15 Highest-Paid American Athletes
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I I would love to be in the team owner business, and have cities courting me to move a team here or there. They'll pay for the stadium etc, etc. Sounds like a sweet deal.
Certainly can't disagree at all with your latter points, but do you really think that Bob Kraft wanted to move his New England Patriots to Hartford? In my view, it was all a show... a sham... to get the Massachusetts legislature to open up OUR (Massachusetts taxpayer's) wallets to help fund Bob Kraft's crazy dreamland world tribute to himself over there in Foxboro.not totally true,,Boston tried pretty hard to move into Hartford CT,, CT taxpayers refused to pay for a stadium and guese what, Boston had a change of heart, paid for and built that new stadium. There is no sport in the world, worth it to me to pay tax dollars and build state of the art stadiums. Far as I' concerned those getting 30 grand every time they throw a ball can all chip in and build their stadium. Sport in sports was erased many years ago. Nothing more that a millionaries business today..
They don't call him "Krafty" for nothing!I agree, Kraft wanted the elite piece right on the CT river front, which is now a exhibition hall owned by the state,,, I agree he pushed this to the limit until your ultra, ultra liberal cronies agreed to pay the bill, Look now, Kraft doesn't invest a dime and still collects 100% of the ticket monies,, not a bad deal for him and the players,,
Well, I do my best not to contribute.
I don't buy anything to help line any of these people's pockets. No tickets, hats, jerseys... Heck, they're lucky if I'll spend a little time in front of the TV watching them (and that would be NFL or NASCAR only). I have no use for the NBA, NHL, golf or MLB.
I agree, Kraft wanted the elite piece right on the CT river front, which is now a exhibition hall owned by the state,,, I agree he pushed this to the limit until your ultra, ultra liberal cronies agreed to pay the bill, Look now, Kraft doesn't invest a dime and still collects 100% of the ticket monies,, not a bad deal for him and the players,,
Mister Krafty is not exactly worried where his next meal is coming from Ed.Don't forget about the new Science Center over there Larry. I sortof have to disagree with Krafty getting 100% of the money though. I saw a thing on HBO awhile back about pplayers and other things. They stated that the players basically get 60% of the gate reciepts.
Now Krafty does get 100% of the $40.00 they charge ya to park over there though.
Mister Krafty is not exactly worried where his next meal is coming from Ed.
Can we agree on that???
Dougster
I totally agree in the disproportionate salaries vs value to society. However, in our supply demand market place we create our own exceptions. The people of the cities hosting major league sports give the teams a stadium and a place to do business practically for free. Then many pay the huge ticket prices to see the players. The owner(s) still make money and overall society benefits. Maybe our values are totally screwed up, but without we the people paying for it the players would not get getting those huge salaries.
I would love to be in the team owner business, and have cities courting me to move a team here or there. They'll pay for the stadium etc, etc. Sounds like a sweet deal.