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... This scene exemplifies what has happened to professional sports in recent years. The focus of professional sports has evolved from one of teamwork and camaraderie to one of avarice and greed. While football has taken care of this problem of players wanting high salaries by creating a salary cap, other sports like basketball, hockey, and especially baseball still have this problem of players wanting top dollar. The specific problems that have stemmed off this overpowering greed include excessive salaries, lockouts in professional sports, and the growing disparity among team payrolls.
Most recognize these issues as major problems; however, others overlook the greed and see legitimacy in the financial aspect of todays sports world. They argue that professional sports are booming and should not be modified. ... They also plead that lockouts are healthy for professional sports because they help each sport continually
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develop and adjust to new problems it faces. While the opposition does not notice the problems greed causes, others do.
Greed is noticeable in todays sports world. Plain and simple, the salaries of sports icons these days are too high. ... ” This is a prime example of the greed that is present in baseball today. ... These excessive salaries are the exclamation point on the surfacing greed in professional sports. ...
While on the outside, Major League Baseballs 1998 season appears to have been one of the greatest if not the greatest ever played, greed is evident in the distribution of money among team payrolls. ... However, as one peers behind the scenes of what seems to have been baseballs finest year, problems are found that all stem from one main idea: greed. ...
Although many believe professional athletics to be thriving, several problems are found when one looks behind the scenes of todays sports world and all of them stem from the towering greed. ... It is not too late for professional sports to overcome this bitter greed and restore its once respectable image.
Approximate Word count = 1596
Approximate Pages = 6.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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