Posted on 11/13/2014 9:18:37 PM PST by ConservativeStatement
Sports fans who bristle at all manner of anti-capitalist leanings in the political or business world routinely side with leagues and team owners when it comes to capping salaries for players who could and usually should earn far more than they’re making. Sports fans who pair face-painting and American flag lapel pin-wearing suddenly turn into crusty old Bolsheviks when it comes to taking free-market enterprise out of the sports they love.
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I’ve never heard a sports fan make any comment for or against a salary cap.
Before the 2013 NHL lockout ended, we talked about it a lot.
If the NBA went bankrupt tomorrow, I wouldn’t care.
Two points:
I am surprised the race card was not played for this issue
Why is it that sports figures can make x times more than lowest payed player, but CEO get vilified when the same happens in business.
I have never been called sports fan, just curiosity.
boo hoo
No more tax dollars for arenas and stadiums!
lol
Good for her! These are great points. Sports owners are the poster children of crony capitalism.
Charles Finley (long ago owner of the Oakland A's) favored unrestricted free agency. Let the players be paid based on current performance, not long term guarantees.
His opposition to this was Marvin Miller, head of the players union.
Finley was right on this point and wrong on many others (Orange baseballs)
Sure, I’ve talked about it too in terms of trade talk affected by the cap, etc. but I’ve never heard anyone discuss the morality of a salary cap.
Mostly, we were just angry that they weren't playing any hockey. If there is no cap at all, are they in danger of killing the golden goose? I don't know.
He must be a rassis if he goes against the perfect will of our Beloved Leader!
Pittsburgh Pirate fans began screaming for a baseball salary cap around 1993.
Finley wanted every player to have one year contracts with unlimited free agency. His point was that with greater supply, salaries would not skyrocket. Miller knew if you limited the supply, salaries would increase faster. For example, if every outfielder in MLB was a free agent teams would not be in a frenzy to sign anyone of them. However if only lets say 8 outfielders were available, teams would trip over each other to sign them, thus through a lot of money at them.
In today’s NBA, the salary cap has changed the dynamic of free agency more than any other sport. NBA players are more likely to pick a team based on who their teammates are and how good the team is than money. The money is usually the same offer from every team. The one sport who do not have a salary cap is experiencing a golden age, that is World Soccer.
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