Sunday, February 15th, 2009
With all of the talk of Bud Selig's $18.3 million salary, it's interesting to look back at a time when the MLB commissioner made only $500,00 and the highest paid player was Rickey Henderson at $3 million per year.
It was on this day nineteen years ago that Major League ...
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Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008
Earlier today the Red Sox locked up scrappy second baseman and 2008 AL MVP Dustin Pedroia to a six-year contract extension worth $40.5 million. With Pedroia coming off a stellar year that even Yankees fans can't deny, it's understandable that the Red Sox front office would want to lock him ...
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Saturday, June 7th, 2008
The record-breaking NFL rookie contracts are last month's news, but what's surprising is that few people are actually criticizing the whiny veterans who are upset about rookies getting their pay day. The way I look at it is that a free market will set a fair price for talented players. ...
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