overpaid players

[DNOMYAR_5791]

I havent had much time to cap lately (I think that an MBA will make me more money than gambling LOL). But with the rash of releif pitchers and chitty players that always seem to screw you and I out of that 3 team parlay I thought I would look up what all of these guys make. While I am one that thinks that they are all overpaid, I found what I thought were the most gross cases. Check it out. I got this stuff from CBS sportsline.

Matt Williams $9,500,000
Jay Bell $8,000,000
Todd Stottlemyre $8,000,000
Brian Anderson $5,375,000
Armando Reynoso $4,125,000
Greg Swindell $2,833,333
J.T. Snow $5,900,000
Jason Schmidt $4,937,500
Jason Christiansen $1,733,333
Ray Lankford $8,100,000
Darren Dreifort $9,400,000
Andy Ashby $8,000,000
Omar Daal $5,000,000
Marquis Grissom $5,000,000
Mark Grudzielanek $5,000,000
Terry Mulholland $3,250,000
Paul Quantrill $2,833,333
Larry Walker $12,666,667
Mike Hampton $9,503,543
Kevin Young $5,625,000
Pat Meares $3,790,000
Mike Fetters $2,275,000
Jeffrey Hammonds $7,500,000
Mark Loretta $5,000,000
Jamey Wright $4,250,000
Curtis Leskanic $3,500,000
Jose Hernandez $3,333,333
Alex Ochoa $2,750,000
Lenny Harris $1,100,000
Billy Wagner $8,000,000
Shane Reynolds $7,666,667
Dave Mlicki $6,200,000
Brad Ausmus $5,000,000
Todd Walker $2,050,000
Todd Hundley $6,500,000
Jason Bere $3,400,000
Jeff Fassero $2,800,000
Brad Radke $8,750,000
Rick Reed $7,000,000
Roberto Hernandez $6,000,000
Joe Randa $4,000,000
Jason Grimsley $1,900,000
Dean Palmer $8,000,000
Jose Lima $7,250,000
Damion Easley $6,250,000
Chuck Finley $7,911,948
Charles Nagy $6,000,000
Travis Fryman $5,825,000
Jaret Wright $4,312,500
Wil Cordero $4,166,667
Paul Shuey $3,250,000
Carlos Delgado $19,400,000
Raul Mondesi $11,000,000
Esteban Loaiza $6,050,000
Mike Sirotka $3,800,000
Steve Parris $3,775,000
Chris Carpenter $3,450,000
Homer Bush $3,375,000
Andy Pettitte $9,500,000
Robin Ventura $8,500,000
Sterling Hitchcock $4,936,719
Rondell White $4,500,000
Steve Karsay $4,000,000
Gerald Williams $2,000,000
Darren Oliver $7,000,000
Jose Offerman $6,750,000
Dustin Hermanson $5,833,333
John Burkett $5,500,000
Tony Clark $5,000,000
Albert Belle $12,368,790
David Segui $6,762,895
Scott Erickson $5,142,986
Pat Hentgen $4,246,877
Julian Tavarez $3,100,000
Jose Valentin $5,000,000
Royce Clayton $4,500,000
Antonio Osuna $2,200,000
Andruw Jones $10,000,000
Gary Sheffield $9,916,667
Javy Lopez $6,000,000
B.J. Surhoff $4,500,000
Albie Lopez $4,000,000
Vinny Castilla $3,000,000
Dave Martinez $1,500,000
Graeme Lloyd $3,000,000
Mo Vaughn $12,166,667
Jeromy Burnitz $7,166,667
Rey Ordonez $6,250,000
Shawn Estes $6,200,000
Steve Trachsel $4,300,000
David Weathers $1,833,333
Robert Person $6,250,000
Doug Glanville $4,000,000
Travis Lee $3,000,000
Turk Wendell $2,950,000
Rheal Cormier $2,883,333
Ricky Bottalico $1,500,000
Ricky Ledee $750,000
Greg Vaughn $8,750,000
Wilson Alvarez $8,000,000
Chris Gomez $1,000,000


Feel free to add comments.

 

[Dragon]

Just my opinion so I can't speak for anyone else, but I think that most will agree that all players are overpaid.

 

[shats]

I disagree, most players are not overpaid. They are in the entertainment business. Does anyone pay to watch you and I go to work, NOPE. That is why they make what they do. Don't hate the player, hate the game!

 

[Dragon]

Everyone is entitled to their opinion. I think they are overpaid for what they do and I stand by it. I don't hate the players or the game either.

 

[JT]

I for one agree with Dragon. Who the hell goes to a game to see the Gerald Williams and Wil Cordero's of this world? Other than their friends and family. I go to see the team and to hopefully see them win and to take in the atmosphere of a major league game. By the way, Chan Ho is missing from that list. :nono:

 

[BrandonC21]

I agree.. Its the game that should be hated.. As long as people keep going to see (and watch on tv) these jokers, they'll keep getting grossly overpaid.. To think that trauma surgeons, who save peoples lives every day, make a teeny tiny fraction of what these "athletes" make is ridiculous..

Doh! This just makes my blood boil.. But hey, Who wouldnt take 4 MILLION bucks a year if they could?

 

[AR182]

I agree with Dragon but I would not stop with baseball players.I would add all professinal athletes as well as people in the entertainment business as people grossly over-paid.And while I am at it I would say that teachers,firemen,policemen & soldiers in our military are generally under-paid.

 

[P3uttt]

Of course Ar is right...but sadly are priorities slip constantly into what's up for excitement, fantasy, pleasure etc and the important role players in society are certainly necessary but viewed as boring and mundane as time goes on. The 9/11 disaster put the true heroes in the spotlight but even that will fade away.

Salaries of performers and athletes have been debated for years but it boils down to us wanting to be entertained and we show no limit in our desire.

 

[JSMOOTH]

It doesn't bother me....

It doesn't bother me....

If I was given the talent to play professional sports, I wouldn't turn down the money. Would you?

It's kinda a catch 22 for me......The players salary doesn't bother me, but paying sooo much to attend a game does.

I'll stick to attending the college games.