tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post1317823273871160808..comments2024-02-29T03:29:52.934-05:00Comments on A List Of Things Thrown Five Minutes Ago: Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02113168955236758821noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-54289454931684695542012-11-28T14:51:19.571-05:002012-11-28T14:51:19.571-05:00Marvin Miller did indeed change sports forever, an...Marvin Miller did indeed change sports forever, and probably for the better. But it's not quite so simple. Bos says, "Some athletes will still go broke" casually. In 2009 Sports Illustrated did a study that showed that 78% of NFL athletes go bankrupt within 2 years of retirement; in the NBA, the statistic is 60% within 5 years. Are players as a whole actually better off now with the unions? I don't know the stats, but were 60% or 78% of MLB baseball players bust within a few years after retirement in 1968 (notwithstanding the sad example of Brooks Robinson in the story)? Have the unions really helped players if so many of them are still in distress despite their salaries being so extraordinarily higher than they used to be, both nominally and as a % of the revenues of the teams?djgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-716050753734829792012-11-27T21:49:29.304-05:002012-11-27T21:49:29.304-05:00And Connie Mack, for being the first major advocat...And Connie Mack, for being the first major advocate of the designated hitter in Philadelphia. But seriously, I think it's almost impossible to overstate how important Miller was and just how nuts it is that he's not in the Hall, owners be damned.Joseph Finnhttp://profiles.google.com/josephfinnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-86371824339177446462012-11-27T21:46:05.513-05:002012-11-27T21:46:05.513-05:00Well. Him and David Crain. http://en.wikipedia.o...Well. Him and David Crain. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_%26_Ten_(graphics_system)The Pathetic Earthlingnoreply@blogger.com