Baseball and $$$

Feels good to finnaly have some time to be back on the forum....This topic is strictly a debate, for fun, to see others opinions, not to start a massive argument.

After i was done reading an article about roger clemens it got me into a debate mood.  Roger has been playing baseball for 22 years, and on his 22nd year he is being offered 15 million to play, he is saying 22 million.  Heres my issue..the average american (middle class) earns between 30 and 50 thousand a year at jobs that some of them do just because they have payments to make and a family to support and here is a man getting offered 15 mil. for a year of doing something he loves and hes complaning. 

Id much rather see a soldier, police officer, or fire fighter making a check like that mainly because they are the ones who keep this country safe and functioning and put their lives on the line daily to help others.  That tells me that some american value their entertainment over their safety.  Kind of a scary thought.

Hes lost all my respect. He said he was retiring 2 year ago. But i guess hes too greedy. Think about how much hes made in the 22 years of playing...

its sad cause he retired, then signed with the astros to be close to his family for 5 million last year. now he gets a 1 year 22 million $$$$ contract. like wtf

Hockey players don't make as much as you think...only a select few are making 10 millionish...and they don't even mind that much...it seems a majority of the hockey players play more for the love of the game rather than money...and that's why its heart breaking to see this nhl season going to waste just because the team owners feel that the players should be payed even less and that the owners should make even more millions of dollars than they do already...its just my opinion but i feel hockey players have the most heart out there