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Are baseball players paid too much? - by Timothy Moreland - Helium - 0 views

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shared by Brian Q on 26 Mar 10 - Cached
  • Every player on a baseball team affects the income of the owner of the team, most notably in local revenue.
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      Brian Q on 26 Mar 10
       
      If a low profile player from smithtown were to join the mets, as frank catalano recently did, merchandise sales would go up. Not only Smithtowners would see more games, buy more jerseys, and have a more involvement in the sport, but all of Long Islanders and possibly New Yorkers would do the same. Every little player contributes to a team, and deserves money for the contributions they make to their team, and for the MLB organization.
  • Brian Q on 26 Mar 10
     
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teachNOLA | Cherish our city. Commit to our children. - 1 views

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shared by Brian Q on 26 Mar 10 - Cached
  • You must have a GPA at or above an absolute minimum of 2.5 Candidates must have a cumulative undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale from an accredited college or university. Graduate courses may not be used or averaged with the undergraduate GPA.
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      Brian Q on 26 Mar 10
       
      To be a teacher you need at least a 2.5 GPA in most states.
Brian Q

Points of View Reference Center Home: Counterpoint: Salary Caps Should Be Abolished in ... - 0 views

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shared by Brian Q on 25 Mar 10 - Cached
  • Thesis: Professional athletes should be allowed to freely compete for salaries, and should be allowed to earn what they are worth to the teams’ owners. Permitting salary caps gives the team owners too much artificial control over the players’ salaries, and may unfairly limit the salaries of non-"superstar" players.
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      Brian Q on 25 Mar 10
       
      Capitalism
  • limit the amount of money a team can spend on its players. Organizations using the salary cap approach include the National Football League (NFL), the National Basketball League (NBA), and the National Hockey League (NHL). Major League Baseball (MLB) is the most popular professional sporting organization in the US to not utilize a salary cap, and the issue is hotly debated each time it is raised. Instead of using a cap, MLB applies a "luxury tax" to teams whose payrolls exceed a certain amount, and uses that income to help smaller-market teams increase their payrolls to foster greater competition. However, there is no actual limit to what a baseball team can spend on its players, either individually or as a team.
  • The concept of free-agency brings about competition between teams for the best players and for the players that are able to attract the most fans. Salary caps were put into place to keep the costs under control and to prevent large-market teams from signing all the best players and effectively pricing smaller teams out of the competition. Depending on the sport, these caps can limit individual players’ salaries, the collective salary of the entire team, or both. Additionally, there are both "hard" and "soft" salary caps; the former claims to permit no exceptions, while the latter allows for some room to maneuver within the supposed limitations.
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      Brian Q on 25 Mar 10
       
      Capitalism
  • Brian Q on 25 Mar 10
     
    By Tracey M. DiLascio, Esq. About the Author: Tracey M. DiLascio, Esq., is a practicing small business and intellectual property attorney in Newton, Massachusetts. Prior to establishing her practice, Ms. DiLascio taught writing and social science courses in Massachusetts and New Jersey colleges, and served as a judicial clerk in the New Jersey Superior Court. Ms. DiLascio is a graduate of Boston University School of Law. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright of Points of View: Salary Cap is the property of Great Neck Publishing and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use.
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Points of View Reference Center Home: Salary Caps: An Overview - 2 views

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shared by Brian Q on 25 Mar 10 - Cached
  • Professional sports are often perceived as one of the last true bastions of capitalism, where player salaries are constrained only by what the market will bear. Since the 1990s, however, sports leagues have grown increasingly concerned over the increase in player salaries, not only in terms of the absolute cost required to field a competitive team, but also in terms of parity, or the extent to which teams in a league are fairly evenly matched.
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      Brian Q on 25 Mar 10
       
      More equality in the teams would lead to more interesting games and seasons.
  • one of the last true bastions of capitalism
  • Since an increasingly high percentage of league revenues are generated by television contracts and merchandising rather than ticket sales, leagues have a significant interest in ensuring that nationally televised matchups are usually competitive contests.
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      Brian Q on 25 Mar 10
       
      Capping the players would not lead to the lowering of ticket prices. In fact, television and radio channels will not be offered as much money from the MLB, and may not want to provide a service for them. Merchandise sales will be diminished, and lead to many companies parting ways with the MLB when their contracts expire.
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  • league revenues are generated by television contracts and merchandising rather than ticket sales
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