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sennalvr · 11-21-2006, 08:05 PM

I'm enough of a conspiracy buff to believe that, Yeah, of course it's rigged!! In fact, I think ALL professional sports is rigged. Because it's ENTERTAINMENT!!!

They pay these guys millions of dollars to play games which, as youngsters, we played for the fun of it. The only other people who get paid obscenely high salaries to do what they do are...actors/actresses (i.e. entertainers). That's what professional sports is these days...a multi-billion dollar entertainment industry.

My question would be WHY? Because the masses must be ENTERTAINED!! Pacified and kept asleep! Think about it!
My kids teacher and pediatrician don't get paid nearly as much. And yet they're much more important to me than any of these overgrown babies who, in one game, even if they're sitting on the bench because they have turf toe or whatever, are getting more than what you and I would make on a yearly salary in 5 years!!

Why haven't any players blown the whistle on this? WHY? A majority of the players these days are from very poor backgrounds. Would you blow the whistle on an industry that paid you say...$50 milliion over 4 years to play basketball? A-Rod used to get $250 million over x years, didn't he? And now, Soriano will be paid $136 million over 8 years by the Cubs. Not to mention the product endorsements these players make!!!

Okay, done ranting!

11-21-2006, 08:05 PM	#5 (permalink)
sennalvr Newbie Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 5	I'm enough of a conspiracy buff to believe that, Yeah, of course it's rigged!! In fact, I think ALL professional sports is rigged. Because it's ENTERTAINMENT!!! They pay these guys millions of dollars to play games which, as youngsters, we played for the fun of it. The only other people who get paid obscenely high salaries to do what they do are...actors/actresses (i.e. entertainers). That's what professional sports is these days...a multi-billion dollar entertainment industry. My question would be WHY? Because the masses must be ENTERTAINED!! Pacified and kept asleep! Think about it! My kids teacher and pediatrician don't get paid nearly as much. And yet they're much more important to me than any of these overgrown babies who, in one game, even if they're sitting on the bench because they have turf toe or whatever, are getting more than what you and I would make on a yearly salary in 5 years!! Why haven't any players blown the whistle on this? WHY? A majority of the players these days are from very poor backgrounds. Would you blow the whistle on an industry that paid you say...$50 milliion over 4 years to play basketball? A-Rod used to get $250 million over x years, didn't he? And now, Soriano will be paid $136 million over 8 years by the Cubs. Not to mention the product endorsements these players make!!! Okay, done ranting! Last edited by sennalvr : 11-21-2006 at 08:22 PM.