July 13, 2007
Big Money is Good for the Game
David Samson foolishly criticizes the Ichiro contract, and the Mariners take him down a peg.
''The Seattle Mariners ownership and management have never criticized another team for whatever they have done, even if one might consider it to be folly,'' Mariners president Chuck Armstrong told The Seattle Times. ``It strikes us as bizarre that Samson would go public and make such a statement.''
Those big contracts bring in fans. The rapid growth in baseball attendance started with the introduction of free agency. And if I remember correctly, the Marlins first World Series championship was a resulted of hired help.
Hat tip, FishStripes.