Does it bother anyone that professional baseball players get paid so much?

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I don't understand why baseball players get paid millions of dollars every year. All baseball players do is swing a bat and hit a ball, they don't make a significant, life changing impact on anyone. What’s worse is teams like the Yankees, where each player gets paid millions of dollars, are the worst team in the entire league, worse than little leaguers, and yet they get paid. Meanwhile there's millions of poor people all over the world like me who are lucky if they even get food, water and shelter, like me. 
Anyone who disagrees with me and isn’t bothered by this must be a multi millionaire, and if not then why doesn’t it bother you? It makes me mad since I’m a very poor bitter person who has one of the worst lifes in the world, and probably one of the poorest in the world

Coffee Drinker · Accepted Answer

Nope, because I don't measure my life by other people's salary.

I get paid a fair wage plus good benefits, enough to comfortably support my family and make reasonable progress toward my goal of retiring at age 62. Someone else earning an astronomical amount of money doesn't hurt me, so long as I'm able to continue making progress on my goals.

Anonymous · Answer

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Anonymous · Answer

yes way over paid along with NBA and NFL.. also got  to much time on their hand getting involved with politics. anyone hitting below 230 getting paid millions is a joke

? · Answer

What about the NBA?  OVER paid players, boring game, fans leaving the game
because it's not true basketball (palming the ball what??)

LegFuJohnson · Answer

I hope you found a new place to whine about this.

? · Answer

1- Why do they get paid so much? Economics, supply and demand. If people stopped watching the games and supporting the teams, they wouldn't get paid so much. TV deals, commercials, sponsorships (Think NIKE, Oakley, etc.), souvenirs, and ticket sales/concessions all generate massive revenues from fan support.

2- The claim players don't make a significant impact on anyone/anything is not completely true. Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier for professional sports in the 1940s. You only need to do a google search to see all the donations players make to charities and causes around the world. Many players do more for the community than you or I could ever do since we aren't millionaires.

3- I don't like the massive income they generate either. But I can't do anything about it, so why be angry? I just try to have fun watching games with family and friends. Getting angry about things we can't control doesn't help anything.

Leafsfan29-Embrace the drought! · Answer

Welcome to "supply and demand" and "market forces at work".  This concludes my Ted Talk.

Pearl L · Answer

not really, its probably cause theyre on tv all the time

Sandy · Answer

it's a guy thing. as long as there are boys and men who will pay to see this game played, there will be MLB.

Does it bother anyone that professional baseball players get paid so much?

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