Реферат: Sports Salaries Essay Research Paper Most people

Amrhine, "The Los Angeles Lakers offered Shaquille O’Neal $123 million over

seven years. The deal will help push tickets for the so-called cheap seats at

the LA Forum from $9 to $20." That is ridiculous, now the average family

has to spend a fortune just to go see a game. Relocation seems to be the new

thing for teams to do. In order for a team to be good they must buy good

players. If they don’t make a profit they must move. The best example of this

would be the Cleveland Browns. Despite having some of the most loyal fans in the

world, the owner decided to move to Baltimore, where they could hopefully make a

profit. Once again money problems stemming from high salaries comes between fans

and their beloved game. If the trend in sports doesn’t change, I would have to

think that attendance is going to drop. Sports popularity is soaring but more

and more people are going to have to watch the games on the TV. Prices for

tickets are rising pretty steadily and there are more and more premium seats

being placed around the arenas. How can the average family afford to go to a

game when for 4 people it will cost well over $100. And then you can factor in

the absurd prices for food and drinks. Pro sports may soon become entertainment

for the rich. The way sports are set up today money is a huge part of how

successful the team is. It has often been said that you can buy yourself a World

Series Championship and to a certain extent it is true. A couple years ago the

Florida Marlins bought many high priced players, putting them at the top of the

salary list. They won the World Series that year and then totally dismantled the

team. The next year the Marlins were one of the worst teams in the league. Even

though Florida did win with money it doesn’t always work out. Last year the

Baltimore Orioles had the highest payroll, but they didn’t even make the

playoffs. High priced players don’t always equal high talent. In spite of the

fact that teams with high salaries don’t always win, it has been calculated that

unless your payroll is at a certain level you are out of the race before it even

starts. Baseball has the highest salaries out of all the sports. With the

average salary at about 1,000,000 it’s hard to think of any player as poor. And