It's a Business

Patriot’s nation is in shock over the loss of one of their favorite and arguably the most valuable player along with Tom Brady over the past four years. How can they let go such a valuable cog on this team is the prevailing question that’s being asked by fans everywhere.

Listen to the sports talk shows, who along with newspapers profit the most from increased listeners and readers from this story, and you’ll find a group of people who fail to realize that Pro sports has turned into strictly a business. You would think by now after the Bledsoe, Ty Law, Lawyer Malloy, Pedro Martinez, and Johnny Damon etc etc... losses that have occurred in recent years that they would realize that decisions are governed strictly by that bottom line.

These fans that dish out hundreds per game have a misconceived notion that they like shareholders in corporations have a say in how the company in this case the franchise is run. WRONG sucker!! Don’t take it out on the owners. Don’t blame the players. As long as you’re willing to dish out your hard earned money to spend on your entertainment dollar, expect your idols and stars to be shuffled from one team to another just like any other commodity.

Why do you continue to spend hundreds of dollars to buy player shirts and jerseys only to see them rendered useless after the players are let go or choose to sign with other teams? What’s going to happen with all those Damon jerseys that many young girls bought over the past few years? How often have your ticket prices been increased over the past four years?

Profit in business comes from repeat customers, customers that boast about your project or service, and that bring friends with them.

I was an avid sports fan for years but as I get older I find myself losing interest more and more with each passing year. Go back ten, twenty, or thirty years ago and you would find that the stands of any sports venue were filled with a high percentage of working stiffs. Over the years with the advent of luxury boxes the working stiffs have been replaced with corporate types who go to the games as a matter of status. They have driven me (priced me out) away from attending the games and now they are even taking away the ability to watch a few games on regular TV. People that don’t or cannot afford cable are losing the opportunity to see a game.

Why? Answer – It’s a BUSINESS.

It's not what you pay a man, but what he costs you that counts. -Will Rogers