Oddly enough, I find a young Latin American man migrating to the United States and finding great success using his God-given talents to be uniquely American and representative of our great nation.

i never understand these types of columns or gripes about pro athletes.  theyre entertainers and are paid proportionally to what kind of entertainment value they produce.  if you want will smith to star in a movie youre making, you still have to pay him $20m, or more, just for 3 months of work. 

i dont see how this has anything to do auto workers or the retirement worries of millions of americans. at least Daugherty isn’t picking on the law firms that will generated hundreds of millions in dollars from fees to take companies through bankruptcy so their ceo’s and executives can maintain their salaries. 

anyway, bottom line i say is if pro athlete’s salaries bother you then go watch college, high school or american legion baseball.  plenty of amatuer sports being played that anyone can watch for free.

Ken D & Laurence.  Yes.

And often overlooked, or not of concern somehow, is that NFL players are taking home a larger portion of league revenues than MLB players ( ok, they don’t have guaranteed deals ) but I hear a tiny fraction of the complaining about their compensation than I do MLB players.

Hey, thank for the tip, Laurence. I’ll think I’ll stick to my foolish beliefs.

I dunno.  Daugherty thought a few months ago that every other team in baseball had to pass on Adam Dunn for the D-Backs to win their waiver claim.

He doesn’t understand baseball waiver rules.  I wouldn’t assume he understands baseball economics.