Now I love beer as much as just about anybody. But even I have to draw a line somewhere. When does too much simply become too much? This is something people are asking themselves about a lot more than just beer. Gas, rent, eating out, entertainment, it all is beginning to be questioned and evaluated. This is the same in the sports world, a world that had been able to resist previous economic lulls but this one may be different. Because the amount of money involved in the sports industry as escalated so incredibly high (Alex Rodruigez signed a 10 year $250,000,000 contract) they have priced themselves out of the stable and dependable portion of the market and into the boom and bust portion. If this economic slump follows the way of Bobby Abreu’s power after the Home Run Derby, then perhaps we will see the sports industry come back to earth and we won’t hear of one single athelete making a quarter of a billion dollars. Who knows maybe that will even be better for the sport. Everyone complains about the premadonas that seem to be everywhere in profesional sports so maybe this economic crisis will teach people some humility. Perhaps there is an upside to everything.
-Job Tennant
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