by Beatrix Kiddo

Created on: May 29, 2007   Last Updated: October 31, 2008

Big names, big games. Bigger salaries create more revenue, more hikes and the domino effect unfolds itself. Sure the owner will lose if they put money into a guy that isn't 'worthy' of the cash and the owner may put his career on the line for it by signing that guy up. Yet, like Dale Carnegie said, 'to be your own boss, you must accept full responsibility of those signed under you'. If the players are making millions of dollars, what do you think the owner makes? Enough to fork out the millions to pay the players. And where does that leave the fans as they constantly tap into checking accounts? Broke as the game goes on. And back to salaries, check out Forbes or Money Magazine and you will find the big money makers. A doctor went through eight years of serious schooling, worked late at nights and is on call 24/7 only to make less than a ballplayer who only dedicates half of what the doctor has contributed, is one of the reason why salary should be capped. Even though the team only pays a certain amount of players, truth is, they are all still over paid. Salaries have driven a wedge between the American dream of baseball, hotdogs, peanuts and Cracker Jacks. For players to go on strike for salary raise is just as selfish as the Teamsters from the 1970s. They should develop a salary-cap for the team all the way up to the owner. Why would the owner be included? Most captains go down with the ship out of respect and loyalty to their crew, don't they?

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