The way it should be
Jackie Robinson retired from baseball in 1957 rather than accept a trade from the Dodgers to the Giants.
Now THAT'S the way the game should be played.
Not the way today's players do it.
Johnny Damon in pinstripes? Are you out of your mind? Has hell frozen over?
Why on earth would a player from the Red Sox ever, EVER sign with their hated rivals, New York Yankees (or vice versa for that matter)?
Money talks. Yeah, we all know that. But what is the difference already between $40 and $52 million when you're choosing between the team you finally won a World Series with after finally beating the hated Yankees to get there??
I just don't get it. Does rivalry matter anymore in sports?
Jackie Robinson did it right. He had his priorities and values set straight.
Free agency has hurt the sport. And the day the majority of players turn their backs on true rivalries and sign with the teams they swore to beat, is the day baseball dies.
Now THAT'S the way the game should be played.
Not the way today's players do it.
Johnny Damon in pinstripes? Are you out of your mind? Has hell frozen over?
Why on earth would a player from the Red Sox ever, EVER sign with their hated rivals, New York Yankees (or vice versa for that matter)?
Money talks. Yeah, we all know that. But what is the difference already between $40 and $52 million when you're choosing between the team you finally won a World Series with after finally beating the hated Yankees to get there??
I just don't get it. Does rivalry matter anymore in sports?
Jackie Robinson did it right. He had his priorities and values set straight.
Free agency has hurt the sport. And the day the majority of players turn their backs on true rivalries and sign with the teams they swore to beat, is the day baseball dies.
posted by elanit | 11:47 AM
4 Comments:
Um, doesn't this ring a bell?
If it was good enough for one of the greatest players in the game, why not for others too?
David- Ruth was sold to the Yankees- he never had a choice and was never a free agent. There was no such thing as free agency, where players finish their contract with one team then sell themselves to the highest bidder, back then.
Trades and free agency are two totally seperate things and I have nothing against legitimate trades between teams.
Hmm - I thought that one of the motivating factors in Ruth's trade was that his contract was up, and he was demanding that his salary be doubled?
That said, Ruth's trade was so significant that legends were made out of it, so teams have certainly gotten a lot more fluid nowadays. I agree with you that that's unfortunate - I just think it's not entirely without precedent fof a great player to overcome team team rivalry to play for the (damn) yankees...
You'd probably get a kick out of this cartoon
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