Killing the goose.
These greedy players are killing the golden goose, here. These salaries will inevitably come back to bite the fans as higher ticket and concession prices. TV and advertising rights might forstall that for a very short while, but it will STILL happen UNLESS both the players union and the owners can come together and work out what remuneration levels will allow the game to keep its fans.
We are heading for SALARY CAPS enforced by the leagues, with loss of games the obvious penalty for breaches. Fines simply won't cut it with any club that can afford $252 million for one player over 10 years. MLB simply MUST limit the size of the salary pie to prevent greedy players and wealthy owners from effectively killing off their own source of income.
Just my $AUD0.05c worth.
Cheers,
Warren Willson
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