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Originally Posted by 619TF
That's minimum salary for a player in the Major Leagues. There are very few who attain that Sure, a MLB player makes good money but more often than not have put in their dues and will lose their career before they are even 40. At that point it's back to the/our real world which is also often psychologically damaging. Not saying $500K or more isn't great pay but spread out over a lifetime and with the risks involved (and the years and years of practice time) they don't actually make much more than any other "professional" out there (think Doctor here).
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Ahhh, there's that money thing again! Tho it's a fact, the chance to play for the love of it, and hopefully with no responsibilities, is *Golden.* My Father and Uncle both were giving the chance to play on 'company" teams during the early 1930's when both were young and full of Pennsylvania coal dust. They faced the 'traveling" Yankees and Cardinals(Browns), and played against the legends of yore. When time and age caught up with them, they had some fantastic stories to spread around the Sunday dinner table! Can you imagine Babe Ruth in the box-and you're the catcher!!!!!!