http://sportsgirlblog.com/2007/11/love-him-or-leave-him/ Sports Talk from Dallas Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:16:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://sportsgirlblog.com/2007/11/love-him-or-leave-him/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Kelly Fri, 02 Nov 2007 19:00:22 +0000 http://sportsgirlblog.com/2007/11/love-him-or-leave-him/#comment-13 That is true that the percentage of income going from $40K to $48K a year is different than when you're talking about multi-million dollar contracts. But That was kind of my whole point. The reason the average fan hates A-Rod is because they do not perceive that there is any service he's providing that would merit a raise from $27 mil to $32 mil or what have you, and therefore, they're paying higher ticket prices without getting any net tangible benefit. My contention is that most Americans would not begrudge their fellow working man the extra $8K per year because when you net that out at the margin, you're talking about adding "luxuries" like the plasma TV, etc. For A-Rod, the additional money is honestly chump change at that point because he's already making so much. But because we're not in that income bracket we can't understand why someone would opt out of a contract of his current size to add what just doesn't seem to be a dollar figure that would matter to him. Hence the reason we hate him! He makes all that money, which he then rejects as insufficient and we can't honestly see that he's worth any more than what he's making! Just remember, this post was not a defense of A-Rod. I'm like my fellow Americans...I hate him! Your Sox should be thanking the players union that told him he couldn't accept your contract offer! That is true that the percentage of income going from $40K to $48K a year is different than when you’re talking about multi-million dollar contracts. But That was kind of my whole point. The reason the average fan hates A-Rod is because they do not perceive that there is any service he’s providing that would merit a raise from $27 mil to $32 mil or what have you, and therefore, they’re paying higher ticket prices without getting any net tangible benefit. My contention is that most Americans would not begrudge their fellow working man the extra $8K per year because when you net that out at the margin, you’re talking about adding “luxuries” like the plasma TV, etc. For A-Rod, the additional money is honestly chump change at that point because he’s already making so much. But because we’re not in that income bracket we can’t understand why someone would opt out of a contract of his current size to add what just doesn’t seem to be a dollar figure that would matter to him. Hence the reason we hate him! He makes all that money, which he then rejects as insufficient and we can’t honestly see that he’s worth any more than what he’s making! Just remember, this post was not a defense of A-Rod. I’m like my fellow Americans…I hate him! Your Sox should be thanking the players union that told him he couldn’t accept your contract offer!

]]> http://sportsgirlblog.com/2007/11/love-him-or-leave-him/comment-page-1/#comment-12 soxfan Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:23:06 +0000 http://sportsgirlblog.com/2007/11/love-him-or-leave-him/#comment-12 Sorry, but it's just not valid to compare a guy weighing $48k/year vs. $40k/year. That extra $8000 (which will probably be $6000 after taxes) isn't going to do a lot to change his lifestyle...maybe he can put a few more bucks into savings for the kids' college fund, or eat out a few more times, or buy that big plasma screen he's been eyeing. The difference between what Rodriguez makes now and what Boras is trying to get him will amount to something like $30 million over 10 years. That's more than the $40k/year shmuck will make in his entire lifetime. That's not put-a-few-extra-bucks-away money, that's start-a-foundation money. In other words, Rodriguez will go from stratospherically rich to galactically rich. Of course the average fan is going to resent this. If the average fan is extremely lucky, he might get that $8000 raise and be able to take the family out to a ballgame to watch the billionaires "earn" their salaries. Sorry, but it’s just not valid to compare a guy weighing $48k/year vs. $40k/year. That extra $8000 (which will probably be $6000 after taxes) isn’t going to do a lot to change his lifestyle…maybe he can put a few more bucks into savings for the kids’ college fund, or eat out a few more times, or buy that big plasma screen he’s been eyeing. The difference between what Rodriguez makes now and what Boras is trying to get him will amount to something like $30 million over 10 years. That’s more than the $40k/year shmuck will make in his entire lifetime. That’s not put-a-few-extra-bucks-away money, that’s start-a-foundation money. In other words, Rodriguez will go from stratospherically rich to galactically rich. Of course the average fan is going to resent this. If the average fan is extremely lucky, he might get that $8000 raise and be able to take the family out to a ballgame to watch the billionaires “earn” their salaries.

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