollars to build. These negative effects are draining all of the fun out of sports. Sports competition is decreasing while fans continue to pay more money. Because of the negative effects of consumers such as high ticket prices, excessive pay, and increased taxes, the salaries of professional athletes should be limited. Ticket prices have risen for several reasons such as new stadiums and increases in salary. Even major league baseball whose ticket prices are the lowest of the three major sports have gone up from 8.64 to 16.65, an increase of 92.7% since the year 1991. In 1991, an average NFL ticket would cost $25.21 but nowadays it wou
Athletes are being payed millions of dollars for playing a childrens game. Alex Rodriguez is one of the highest paid athletes making 25.2 million dollars a year. Other big money making players are Manny Ramirez making 20 million dollars a year and Derek Jeter making 18.9 milliondollars a year(Highest Baseball Salaries 1). Baseballs average salary is up 11.6% percent from last year alone(Swift 2). The average twenty years ago was $51,501, but the average salary for 2001 has gone up to $2,138,896(Average Baseball Salary 1). Many people are becoming disgusted by the comments made by professional athletes, such as an NBA player saying $103 million dollars isn't enough pay, or a baseball player saying that he can't live on a 1.6 million dollar a year salary. Teams with all the money seem to be the ones who are doing better and winning games. It is almost like they are buying championships. For Major League Baseball, seven out of the top eight teams in the playoffs were in the top 12 in salary(Highest Baseball Salaries 1). With salaries raising, athletes are becoming more focused on money, then they are on winning games and pleasing the fans. Professional athletes salaries should be regulated because of
Some common words found in the essay are:
World Series, Yards Baltimore, Baseball Salaries, Baseball Salary, League Baseball, Alex Rodriguez, ticket prices, York Yankees, , Derek Jeter, Manny Ramirez, millions dollars, professional athletes, ticket prices risen, pay increased taxes, winning games, player saying, league baseball, sports facilities, pay stadiums, prices risen, prices excessive pay, excessive pay increased, average salary, major league baseball,
Approximate Word count = 820
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
|
