We should care

FrankC — 10/25/2004 3:52:03 PM (archived)

and yes it disgusts me.

We should care enough to not buy the tickets and see how fast the salaries and the ticket price go down.

Yes, it is just a game but it is indicative of a greater problem in society where the illusion of playing pro sports appeals to a segment of our people beyond the value of an education and a real job.

I am a big believer in the free market system but this is an example of the system on drugs.

I love sports but I support no pro teams.

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Cheapest World Series ticket for todays game is $955. In the bleachers. - Bowser - 10/24/2004 7:31:56 PM
- I for one, would pay good money to see this match: - Daniel - 11/1/2004 5:34:20 AM
- Of which "world" is this the series? - Nick Hoffman - 10/31/2004 2:33:10 PM
  - Most of the world's best baseball players play here - Larry J - 11/1/2004 1:39:40 AM
    - re: Most of the world's best baseball players play here - John - 11/24/2004 8:41:02 PM
  - Well, now. In all fairness. - Bowser. - 10/31/2004 4:09:46 PM
    - By the way, basketball is Canadian (n/t) - LJ - 10/31/2004 8:07:58 PM
      - Naismith was Canadian, and basketball was invented IN the US. I think. Maybe. (n/t) - Bowser - 11/1/2004 9:26:31 PM
        
        You're right. But that makes the telephone... - LJ - 11/1/2004 11:51:03 PM
    - World Series - Nick Hoffman - 10/31/2004 4:30:50 PM
    - re: Well, now. In all fairness. - Nick Hoffman - 10/31/2004 4:24:43 PM
      - Again, in some fairness. It isn't just designer drugs. - Bowser - 10/31/2004 7:28:09 PM
- WHO CARES? - R.L. - 10/25/2004 1:46:21 AM
  - What business is it of yours whether someone cares or not? - Larry J - 10/25/2004 5:27:14 PM
    - if *Your* house was on fire... - Nick Hoffman - 10/31/2004 3:22:47 PM
      - re: if *Your* house was on fire... - Larry J - 10/31/2004 6:01:34 PM
  - We should care - FrankC - 10/25/2004 3:52:03 PM
  - I do. - Mary Anne - 10/25/2004 1:35:46 PM
    - and when one player's salary could pay a few hundred teachers- how do you feel? - R.L. - 10/25/2004 2:17:01 PM
      - re: If you could demand such a salary, more power to you. - Scott Evil - 10/25/2004 10:13:51 PM
      - Not as bad as I feel when I look at CEO salaries. - Mary Anne - 10/25/2004 5:25:20 PM
        
        Not a rabbit punch, but Cancer - Nick Socialist - 10/31/2004 2:37:53 PM
      - What does it matter how I feel about it? - Tom Brosz - 10/25/2004 4:40:04 PM
        
        No, it *wouldn't* be fair. - Mary Anne - 10/25/2004 6:07:29 PM
        
        re: fair. - Tom Brosz - 10/25/2004 8:23:17 PM
        
        Children's futures = cell phones and cars: got it. - Mary Anne - 10/27/2004 1:26:54 PM
        
        Yes. Believe it or not, I do mean it that way. - Tom Brosz - 10/27/2004 6:41:15 PM
        
        When you're working at the shelter or the soup kitchen this holiday season -- - Mary Anne - 10/27/2004 9:43:47 PM
        
        Sorry. I guess I can't get past the knee-jerk. - Tom Brosz - 10/28/2004 6:36:44 AM
        
        The primary motivation of the NEA is to support its members. - Mary Anne - 10/28/2004 11:09:54 AM
        
        Go Unions! - Daniel - 10/29/2004 2:58:31 PM
        
        The primary motivation of the NEA is political power. - Tom Brosz - 10/29/2004 1:35:10 AM
        
        You want me to read about the NEA through the filter of the Eagle Forum? - Mary Anne - 10/30/2004 3:14:04 AM
        
        Where the hell did "attacking the messenger" get off to? - Tom Brosz - 10/31/2004 12:53:26 AM
        
        2003 - Tony - 11/2/2004 3:32:56 PM
        
        Thanks! (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 11/2/2004 5:21:04 PM
        
        First: There is absolutely no reference to any document that a person can trace in the Eagle Forum's "press release". - Mary Anne - 11/1/2004 2:38:42 AM
        
        Referenced documents - Tom Brosz - 11/1/2004 3:21:16 AM
        
        re: Referenced documents: I meant by Eagle Forum, not you. (n/t) - Mary Anne - 11/1/2004 9:37:03 PM
  - What is baseball? - David F Mayer - 10/25/2004 5:01:02 AM
    - Three years after 9/11, we can still relax and have fun with the World Series. That says something important, too. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 10/25/2004 5:18:29 AM
  - It's "Habitablezone". - Bowser - 10/25/2004 4:47:09 AM
    - re: It's "Habitablezone". - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/25/2004 5:31:01 AM
      - I posted from home - R.L. - 10/25/2004 2:12:17 PM
        
        so what????? - Nick Hoffman - 10/31/2004 3:17:31 PM
  - "I honestly think you ought to sit down calmly, take a stress pill, and think things over." - Tom Brosz - 10/25/2004 4:07:18 AM

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