So are there any sports fans here? Well if there are, I’m pretty sure you have heard about the Manny Ramirez saga. During contract negotiations, Ramirez turned down a two-year $45 million contract from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Even though Ramirez recently agreed to the contract, I know many of you are wondering, “What is the PR problem here?” Well the problem is, Dodger stadium recently just had a job fair with an estimated 4,500 job seekers in attendance. With the pay rates ranging from $10.90 an hour to $11.37 an hour.
When you have 4,500 people lined up for jobs that won’t even cover most of their monthly expenses, how could $45 million not be enough?
You also have to think about the thousands of fans who use to buy Dodger tickets and sat in the “nose bleeds”. No longer will they be there to support someone who is as money hungry as Ramirez. He’s not thinking about what’s going on in America right now, he’s just thinking about how much he THINKS he’s worth.
There weren’t any idiotic comments made from Ramirez because they were not necessary, the number of times he rejected the contracts said more than enough. Through these tough economic times, Ramirez basically provided a slap to the face to many Dodger fans that fell in love him during last season’s playoffs.
-Travis Francis
