Agree with Creuss. And it gets worse. These so-called professional players are really parts of corporate entities. So when the various "news casts" bring updates on the sports news, they are really reporting on corporate activities. So the sports corporations get a free ride. This is not to mention, of course, diversion of tax dollars to build stadiums, etc.
I have always thought that when the sports fans were shouting and supporting this or that professional team, they could just as well be shouting and cheering Go General Motors, Go Chrysler. This is my rant. Arthur Cordell -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2001 7:48 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Ray Evans Harrell Subject: Re: money for baseball players Ray Evans Harrell wrote: > > > Christoph Reuss wrote: > > [snip] > > > > A baseball player signed a deal today. Over the next 7 years he'll get > > > > $120 million. He doesn't even have to run a corner store. > > > > > > What an obscene waste of money... > To Chris: The corner store uses up non-renewable resources and stimulates > very little secondary business. Gaming and Entertainment, on the other > hand, stimulates all kinds of secondary business structures including corner > stores. Aside from the energy used by all, the only resource being used > up is the mind and muscle of the actor. What about the non-renewable gasoline wasted by 50,000 fans driving their SUVs to the baseball match instead of doing some sports for themselves ? That's right, those "sports" fans don't ride bikes, they just drive SUVs and then sit around watching the match and eating junk food. (Even worse than those who drive to the fitness center -- at least they have some exercise there!) So why pay this clown $120m for sending the wrong message to your youth and making them sit/drive around instead of cycling, just so a bunch of fat shareholders and functionaries can reap even more advertising money ? What does this have to do with sport, anyway ? I thought sport was about excertion... I appreciate the cultural work you do, Ray, but I don't see why you should defend a "sport" (or rather, deflection&ad industry) as un-cultural as baseball, and especially the obscene waste of $120m for a counter-productive clown who could do just fine with 1/1000th of that money. Just imagine how much better the $120m could be spent on chamber orchestras and other arts... Sorry for the rant, but "sport" (in ""s) is my red button... Chris
