White Sox pitcher doesn't like throwback uniforms; destroys them

[loose cannon]

Originally Posted by Sundaydrive00

A man who gets paid $32 million to play baseball.

A man that should be allowed to earn his 32 million and not be part of a commercialized scheme to sell tickets.

[Unsettomati]

Originally Posted by loose cannon

A man that should be allowed to earn his 32 million and not be part of a commercialized scheme to sell tickets.

He's paid to sell tickets. The baseball playing is only a means to that end.

[Sundaydrive00]

Originally Posted by loose cannon

A man that should be allowed to earn his 32 million and not be part of a commercialized scheme to sell tickets.

How do you think he is going to get his $32 million if they don't sell tickets?

[AnnieA]

Originally Posted by Sundaydrive00

A man who gets paid $32 million to play baseball.

Originally Posted by Unsettomati

He's paid to sell tickets. The baseball playing is only a means to that end.

Originally Posted by Sundaydrive00

How do you think he is going to get his $32 million if they don't sell tickets?

$32 mil to throw a ball around. A petulant child.......

[Yeledaf]

Originally Posted by Sundaydrive00

How do you think he is going to get his $32 million if they don't sell tickets?

Cash, check, or electronic funds transfer. The fans are immaterial. Live attendance means nothing to these zillionaires ( pboth uniformed and in mufti). The league TV contract fills their coffers; the taxpayers fund their stadiums. They laugh at us.

[vision33r]

When you can lock down the best LH battered in the MLB you can burn hundreds of uniform and still have a job and get rewarded if the team release you.

[Malloric]

Originally Posted by loose cannon

A man that should be allowed to earn his 32 million and not be part of a commercialized scheme to sell tickets.

Uh, what do you think pays his $32 million contract. Can't have it both ways. Pro sports is business. You can't take an avg $6,500,000/yr contract and then complain about it being a business. That's just pure hypocrisy.

[Unsettomati]

Originally Posted by Malloric

Uh, what do you think pays his $32 million contract. Can't have it both ways. Pro sports is business. You can't take an avg $6,500,000/yr contract and then complain about it being a business. That's just pure hypocrisy.

Exactly.

He's not paid to throw a baseball - he's paid to put asses in the seats and eyeballs on the TVs.

That's why every MLB contract is chock full of all sorts of off-the-diamond requirements. Players have to refrain from certain behaviors. They have to interact with the media to certain established degrees. They have to make certain appearances promoting the team and MLB in general. And none of these things are foisted on the players - they willfully sign their names to contracts agreeing to do so.

Give me $32 million dollars - I'll agree to wear nothing but this outfit for the rest of my life, and I will never utter a peep of complaint!

[glass_of_merlot]

Originally Posted by Unsettomati

At least they aren't going with the throwback shorts...

White Sox, Short Pants: Chicago's Infamous Uniforms Turn 38 - Rolling Stone

Who can forget those? Bet Goose Gossage is trying hard to!

Kind of cute